HA! Yup...it's nuts. I've set up my filters now so that all the GOOD stuff goes immediately into special group folders, like work, support groups, MVPs, family, etc. Whatever is left is my inbox is USUALLY all spam!<g> A little bass ackward I must say! ;-) Dian D. Chapman Technical Consultant, Microsoft MVP & Instructor Free Tutorials: www.mousetrax.com/techtrax Free Word Tips & Tricks eBook: www.mousetrax.com/books.html Learn VBA the easy way, thru video! www.mousetrax.com/techcourses.html -----Original Message----- From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Linda F. Johnson Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2003 11:48 AM To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [mso] Re: Cool Outlook 2003 tip I agree Dian....words like "thank you" and "free" have become "bad" words now....do you know how many ISPs filter on the word "free"? And do you know that includes the "free" in "freelists"? Geeeesh What REALLY kills me, along with all the presription emails is....I get about 30 spams a day now from people selling anti-spam software!! Linda F. Johnson, M.A., MOS Linda's Computer Stop http://personal-computer-tutor.com Free e-Books, Newsletter, and tutorials -----Original Message----- From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Dian Chapman Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2003 12:40 PM To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [mso] Re: Cool Outlook 2003 tip I knew this. But with SO MANY filters needed these days...I find that I MUST spend a few mins before I delete to just run the ol' eyes over the junk mail to make sure no one important got sucked in there cos' they said something outrageous....like "thank you."<smirk> How sad email is these days when you have to put a spam filter on the subject "thank you"<sigh> Not to mention ever damn version of PRESCRIPTION that those @#$%%@ drug spammers use to get passed your filters, like Pre-scriptions or Prescripti0ns! I have a dozen variations on that spelling alone! Dian D. Chapman ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the subject line. Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will also allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, send a request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an invitation with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go here to upload/download files: http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles ************************************************************* ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the subject line. Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will also allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, send a request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an invitation with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go here to upload/download files: http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles *************************************************************