Stuart McLachlan
stuart at lexacorp.com.pg
Fri Jan 30 07:42:52 CST 2004
On 30 Jan 2004 at 8:13, Bryan Carbonnell wrote: > > 1) NEVER open these emails, especially if they are from other than a > > microsoft.com address - and that is no guarantee, as the sending > address can > > be spoofed. > > If you have an e-mail client that does NOT automatically download > images and crap from the internet or run scripts, like Pegasus Mail, you > are safe in opening the e-mails. *Not* the attachments but the e-mails. > The problem lies with web bugs, javascript and the like that should NOT > be in e-mails in the first place. <soapbox mode off> :) > Absolutely - Anyone using anything other than Pegasus Mail deserves what they get ! > > > 3) Invest in a "spam-blocker" software program; there are many > reasonably > > good ones out there, and they are often free or at least low priced. > > Personally, I have been using "iHateSpam", and it works quite well > (cost is > > about $15 ??). > > Why pay for one? There are two excelent ones that are free that I know > of > K9 - http://www.keir.net/k9.html (the one I use) > POPFile - http://popfile.sourceforge.net/ > Again - Absolutely - K9 has saved me an incrtedibleamount of grief over the last wwek with myDoom. -- Lexacorp Ltd http://www.lexacorp.com.pg Information Technology Consultancy, Software Development,System Support.