Does setting up Message Rules in OE6 work for Spam Control?

[Guest p.jayant]

I have set up rules in O E 6, asking O E to delete all messages which have

words like Viagra, Cialis, Antarin, Swiss watches or Lottery either in

Subject or in the Message content. But I still get messages from spamsters

offering various products and services.

 

I wonder, if there are any settings besides those which pop up in the box in

response to the command "Create Rule from Message". I have filled up all the

information and specified the actions required by O E but the spam doesn't

stop. Some spamsters even have the cheek to use my own username as Sender

with some fake e-mail address. Can't govt. agencies detect these spamsters

and the judiciary impose exemplary penalties on them?

 

From the reports in Press, one gets the impression that the governments have

tightened their controls on spamsters. Then how do these spamsters succeed

in sending millions of worthless messages which are deleted one by one by

the receivers? Do genuine marketing folks really have any faith in this

so-called web-promotion and advertising?

 

P. Jayant

India

[Guest Gerry]

Re: Does setting up Message Rules in OE6 work for Spam Control?

 

You need to channel wanted messages out from your inbox so that all that

is left is spam. My arrangements are described below.

 

All incoming expected mail is directed to a user created sub-folder of

Local Folder I have named AAInbox. If expected Mail has an attachment it

goes to ABSort, another sub-folder of Local Folder. Segregation of mail

with attachments is done as a protective measure to reduce the risk of

viral infection. All remaining mail stays in the Inbox but it could be

redirected to the Deleted Items folder. No system works perfectly. I

Shift+Del those that beat the system that I don't want.

 

My ISP is BT Yahoo and they offer a free Spamguard service. This sorts

mail between Mail and Trash. I check these boxes regularly and move any

put in the wrong box and empty the Trash folder. This means that little

unwanted mail is downloaded to Outlook Express. Many ISPs offer this

service.

 

Another protective measure is not to use your email address in public

forums. In your case if you are using the same email address for mail

and newsgroups as appears in the headers to your post you are inviting

spam, albeit not so much as you might get if you hadn't added words to

the address. If you reveal your email address the only way to stop spam

is to change your email address and keep the new one secret. My ISP

allows me a number of addresses so their is no cost to changing; only

the hassle of advising contacts of your new address.

 

http://www.insideoe.com/tips/rules.htm

 

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Hope this helps.

 

Gerry

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FCA

Stourport, England

Enquire, plan and execute

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p.jayant wrote:

> I have set up rules in O E 6, asking O E to delete all messages which

> have words like Viagra, Cialis, Antarin, Swiss watches or Lottery

> either in Subject or in the Message content. But I still get messages

> from spamsters offering various products and services.

>

> I wonder, if there are any settings besides those which pop up in the

> box in response to the command "Create Rule from Message". I have

> filled up all the information and specified the actions required by O

> E but the spam doesn't stop. Some spamsters even have the cheek to

> use my own username as Sender with some fake e-mail address. Can't

> govt. agencies detect these spamsters and the judiciary impose

> exemplary penalties on them?

>

> From the reports in Press, one gets the impression that the

> governments have tightened their controls on spamsters. Then how do

> these spamsters succeed in sending millions of worthless messages

> which are deleted one by one by the receivers? Do genuine marketing

> folks really have any faith in this so-called web-promotion and

> advertising?

>

> P. Jayant

> India