lock when opening email. This little trick stops any outgoing signals back to the spammer but allows one to look at html images in the emails that one wants to. All one has to do is right click the icon in the system tray to switch on or off the internet lock. Everybody should be using a firewall anyway. This is just one more way to blind spammers to your existence.

Recently I have been using spamwasher, a freeware/donation ware program. Spamwasher allows one to look at email in text form while it still on the IP email server. The text look prevents any html or other scripts from executins. Spamwasher checks with Spamcop's and one other black list, and it also allows the user to add one own local blacklist, with wildcards. Finally, Spamwasher can automatically send a "bounce" message back stating that your email address does not exist. Most these latter do not strike home since most of the return addresses are forged; also, some IP's do not let unsigned emails leave their email server. All in all, a fun little program. N.b., this is not the mailwasher sold for money by the makers of that wonderful and free popup stoper, panicware. This free program can be found by linking to http://www.mailwasher.net/

Ditto what Scott says about avoiding MS email software and going with Eudora. Even then, previewing of messages should be turned off to avoid even Eudora running a script that gets past your antivirus and firewall.



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• This is even better than the car scam - Scott?, johnf, Wed, 21 May 2003 04:17:32
  • Not 1/2 as cool: Not even one Frudster, Nervousaaber, Wed, 21 May 2003 21:16:42
  • Way Old and Quite Dumb Because..., Scott Paterson , Wed, 21 May 2003 09:02:38
    • This is known as the Nigerian scam, phred, Wed, 21 May 2003 09:32:24
      • Re: Nigerian Oil scam, K-9, Wed, 21 May 2003 12:19:40
  • I'm still waiting for my cheque from Microsoft..., bRAD, Wed, 21 May 2003 06:15:11
    • No, I think you get a Disney pass, phred, Wed, 21 May 2003 09:37:30
  • not better .. this old .. REALLY OLD, Trev, Wed, 21 May 2003 05:33:52
  • Opening them is not a good idea, TimBrown, Wed, 21 May 2003 04:57:53
    • Block outgoing packets with Zonealarm's Internet, DER, Wed, 21 May 2003 11:58:37 <-- Viewing This Message
    • True enough, but you have the power!, Scott Paterson , Wed, 21 May 2003 09:13:35
    • Re: Opening them is not a good idea, johnf, Wed, 21 May 2003 05:15:44
      • "professional driver, closed course, don't, TimBrown, Wed, 21 May 2003 08:06:26
        • Re: "professional driver, closed course, don't, saw, Thu, 22 May 2003 16:43:56

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