-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Emails that annoy
- From: "=^;^=" <alienkc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2003 22:38:47 -0600
I tried MailWasher and found it much more work than I needed as I have no
spam. Really double work on my part. This True Launch Bar, it works a bit
easier?
----- Original Message -----
From: "The Keyboard Cowboy" <KBCowboy@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 9:05 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Emails that annoy
> Mike,
> I've struggled over the issue of using programs like
> Mailwasher.......................as I'm sure you well know <G>
>
> I found an alternative that suits me and justifies, in my mind, the
> extra time and effort to run an acilary program like Mailwasher. I
> use a program called True Launch Bar that has a mail plugin the I can
> use to view mail on the server and filter according to my own
> preferences -- it works great and is pretty fast. Since it's part of
> TLB, I don't mind the extra effort -- funny how I can rationalize huh?
> <laugh>
>
> Regards from the
> "Keyboard Cowboy",
> ,,,,,,,,
> Ô¿Ô¬
> Cincinnati, Ohio
> Scottsdale, Arizona
> ---------------------------------
> Tuesday, 12/2/2003, @ 10:02:21 PM EST
> ---------------------------------
> Principle -- particularly moral principle -- can never be a
> weathervane, spinning around this way and that with the shifting
> winds of expediency. Moral principle is a compass forever fixed and
> forever true.
>
> -- Edward R. Lyman
>
>
> |¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥|:0:|¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥|
>
> On Tue, 02 Dec 2003 17:24:18 -0800, Mike wrote:
> | Hi Judith,
> | I use the plain text mode for email.
> | That way I don't get active HTML.
> |
> |
> | I use Mailwasher to view my email while it is still on my ISP
> | server. My ISP offer the Web-mail feature, where I can view the
> | headers, as well, but Mailwasher is faster 'most' of the time
> | and allows me to see if there is an attachment.
> | I delete anything that has HTML in it before downloading to my
> | email program. Courier, which is the 'new and improved'<BG>
> | Calypso. In fact they had a new build issued this week.
> | Courier's plain text format removes 'rich text' and HTML, so
> | that if I wish to view them I have to double click the message
> | to open it. Then I have to double click on the 'message text' if
> | it is rich text or HTML.
> | Or if there is an attachment I have to double click on it to
> | open it. the links in an email are still click able so my
> | accessing of links in email is still functioning with Courier.
> |
> | Most virus are picked up by Norton AV2004 as they are being
> | downloaded. Some of the scripts are picked up by Zone Alarm Pro
> | also.
> |
> | I feel that is is worth my time to protect myself and others
> | from virus/trojans/ and scripts.
> |
> | Mike ~ It is a good day if I learned something new.
> | Editor MikesWhatsNews see ~ http://www.mwn.ca
> | <mikeswhatsnews-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?Subject=subscribe> See my
> | Anti-Virus pages <http://www3.telus.net/mikebike/mikes virus
> | page.htm> <virusinfo-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?Subject=subscribe> A
> | Technical Support Alliance Charter Member
> |
> | *********** REPLY SEPARATOR ***********
> |
> |
> | On 02/12/2003 at 2:12 PM Judith wrote:
> |
> |
> | Emails that annoy me are the ones which have something embedded
> | in them and produce an HTML page which doesn't allow me to close
> | -- they flash on an off and then start putting pop-ups in my
> | task bar.
> |
> | The only way --after I deleted the offending email -- is to shut
> | my system down to get rid of the flashing HTML page which
> | produces the pop ups. Ctrl-Alt-Del and right clicking and
> | choosing Close won't even get rid of these buggers.
> |
> | Has anybody else had this problem? It's only been lately that
> | this has happened. And, no I do not have a virus or a trojan --
> | after I reboot everything is fine.
> |
> | Judith
> |
> |
> | To unsub or change your email settings:
> | //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk
> |
> |
> | To access our Archives:
> | http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/
> | //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/
> |
> |
> | For more info:
> | //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk
>
>
>
> To unsub or change your email settings:
> //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk
>
> To access our Archives:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/
> //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/
>
> For more info:
> //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk
>
>
To unsub or change your email settings:
//www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk
To access our Archives:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/
//www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/
For more info:
//www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk
Other related posts:
