avoiding an email.

[Guest Rod]

If someone sends another a large email,

Is there anyway the receiver can avoid /bypass the download?

or are you tied to receive it?

[Guest Bill Blanton]

Re: avoiding an email.

 

"Rod" <pookiethai@iprimus.com.au> wrote in message news:e2UFjNCCIHA.2324@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

> If someone sends another a large email,

> Is there anyway the receiver can avoid /bypass the download?

> or are you tied to receive it?

 

If using Outlook Express, you can set up a "rule" to delete

from server, emails greater than a certain size.

 

Tools > Message Rules > Mail > New.. > etc..

 

There's also a way to view them (as text) / delete them using Telnet

without actually downloading them. (old school and more work)

[Guest Galen Somerville]

Re: avoiding an email.

 

 

"Rod" <pookiethai@iprimus.com.au> wrote in message news:e2UFjNCCIHA.2324@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

> If someone sends another a large email,

> Is there anyway the receiver can avoid /bypass the download?

> or are you tied to receive it?

>

>

>

Get a program like MailWasher that lists the Emails waiting on your server. You can then, for each

email, tell it to delete the ones you don't want. Then click Process and the rest of them are

brought up in your normal email program.

 

Galen

[Guest Sudy Nim]

Re: avoiding an email.

 

"Galen Somerville" <galen@surewest.net> wrote in message

news:%23TnvJkCCIHA.4584@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>

> "Rod" <pookiethai@iprimus.com.au> wrote in message

news:e2UFjNCCIHA.2324@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

> > If someone sends another a large email,

> > Is there anyway the receiver can avoid /bypass the download?

> > or are you tied to receive it?

> >

> >

> >

> Get a program like MailWasher that lists the Emails waiting on your server.

You can then, for each

> email, tell it to delete the ones you don't want. Then click Process and the

rest of them are

> brought up in your normal email program.

>

> Galen

>

I use AT&T Worldnet as my browser home page. It has an option tab <E-Mail>

where I can view, delete, or mark as Spam and delete, before sending it to my

computer. Your server might have a similar option. I prefer it to MailWasher.

[Guest Rod]

Re: avoiding an email.

 

 

"Bill Blanton" <bblanton@REMOVEmagicnet.net> wrote in message

news:#qlZkeCCIHA.1408@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

 

Thanks Bill, and Galen.

I thought I had been attacked by spam,

it turns out a friend sent me a movie, without warning.

 

I shall, however employ the "rule" solution,

I have used mailwasher but do not feel

the need to go that far in this instance.

Rodney.

[Guest PA Bear]

Re: avoiding an email.

 

Message Rules Tips

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

 

Why doesn't my rule work?

http://www.insideoe.com/faqs/why.htm#rules

 

Filter /in/ your messages

http://www.mindspring.com/~majik/messagerules.htm

 

PS: Your headers tell us that you're running outdated and much-less secure

versions of OE, IE and Windows. Check in at Windows Update ASAP and install

all critical updates offered.

--

OE-specific newsgroup:

http://news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlookexpress.general

 

~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)

 

Rod wrote:

> If someone sends another a large email,

> Is there anyway the receiver can avoid /bypass the download?

> or are you tied to receive it?

[Guest Rod]

Re: avoiding an email.

 

 

"PA Bear" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message

news:OQc$L1iCIHA.5044@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

> Message Rules Tips

 

> PS: Your headers tell us that you're running outdated and much-less secure

> versions of OE, IE and Windows. Check in at Windows Update ASAP and

install

> all critical updates offered.

 

Thank you,

I have seen the light, experienced

the light speed of XP and will be changing

over from the next govt sales auctions

when i pick up a $60 P4.

I'l update the OE from there.

Thanks for the advice.

Rod

[Guest Tim Slattery]

Re: avoiding an email.

 

"Rod" <pookiethai@iprimus.com.au> wrote:

>If someone sends another a large email,

>Is there anyway the receiver can avoid /bypass the download?

>or are you tied to receive it?

 

It would depend on the email program you're using. With Pegasus

(http://www.pmail.com) it's easy to see what's on the server, and select

letters to delete or download.

 

--

Tim Slattery

MS MVP(DTS)

Slattery_T@bls.gov

http://members.cox.net/slatteryt

[Guest Rod]

Re: avoiding an email.

 

 

"Tim Slattery" <Slattery_T@bls.gov> wrote in message > It would depend on

the email program you're using. With Pegasus

> (http://www.pmail.com) it's easy to see what's on the server, and select

> letters to delete or download.

> Tim Slattery

> MS MVP(DTS)

 

Thanks very much, Tim.