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NOT GENEALOGY, BUT EMAILS
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Crista | Report | 18 Feb 2005 23:56 |
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Linda, Any links in an email can send a notification back to a spammer that you have opened the email message. Once your address has been verified it qualifies you to get more spam from them. The preview pane can execute a virus or trigger a Web bug. This happened frequently in Outlook 98. Crista |
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Crista | Report | 18 Feb 2005 23:50 |
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Bob, I have no idea about AOL. Crista |
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Bobtanian | Report | 18 Feb 2005 23:46 |
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does this work, with AOL? |
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Researching: |
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Crista | Report | 18 Feb 2005 23:41 |
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Baz, Think it's better on this board. The GT board moves too quick as there hundreds of updated threads on that board. Crista |
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Essex Baz | Report | 18 Feb 2005 22:53 |
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Hi Linda, In effect, that`s just what I was saying. I now have the option of opening or deleting, whereas I didn`t before. |
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LindainHerriotCountry | Report | 18 Feb 2005 22:50 |
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It doesn't stop viruses as they are carried in the attachments you open. It does help to stop spam. If you open a speculative email, it reports it back somehow ( beyond me) that it is an active email address, then you get bombarded. Or something like that so my son said! |
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Essex Baz | Report | 18 Feb 2005 22:41 |
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You or me Crista, Sorry, put wrong board on, meant GT. |
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Essex Baz | Report | 18 Feb 2005 22:31 |
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Crista, Might be a good idea to put a thread up about it on General Topics. Baz xx |
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Essex Baz | Report | 18 Feb 2005 22:30 |
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Glitter Baby, Hope you`ve been reading these. |
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Crista | Report | 18 Feb 2005 22:29 |
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Baz, It's good advice for everyone to turn off their Preview Pane. Crista |
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Essex Baz | Report | 18 Feb 2005 22:29 |
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Been done now Linda, found it,and now all`s OK. Thanks to you and Crista. Baz xxx |
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Essex Baz | Report | 18 Feb 2005 22:27 |
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Crista, That`s what was happening yes,so really I`ve been lucky not to have received a virus,because it would have opened immediately. |
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LindainHerriotCountry | Report | 18 Feb 2005 22:26 |
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Baz I have outlook not outlook express ,but it is similar . Find help on the tool bar and type in preview pane. it should come up with a topic to turn the preview pane off |
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Essex Baz | Report | 18 Feb 2005 22:25 |
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Linda/Crista, You little darlin`s, worked a treat, I owe you one. Many thanks. Baz xxx |
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Crista | Report | 18 Feb 2005 22:24 |
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Baz, So you're saying that a message opens with one click instead of a double click? Crista |
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Essex Baz | Report | 18 Feb 2005 22:20 |
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Hiya Linda, Sorry, no preview pane. I`m on XP if that helps |
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Crista | Report | 18 Feb 2005 22:18 |
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Baz, View, Layout and then uncheck Preview Pane. Crista |
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LindainHerriotCountry | Report | 18 Feb 2005 22:15 |
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To stop the message opening automatically. Click on view on tool bar at the top of the outlook page. Then click on preview pane. Your open message should disappear and you will just be left with the list of messages. |
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Essex Baz | Report | 18 Feb 2005 22:14 |
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Ros, Not just spam, but `proper` looking Emails. I know I can `block` some senders,but thought it would be advisable to open only those emails that I know are really legit. |
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Rosalind in Madeira | Report | 18 Feb 2005 22:09 |
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Through your ISP. if you want to get rid of spam, mailwasher allows you to bounce them back. Ros |
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