It does filter it, better. I have used Gmail for a year, have yet to get a Spam message. Plus they give you 2.5GIG for your Mailbox. Also...your email archives and address book are held on their Website...so if you accidentally dump...you can retrieve it. -Ed- -- Tel-Tek Electronics Ontario-Canada teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx teltek@xxxxxxxxx > From: Damon <DamonEB@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Reply-To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2005 23:28:16 -0500 > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Mozilla thunderbird ver1.0. How to back up lots of > emails off the PC?] > > Really...well heck, I'm going to try it then......just can't figure out how > an e-mail program can stop e-mails from being posted to your address. > Probably doesn't.....just filters better, eh? > > Damon B > Telrad Electronics > Fort Wayne IN > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jim Myers" <jr.myers@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Sunday, June 19, 2005 10:09 AM > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Mozilla thunderbird ver1.0. How to back up lots of > emails off the PC?] > > >> But I didn't change email address, just changed from Outlook Express to >> Thunderbird and all the spam disappeared. >> >> >> ******************************** >> Since 1972 * >> Jim Myers * >> Telrad Electronics * >> Fort Wayne Indiana * >> ******************************** >> >> >> Damon wrote: >>> That might be a time -related thing too.....I had my old address for 4-5 >>> years and got 160 spams a day average, my new address has 1 terribly >>> insistant spam generated by responding to an ad.....for college tuition. >>> How's the wife going to go to college without it? >>> Another thing is Joe and John Smith probably get hit more than >>> say......Eblehoer Zinderhoffen would, using their name in their > address. >>> Damon EB seems to have little. (And now I thank my parents for that god >>> awful uniqueness) >>> >>> All quiet on the Western Front....for now. >>> >>> Damon B >>> Telrad Electronics >>> Fort Wayne IN >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Jim Myers" <jr.myers@xxxxxxxxxxx> >>> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>> Sent: Saturday, June 18, 2005 1:32 PM >>> Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Mozilla thunderbird ver1.0. How to back up > lots of >>> emails off the PC?] >>> >>> >>> >>>> As far as I know........not really know but have been led to >>>> think..........Thunderbird is less vulnerable to spam and it seems to be >>>> true since I get very little and used to get a lot with Outlook Express. >>>> >>>> >>>> ******************************** >>>> Since 1972 * >>>> Jim Myers * >>>> Telrad Electronics * >>>> Fort Wayne Indiana * >>>> ******************************** >>>> >>>> >>>> Electric Medic wrote: >>>> >>>>> What can't Outlook do that Mozilla Thunderbird can? I use Outlook 2000 >>> >>> sp3. >>> >>>>> It can search old archives, create folders, and so far the folders > still >>>>> hold mail. Some folders have 15,000 emails. It can backup individual >>> >>> folders >>> >>>>> or all folders to hard drive or CD. My outlook backup file is 1.3 gigs >>> >>> now >>> >>>>> and still growing. Just curious how Mozilla and Netscape are better. >>> >>> Maybe >>> >>>>> it's like these folks that don't like IBM's and swear by Mac's. I never >>> >>> used >>> >>>>> a Mac. >>>>> >>>>> Perry Bower >>>>> Electric Medic >>>>> "It's Cheaper to Keep Her" >>>>> http://www.electricmedic.com >>>>> 3850 Washington Road Suite 4C >>>>> Martinez, Georgia 30907 >>>>> Phone: 706-8MEDIC4 (863-3424) >>>>> Phone: 706-863-3474 >>>>> Fax: 706-863-2316 >>>>> mailto:info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>>> [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Phil Bader >>>>> Sent: Saturday, June 18, 2005 10:51 AM >>>>> To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>>> Subject: [TechAssist] Mozilla thunderbird ver1.0. How to back up lots > of >>>>> emails off the PC?] >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I use Mozilla Thunderbird for my email.It looks and feels like my old >>>>> familiar netscape 4.7. It seems better than Outlook express as for >>>>> sorting and searching high volumes of my tech emails archived in >>> >>> folders. >>> >>>>> I want to be able to drag and drop (copy) the email over to some medium >>>>> off the PC like a USB hard drive, DVD,etc. Outlook Express scatters > it's >>>>> data all over. The old Netscape,I could go to programs, netscape, mail, >>>>> users, folders and get the actual mail folders and slide them to a back >>>>> up medium. If I wiped the PC HDD clean all I needed do was reload >>>>> Netscape, go back to programs, mail, users,etc and reinsert all my >>>>> folders back on the HDD and it was all there as before. >>>>> I don't see an easy method here. >>>>> Any answers to this? >>>>> I am terrified I may lose this valuable info. I probably have several >>>>> gigs and more than several hundred thousand emails with a wealth of >>>>> fix-info. >>>>> Phil Bader >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> >>>>> Philip Bader >>>>> Jan Phyl TV Inc. 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