[etni] [FWD: RE: Netvision / Etni]

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 -------- Original Message --------
 Subject: RE: Netvision / Etni
 From: "Lev Abramov" <lev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
 
 To add a few lines to David's message:
 
 1. Every ISP will eventually get blacklisted or blacklist other ISPs
due to
 spam reasons; in most cases this will be a wrong decision made by a
machine
 and based on the number of spam messages allegedly sent from a specific
set
 of addresses. However, the sender's address that appears in a message
and
 the real address the message originates from are usually two different
 addresses: it's part of the way viruses work. They disguise the real
origin
 of the message by substituting it with one stolen from an address book
of an
 infected computer. A human would figure it out by checking the
so-called
 full headers; a machine won't go to such lengths - slamming someone as
a
 spammer is easier.
 
 So switching ISPs is probably not a good option - it's like chasing
your own
 tail, sort of.
 
 2. you don't have to use the e-mail box provided by your ISP (Internet
 Service Provider) if it bounces so many messages. Subscribe for a
 third-party e-mail service like Hotmail.com - and get all the mail you
need
 by configuring the filters the way you want.
 
 3. Using a web-mail account (Hotmail-type - the one you read ONLINE
using a
 WEB BROWSER, unlike POP mail which you read OFFLINE with a MAIL CLIENT
 program like Outlook or Eudora) is also a good idea because most of
them
 offer an antivirus scan service - they scan your mail with the most
updated
 version of an anti-virus software BEFORE you get a chance to access it.
Of
 course this is a slower way of mail reading, and you have to be online
all
 the time, so it's mostly good for those who have a permanent DSL
connection
 (broadband).
 
 4. You can separate the two streams of mail - use your hotmail account
for
 your business mail (including ETNImail) and your ISP-provided box for
 private mail.
 
 Feel free to ask further questions offlist if you have a specific
problem -
 I'll be glad to lend a hand.
 
 Best -
 
 Lev
 
 -----------
 Lev Abramov
 The Schiffman Institute
 <http://home.schiffman.biz>
 


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