Lance, Which version of "Mailwasher" do you have..? Thanks, NancyT ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lance" <lance.b.4u@gmail.com> To: <SENIOR-NEWBIE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 16, 2005 7:04 PM Subject: RE: [SR-NEWBIE] Dealing with Spam (was ISP) Yes, it is called the "DELETE" button Nancy <LOL>! Seriously though once spam has reached your OE, it is on your computer, the sender knows your address is a "real" one and as a consequence their server will send you more and more spam. Even worse, if the spam contains adware, trojans or viruses say no more - it's arrived. That is why it is necessary to intercept all your mail before downloading into OE from your ISP. Programs like Mailwasher allow you to do just that. Mailwasher will allow you to identify messages you WANT from the messages you DON'T want. It will also indicate which ones contain attachments. And once it is setup as you want it, many of those tasks will be done automatically without any intervention on your part. I have many addresses in my "blacklist" in Mailwasher. I also have many filters setup. Any of the messages coming in that fall into those categories Mailwasher deals with. I don't have to worry about them at all. Saves heaps of time, I can assure you: http://entier.ecosm.com/system/redir.php?ad=15&aid=2359 The other necessary step is to use web mail services for subscribing to lists and newsletters. The majority of spam most of us receive is generated purely by the fact we subscribe to lists such as Roots Web. If you use a web mail address for these lists, and spam becomes too much of a problem, just change the address to a new account and eventually close the other. Most of the major web mail services now have excellent spam filters in place so they nab them and move them into the Junk folder which will get emptied after a certain period of time (even if you don't look at the messages). So by using those services, the majority of spam is caught, leaving only an odd one or two for you to report as spam and let the service to deal with it. Lance P. S. Check out Legacy Family Tree today! This full featured genealogy program can be downloaded FREE at http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Index.asp?mid=52583ii -----Original Message----- From: Nancy Tollefson [mailto:mamat@gvtel.com] Sent: Tuesday, 17 May 2005 6:52 AM To: SENIOR-NEWBIE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [SR-NEWBIE] ISP Um...Lance... I use OE6, is there a similar method there for getting rid of this "stuff"? There is, of course, no button labeled "spam" I can't always tell, just by the listing.... Thanks.... NancyT ==== SENIOR-NEWBIE Mailing List ==== To find and join surname and location genealogy lists at RootsWeb go here: http://lists.rootsweb.com ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx

The version I use is the PRO version, Nancy. This is because the PRO version will handle any number of email accounts from any service. The free version, which is identical in every other aspect only allows one account to be used. I use it with my ISP on my main account for personal mail. I use it with GMail as GMail allows POP service through Outlook. I also use it with Yahoo Mail as I use YPOPs to download and send mail through Outlook. And I also use it with Hotmail using Hotmail Poppers. That way I know just which service spam has arrived at and can deal with it which ever way I choose. Mailwasher: http://entier.ecosm.com/system/redir.php?ad=15&aid=2359 YPOPs: http://yahoopops.sourceforge.net/ Hotmail Popper: http://www.fitsoftware.com/ Lance P. S. Check out Legacy Family Tree today! This full featured genealogy program can be downloaded FREE at http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Index.asp?mid=52583ii -----Original Message----- From: Nancy Tollefson [mailto:mamat@gvtel.com] Sent: Tuesday, 17 May 2005 2:32 PM To: SENIOR-NEWBIE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [SR-NEWBIE] Dealing with Spam (was ISP) Lance, Which version of "Mailwasher" do you have..? Thanks, NancyT