[access-uk] Re: Rule it! Was Re: Re: e-mail virus

you've given me an idea there Peter. I'll think on this one.  i could at
least do what you suggest and come up with some rule that will allow
attachments into my inbox from "known" e-mail addresses in my address book.

thanks Peter, never even considered message rules as a possibility.

Justin
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peter Logue" <peterlogue@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, August 30, 2004 3:02 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Rule it! Was Re: Re: e-mail virus


> Justin, why not create a rule to send all incoming emails containing an
> attachment to a folder called, perhaps, Attach. Place a Z in front of
Attach
> so that it reads ZAttach. This will place the ZAttach folder way down on
> your tree viewso as not to be a bother. The Z will make sure that tree
view
> hotkeys such as B  for Blindtech , or J for Jaws, does not include ZAttach
> as one of the selections of a particular hotkey. You can create such a
rule
> in both Outlook Express or Outlook, and I wouldn't be surprised if you
could
> also do this with Eudora. If anyone informs you to await an incoming
> attachment, you will, like the others, find it in your ZAttach folder.
This
> might be a nuisense if you recieve quite a lot of legitimate attachments,
or
> if you recieve work related attachments, or frequent attachments from
> friends, but if you very rarely get legitimate attachments it might be
worth
> looking into. You can clean out the  ZAttach folder  many times per day.
Or,
> if you want to go extreme, set your email client to delete any emails with
> attachments straight at the server so they don't even get downloaded.
> Legitimate attachments from Symantec, yahoo, Freeserve, etc, can be set
> within Outlook if specific conditions are metso as not to  be included in
> the send to ZAttach message rule.
>
>
> Peter
>
>
>
>
>
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> ** and in the Subject line type
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** and in the Subject line type
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