----- Original Message ----- From: "phrostie" <pfrostie@xxxxxxxxx> To: <cad-linux-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2003 2:49 PM Subject: [cad-linux-dev] Re: sorry, test > if you've ever posted to any of the usnet / news groups then expect to be > getting them. i have filters thru the yahoo site and another set of filters > with kmail on linux and i still get as much spam as i get real mail. my > address is out there everywhere. > I do a fair amount of usenet posting, though I typically have my address mangled... > i try to get yahoo to stop the viri'. not because i'm worried of getting > infected, but because they fill up my inbox and i only get so much space. > from time to time one will get thru. they look cool, but are not an issue. > yes. > if hotmail has user defined filters you might try sending all mail > with .exe, .com, .pif, or .scr attachments to either a spam or trash bin. > I am not sure on this. > > yes. > > spam filtering was taking out all the group contents... > > > > an annoyance: > > now I am getting craploads of virused email, some of which tries to run on > > it's own (and is, luckily, caught by the av software...). stupid outlook > > express does not seem to have any "don't let email run on its own" > > option... > > > > outlook express is probably not the safest of email programs wrt this... > > > > > > I am just hoping over time I have not lost too much personal email. > > > > that would be lame... > > > > > > > > all for now. >