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I hardly get any, perhaps one a month, although that will probably change now that I have advertised it
I am with Telstra Broadband and run Norton Internet Security, Norton Antivirus as well as Norton System works Operating system is XP Pro.
As well every month or so I run SPYBOT and get rid of the hidden nasties and I go online to Norton and utilises their system check. I also run System Mechanic about once per month and that gets rid of anyting that should not be there.
The Mac spam filters are pretty good. I had the same thing happen, and you can adjust getting mail from known sources. This did help, but the bounce function got them to remove my address. When I start to get jusk mail, click bounce, and it sends it back to them. I don't think that they would think it is a wrong address, because it made it through the server, but if everyone sent back their junk mail, they would probably have to shut down.
Good luck,
Ken
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Mudnut @ May 16 2006, 09:23 AM) Quoted post</div><div class='quotemain'> The Mac spam filters are pretty good. I had the same thing happen, and you can adjust getting mail from known sources. This did help, but the bounce function got them to remove my address. When I start to get jusk mail, click bounce, and it sends it back to them. I don't think that they would think it is a wrong address, because it made it through the server, but if everyone sent back their junk mail, they would probably have to shut down.
Good luck,
Ken [/b][/quote]
worst thing you could ever do... your just creating traffic to nowhere.... multiplying the problem x 2
if the address they used was valid, which it rarely is, you have just let them know you exist cause you sent a client bounce, not a server bounce...
entourage is the best mail client i have ever used, bar none.... never thought i would say something microsoft did on a mac was good, but there you have it..
I use Mailwasher - I wonder if that is a server or client bounce. I also use prefiltering by Optusnet spam filtering which has really dropped the spam I'm seeing. I don't bother checking the spam filter on Optus - there's far too much to bither with. I probably lose the occasional valid message. I assume Optus don't bounce the spam.Quote:
Originally Posted by incisor
Ron
Changeover to Mozilla Thunderbird and say goodbye to spam and junk mail.
outlook in the latest version of microsoft office is about as good as it gets on a PC, then TheBat.
thunderbird tends to burn and crash in heavy use.
For my home use on xp pro, tbird is great, it automatically deletes whatever i have trained it to recognise as spam or junk mail, OE would open the door and say welcome !
The best way is NEVER EVER
sign up, log on, anywhere on the net,,
anyplace that requires an email addy before it gives you info will undoubtable sell it.
yes yes, I understand how unreasonable that seems,
but, a little self control will do wonders.
I changed ISP's a few years ago now, to bigpond.
totally different email addy from previous,,
first time on the net the next day, there were 5 spams waiting for me.
you gotta wonder---
What about trying geobytes M? This spam filter works **really** well. What is more, it is owned, made, and everything else right here in Brisbane by a fellow D1 owner :) Some of you might remember the silver D1 that tagged along on the AULRO trip late last year?
Anyway, I used it back in my PC days and it was great. Give it a try :)
http://m.geobytes.com/
does anybody else find it vaguely rediculous that our ISP's are providing spam filters (at an extra cost!!) when they are also providing the spam????
there must be a financial reason they let spam through.:huh:
soooo--
its worth more money to them in the sales of spam filters than in ,, what?
the possible sale of the released extra bandwidth?
:confused:
I would have thought people would literally FLOCK to an ISP that stops spam at THEIR front door.