-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Emails that annoy

  • From: "milady" <kg6ocz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2003 07:37:07 -0800

I shut off mine too..I liked it BUT....once you get used to not having it,
it's fine.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "cris" <cris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 7:25 AM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Emails that annoy


> I would bet that if you shut off your preview pane, nothing would open and
you would eliminate the problem -
> I enjoyed the preview pane, until there were so many warnings out there
about viruses that sneak thru self executing and one of microsoft's holes -
> I got used to not having it and I have no problems -
> Cris
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: Judith
> To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 10:57 PM
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Emails that annoy
>
> No these html pages open themselves from an embedded code and
> yes spammers are getting more sophisticated (big smile here).
>
> Normally I can click on the X in the corner and get rid of
> other html pages but this type is way too fast at opening and
> closing to task bar and then the pop ups start happening.
>
> The only way to get them off of my task bar is to reboot --
> which is very annoying.  I have Win 98 on the computer hooked
> up to the Internet and messenger service is disabled.
>
> Since I've only had a few of these I haven't shut down my
> preview pane because I find it convenient to read my emails
> this way.  Since Norton scans everything coming in and out plus
> having zone alarm, I haven't found the need to shut off my
> preview pane.
>
> I use shift delete key to get rid of my spam messages or Edit
> Select all then delete in certain folders and this gets rid of
> the majority of my spam.
>
> This, I find,  is faster than using Mail Washer or another
> program.
>
> Judith
>
> oh! sorry - I thought that since you said you couldn't close
> them, that you had
> opened them.
> I'm not sure how an unopened e-mail sets off pop ups - is it
> the pop ups you
> can't close?
> spammers are getting more sophisticated -
> do you have xp? If you do, do you have the messenger service
> disabled?
> crisS
>
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