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Just visited the useful website spywareinfo, and they have a code for 15% off Mailwasher Pro. I`ve recently started using the free version of Mailwasher, and have found it excellent for spotting spam - particularly if you set it to check SpamCop for blacklisted mail servers. I may well upgrade to the paid for version, as it`s a bit less clunky to use, and can deal with more than one email account.

You get that free with Outlook 2003, well not the same but SPAM filtering.

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You get that free with Outlook 2003, well not the same but SPAM filtering.

But Outlook can`t bounce emails back to sender. This is the only reason I use Mailwasher and it works well for me in that respect.

Anil
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CAUTION: DO NOT STAND IN FRONT OF CANNONS

Bouncing e-mails back is completely pointless - in fact, in some cases all you`re doing is propagating the problem as 9 out of 10 viruses come from spoofed e-mail addresses, so in reality you`re spamming someone else ! Couple that with the fact that 99.99999% of spam is from an account that is set up one day, closed the next, it really is a totally fruitless exercise - feels good, admittedly, but it`s a waste of time.

Best thing is just to delete the darn things, not bounce `em :)

Not trying to be smug here, but the original beta versions of Mailwasher could always handle more than one e-mail address - the limitation of one e-mail address is only recent. Thank goodness I was an early convert :)

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Clayts, Moderator, DVD Reviewer
UK webmaster for Area 450 the independent Sampo/Maxent DVD site

Plenty of other e-mail checkers, for free, that take multiple accounts and delete from the server.
Browse here.

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...but it`s a waste of time.

Granted it doesn`t work for every spam email, but it`s reduced the amount I get, so from my personal experience it seems to work.

Anil

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CAUTION: DO NOT STAND IN FRONT OF CANNONS

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Bouncing e-mails back is completely pointless - in fact, in some cases all you`re doing is propagating the problem as 9 out of 10 viruses come from spoofed e-mail addresses, so in reality you`re spamming someone else ! Couple that with the fact that 99.99999% of spam is from an account that is set up one day, closed the next, it really is a totally fruitless exercise - feels good, admittedly, but it`s a waste of time.

Best thing is just to delete the darn things, not bounce `em

Not trying to be smug here, but the original beta versions of Mailwasher could always handle more than one e-mail address - the limitation of one e-mail address is only recent. Thank goodness I was an early convert

Damn, I am in the process of changing my email address just to stop the very kind offers i get each minute of the day.

The only satisfaction I am going to get is the BOUNCE!

I use my own domains via 123 or Easily, i have had my domain spoofed and it`s not pretty when you are getting 1000`s of replies an hour! I have two email addresses that get 99% of all my spam, gonna turn them off to hopefully stop the flow!

PS Clayts, how do you know all the SPAMMERS trix?

;) :D :p

The Area 450 inbox gets hit by around 250 spam/virus e-mails per day and I`ve seen all the patterns, nothing more sinister (mwahahahahaha :p ).

I think your advice about setting up a specific e-mail address for junk is a sound one, mind.

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Clayts, Moderator, DVD Reviewer
UK webmaster for Area 450 the independent Sampo/Maxent DVD site

I get loads of spam each day, a lot of it offensive in content or nature. I`d really like to know who told all these people I need viagra and penis enlargement medication.(Will have to keep an eye on the wife`s p.c. usage!).

Anyway, I`ve recently taken to clicking on them and ordering stuff on false card numbers and addresses - just to waste some of their time, as they do with mine. I also contact them with silly questions, giving them mailinator addresses for replies.

I`m also starting to look at mail bombing software for those that give any valid email address. Used this before with some guy in China that ripped us off. They don`t like it when the boots on the other foot. Have to make sure you send from a temporary email address or you get mail bombed yourself.

There now, I feel better already!