-=PCTechTalk=- Re: : MailWasher program

  • From: "Jeff Ross" <jross@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2003 17:44:20 -0500

So is the mailwash good to use and have or not: bottom line?
JLR
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "cris" <cris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2003 1:20 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: : MailWasher program


> once you get pretty much everybody listed as a friend, you should only
have to add new poster's to friends list - the others should always come
thru as friends once you put them in that group -
> CrisS
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: milady
> To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2003 1:33 PM
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: : MailWasher program
>
> It isn't always the same ones that come up..
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "cris" <cris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2003 7:50 AM
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: : MailWasher program
>
>
> > why don't you right click on them and add them to your friend's
list -then
> they won't come up as possible spam. Not sure why they say that tho - when
> new people post here, they are usually just blank, with no indication of
> blacklist, friend, or possible blacklist -
> > Cris
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: milady
> > To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Sent: Monday, October 20, 2003 4:56 PM
> > Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- : MailWasher program
> >
> >
> > I haven't touched the settings on mailwasher and I keep getting
> indications
> > that something may be spam--sometimes even my own replys..but mostly
it's
> > just mail coming thru lists the belong there. I have no idea why they
> > trigger "possible spam"...weird.
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "cris" <cris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2003 12:21 PM
> > Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: MailWasher like program
> >
> >
> > > mail washer opens - and (using without additional filters here, and
with
> > the option to see all mail ) will list all the mail. Certain mail will
be
> > labeled blacklisted and some will say possible black list and some won't
> say
> > anything - then there are your friends too. you add what you want to the
> > blacklist. If you're satisfied that nothing is checked as blacklisted
that
> > is a friend - or visa versa, (you also have the choice to check off to
> > bounce or to delete) If you're checked to delete, you click on process
> mail.
> > At this point, mail washer deletes those files you chose to delete -
> > (blacklisted items or any others you may just not want to bring into
your
> > e-mail program). when you click on process mail, after it deletes what
you
> > want, it automatically opens your e-mail program. Once again - you can
set
> > your e-mail program to automatically bring in mail when it opens, or for
> you
> > to click send and receive to get your mail in.
> > > that's pretty much it in a nutshell -
> > >
> > > CrisS
> > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > From: The Keyboard Cowboy
> > > To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2003 12:00 PM
> > > Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: MailWasher like program
> > >
> > >
> > > I used to use Mailwasher Pro, but took it off this computer some time
> > > ago.  I admit I get things mixed up sometimes as I test many, many
> > > programs.  I just recently went through 6-8 SPAM/Mail notification
> > > programs so all seem to "blend" together.  My memory is, though, that
> > > Mailwasher Pro alows you a button to open your mail program.  Most of
> > > these programs do NOT automatically open your mail program after
> > > reviewing mail because you may disagree with the finding or results of
> > > the filtering system.  There are a few that do automatically open your
> > > e-mail program.....but most seem to be programs that do not delete
> > > mail, simply add something in the subject that says "possible SPAM" so
> > > that when your e-mail program downloads you can filter the specific
> > > e-mails to a folder for review.  To me, this is a poor way to manage
> > > SPAM.  Why introduce another lever of program to filter what you can
> > > just as easily fiolter in your e-mail program.
> > >   Regards from the
> > > "Keyboard Cowboy",
> > >          ,,,,,,,,
> > >          Ô¿Ô¬
> > >    Cincinnati, Ohio
> > > Scottsdale, Arizona
> > > ---------------------------------
> > > Saturday, 10/18/2003, @ 11:54:17 AM EST
> > > ---------------------------------
> > > The real measure of your wealth is how much you'd be worth if you
> > > lost all your money.
> > >
> > > -- Anonymous
> > >
> > >
> > > |¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥|:0:|¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥|
> > >
> > > On Sat, 18 Oct 2003 09:41:49 -0500, Wyatt M. Portendt wrote:
> > >    | You could put MailWasher in your startup folder and it would
> > >    | automatically start when you start Windows, but I don't use pro
> > >    | yet, so I'm not sure if you can automate the after scan without
> > >    | using the process mail button.  If you hit the process mail
> > >    | button, it should deal with the checked items (once you've
> > >    | looked at them I would recommend) and open Outlook.  You could
> > >    | set Outlook to check messages when the program opens, but I've
> > >    | found that if you use the "check mail every XXX" on both
> > >    | programs, you get pesky results sometimes.  I've always done the
> > >    | mail program check manually and the MailWasher check every 30
> > >    | minutes.
> > >    |
> > >    | On Saturday 18 October 2003 07:37 am, you wrote:
> > >    |   | Well I got to admit it is working.  I'm still debating
> > >    |   | whether I like it or not , but Kath (my wife likes it).
> > >    |   | Once you start using filters and hiding the filtered
> > >    |   | results, popping that spam is quite easy, and the nice
> > >    |   | thing is that the bounce feature works with charter
> > >    |   | broadband mail servers.  This is something that didn't work
> > >    |   | with Earthlink and Mindspring mail servers (at least on
> > >    |   | dialup).  This is one reason I would never buy the program.
> > >    |   |
> > >    |   | I will admit that we still use SpamBayes, which is
> > >    |   | regulated to sorting those pesky forwarded emails and legit
> > >    |   | emails from friends and family, who won't listen when I ask
> > >    |   | them to stop sending this stuff.
> > >    |   |
> > >    |   | The one thing I wish I could do would be to get MailWasher
> > >    |   | to start automatically (I know this can be done), process
> > >    |   | the email, and then start my Outlook automatically to
> > >    |   | download.  I'm messing with an external program to do this,
> > >    |   | but it's taking time.
> > >    |   |
> > >    |   | Dave
> > >    |   |
> > >    |   |
> > >    |   | -----Original Message-----
> > >    |   | From: pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > >    |   | [mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Wyatt
> > >    |   | M. Portendt Sent: Friday, October 17, 2003 11:04 PM To:
> > >    |   | pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re:
> > >    |   | MailWasher like program
> > >    |   |
> > >    |   | It's worth the money.
> > >    |   |
> > >    |   |
> > >    |   | On Friday 17 October 2003 06:44 pm, you wrote:
> > >    |   |   | To all that replied thank you.  We actually ended up
> > >    |   |   | buying the Pro Version.  And my wife is enjoying the
> > >    |   |   | heck out of it.
> > >    |   |   |
> > >    |   |   | Dave Weaver
> > >    |   |   |
> > >    |   |   |
> > >    |   |   | -----Original Message-----
> > >    |   |   | From: pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > >    |   |   | [mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> > >    |   |   | GFL Sent: Friday, October 17, 2003 2:12 PM To:
> > >    |   |   | pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re:
> > >    |   |   | MailWasher like program
> > >    |   |   |
> > >    |   |   | Dave, go to
> > >    |   |   |
> > >    |   |
> > >    |   |
> > > http://www.idg.net.nz/pcworld/fileworld.nsf/0/8FBFD8CB478E7F02CC256B88
> > >    |   | 00
> > >    |   |
> > >    |   |
> > >    |   |   | 7A44D3?OpenDocument
> > >    |   |   | and you will find a small FREE program that will,
> > >    |   |   | "fool those spam
> > >    |   |   |
> > >    |   |
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