I just checked my e-mail and had 91, yes 91 spam bullshit e-mails! I have a norton spam folder and none went in??? Hello? That was spam!!!!!!!!!! What else do I need to do? Thank you, Harleygirl
It's a simple little trick the spammers are using. Have you seen how the subject line is getting soo wierd? It is a method of confusing the spam checker. Open one of the emails and look at the bottom. You'll see this huge paragraph with nonsensical writtings. Another method of confusing your spam checker. Don't take this wrong, but your a woman. The spammers know your the easiest target by the methods in which women use email. Constantly forwarding in lieu of paste & new, will type your email address into any web page for a receipe or freebe, forwarding email with a list of CC's from 3 years ago from every person who's ever read the damn email, and the list goes on. As a woman you need 3 email addresses. #1 for the really important stuff. It doesn't get out except to your closest contacts and if they get caught including it on their "mass mailing list" you shoot them. #2 For the casual friends you still want email from and can't really trust to keep it secure. #3 For those web site requests asking for an email, & the people in #1 & #2 you should have shot by now. How far have you gone in the setup for filters in your spam checker? Open up the program and do a little homework reading in the help files. Have you asked all of your accepted email users to add a KEY the their email subject line? Set up your checker to send through all emails with a key character or line that is put at the end or beginning of the subject line. Refuse all others. Give this key to only the people on your email list and MAKE them use it or tell them goodby on all your email. If you are using Outlook with POP for your email this is the best of the best spam checkers and it's free. If your using AOL or MSN email your asking for spam and this program does not work with any web based email. http://www.keir.net/k9.html
I'm sorry I meant to put this link on the bottom. It has many FREE filter programs listed and an explaination of their effectiveness. http://www.free-web-browsers.com/spam-filter.shtml
Drdan, thank you! Corrosion and Race, ya'll ain't funny :twisted: Well it was a little bit funny, you get 1 star!
I like your advice ddrdan. So true. :lol: I use Earthlink and only allow emails from people on my predefined list. Their system filters out all the known spam, sends the emails from addresses on my list, and throws the rest away. If you're not on my list and you send me an email, you get an automatic response asking if you want to be put on my list. If you don't respond so I can approve you, then you don't get in ...and I don't care either way. If its important, you'll send a request. My reason for posting is to ask all you RoadRunner people if they have something similar. I'm trying to help a family member, but can't find much help on their site. Not even in the "Account Management" section. Does RoadRunner care about spam?
