-=PCTechTalk=- Re: OE & Blocking Sender
- From: "Harold B" <harold7@xxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2004 12:24:41 -0400
Hello again,
ORIGINAL MESSAGE:
I've heard that it is not smart to open spam mail as the sender is then able
to know that "you are there". With that in mind, how does one get to the
"Block Sender" line without opening the particular mail you want to block?
... Harold
From: " milady" <tiggr_2_cat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Only thing I have heard is you shouldn't RESPOND to any spammish type
notes..in other words don't answer it and tell them to delete your addy. IF
you continually get junk from one source --same address--you can create a
message rule that will dump the offender into delete folder before you ever
see it.
From: "cris" <cris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
I've heard this also - it supposedly can send a message home - somehow. I
don't take the chance.not sure if it helps, but you can view the source of
the e-mail without opening it. highlight the e-mail and right click and
choose properties, Details tab, and message source ... you can also to to
file/properties after it is highlighted ... Cris
From: "Glo" <redowl@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Hi Harold, assuming you can tell just from the 'from' line whether or not a
message is spam, you can block it this way: in OE click on view, select
"layout' from the dropdown. In the lower half of the window uncheck 'show
preview pane'. This way your email will be displayed in a list and the only
way to open it is to double-click on it. If you recognize something as spam
you can hilite it without it opening and then click on 'message' and 'block
sender'. This is all in w-Me, don't know if XP has the same options (?) ~Glo
RESPONSE ... Seems Glo's suggestion might work. Except that it is a pain to
keep playing around with the panes. Outlook Express should make it easier to
get around this problem. Most of the time it's no problem spotting spam;
when will the world realize that I am not interested in extenders and
enhancers.
I think (might be wrong) that it is possible for a sender to configure the
email so that upon it being opened, a return receipt is sent back to the
sender. I recall seeing that option someplace (maybe in Netscape; I'm not
sure). And if that's the case, and you don't want the senders to know you're
there, the OE system is faulty ... Harold
Not Related to this subject ... Getting the digest form of this newsletter,
I still find the unending footers a most annoying feature. When there's a
response to any posting,; two, three, a dozen footers appear for that one
response. I know it's been discussed before but just though I'd mention it
again ... Harold
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