Re: Image Blocking in Outlook Express

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From: Michael Santovec (michael_santovec_at_REMOVEprodigy.net)
Date: 04/23/04 

Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2004 17:21:05 -0700

1) Some spam contains images keyed your e-mail address that get loaded from the spammer's
web site. If the image gets loaded, they know that you viewed the message. But most
spammers don't do that because it's too much bother.

You have several ways to avoid that, depending on your version of OE.

- If you have OE6 with SP1, you can use Tools, Options, Read, Read All Messages in Plain
Text
- With any version of OE, you can select File, Work Offline before viewing any messages.
Note IE and OE share the Work Offline setting, so changing in one changes the other
- If you are using a dial-up connection with any version of OE, hang up the connection
before viewing your mail.

2) With much spam, the From address is faked and constantly changing.

For some Outlook Express Message Rules tips, see:
    - http://www.mindspring.com/~majik/messagerules.htm 

-- 
Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm
<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2dff01c4288a$f6b71cd0$a101280a@phx.gbl...
> Does anyone know if/how I can block images in Outlook
> Express, as I am recieving a lot of spam containing
> images and I have been told that these images contain
> hidden files which inform the sender my address is active.
>
> On another note, does anyone know an effective way of
> blocking spam, I have reported the messages but I just
> get replies back saying the spammer has forged the
> message headers and nothing can be done.

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