Hi Juanita ... if the setup is configured properly (to be bounced by your ISP) then it is exactly as though I never received it. It is bounced from my ISP and shown as "address unknown" or similar. I have cut my spam by about 75%, but it does take time to get those addresses blacklisted. I suggest you read again the setup options and in particular how to set up so the mail goes through YOUR OWN ISP. Make sure that YOU mark the spam that shows up if it's not already marked as it won't get added to your blacklist if it's not marked. I don't have mine automatically deleted, because it does mark some messages as spam that you really want, so I check it before i download it and mark or unmark stuff that needs to be done. Once done, click on process mail and everything marked gets deleted and added to your blacklist. If you get something that comes in marked as spam that is NOT spam ... add it to your whitelist. - Howard - From: Juanita Kimble To: triadtechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Take a peek at "Window washer? it'll do all that index.dat stuff and more..The .dbx files that all have the same size are most likely the generic normal folders required for OE to run. if you del'ed ALL of them, by mistake, OE will rebuild the ones it needs... HTH, Bruce ********************************************************* Bruce does this program prevent you from getting spam? I have MailWasher but I don't think it helps at all. I have read on three different sites that when you bounce the messages it only alerets them that your address is for real. Howard doesn't agree but I am inclined to believe it because it is your address that is bouncing not your ISP. Anyone here use PopPeeper. Juanita