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FAQ RevisionsEditor: Sarah See Profile
Last modified on 2006-03-29 11:48:10
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5 Spam Management

·How do I go about filtering my e-mail?
·How do I get my email program to reveal the full, unmodified email with headers?
·Why am I getting spammed with pop-up windows and how do I stop it?

How do I go about filtering my e-mail? (#4069)
Filtering is a good choice for people who can't throw an e-mail address away and have too much spam. (For some people, too much spam is 1 spam; for others, 50 a day. Make your own decision.)

You can either set up your own filters - most common e-mail programs support this - or use a third-party program like MailWasher.

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by Sarah See Profile
last modified: 2002-05-20 23:13:06

How do I get my email program to reveal the full, unmodified email with headers? (#4088)
Here's a great link at Spamcop.net with information on how to get many email clients to display full headers.

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by newview See Profile edited by Sarah See Profile
last modified: 2002-05-23 10:05:51

Why am I getting spammed with pop-up windows and how do I stop it? (#5687)
An increasingly popular method of spam delivery is using the Windows Messenger Service. Not to be confused with MSN Messenger, the chat program, the Windows Messenger Service is used by certain applications and system administrators to notify users of important events. An example of the spam follows:





So how do you prevent it? First, we should note that the ability to receive this spam may indicate a more serious problem: your computer's NetBIOS ports are open. Please see our Security Forum for more info on NetBIOS. The easiest solution is to install a firewall such as ZoneAlarm. Or if you are using Windows XP, you could enable the built in firewall.


If you'd like to completely disable the Messenger Service (please note this may disable some important alerts from firewalls or other programs designed to use the Messenger Service), follow these steps: (courtesy of guyver01 )

Click on the "Start" button.
Right-Click on "My Computer"
Choose "Manage" from the menu that appears.
In the left column Highlight "Services and Applications"
In the right column Double-Click on "Services".
Double-Click on the service called "Messenger".
Click the "Stop" button to stop the service.
Change the "Startup Type:" to "Manual"
Click "Apply".
Click "OK".
Close "Computer Management"

*If your computer is connected to a corporate network, please consult your System Administrator before making any changes!

More resources:
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article - 330904
The PopUP Spam thread here at BBR
The myNetWatchMan Alert
Full instructions for stopping pop-ups.

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by pike See Profile edited by Sarah See Profile
last modified: 2003-06-04 18:54:01


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