Re: Also getting blank e-mails

From: Deb (Invalid_at_anywhere.net)
Date: 02/24/04 

Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 22:50:16 -0600

I've received quite a few emails that come through appearing to be blank.
I've tried to create a rule that will delete them if they don't contain
something... anything... they still made it though.

The problem: The emails that I rec'd were in white text on white background.
They appeared to be blank but in fact ... when I highlighted the text box I
could see the text. I don't know if this is the problem you are having but
it may explain why the rule isn't working... because the text is really
there.

Just a thought~ Deb

"Jan Il" <abuse@localhost.com> wrote in message
news:%23plIjEY%23DHA.3032@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
Hi PA Bear,

"> What size are the "blank" emails? What's "blank"? (NB: No rule can
filter
> on BCC.)

They're 1 KB in size. Blank? Well...blank is...ahmm....blank. No From, no
Subject, no body, no cc: no bcc:, nada, nothing nowhere, nil, zippa, 0,
vacant, void, nobody home, pfhifftt.....like that. ;-)

I've read some limitations as to what can be filtered with the Rules, so, I
was not sure if this type of mail might be filterable since there is to give
a clue what it is about. The only thing that shows up in the inbox window is
the closed mail envelope icon on the one end and the date on the other.
There is nothing much in the details either. But, from what I can make out,
it seems they are all coming from a cox.net origin, and I also use Cox
cable. You mentioned Hotmail accounts before here, from one to mine, could
this maybe be something similar? I've have not received one of these in my
Hotmail or Yahoo account.....yet.
>
> Where does the rule lie in your hierarchy of rules?

At the bottom...last 3. I understood that the high priority Rules should
always be at the top of the list, and then depending on the level of
irritation or threat they present on down. But, since these are to be
deleted from the server, should they be at the top? The others are just set
up to be Deleted (to the Delete box). I was not sure how this type of Rule
worked as to placement in the list.

Thank you for your help, I really appreciate it.

Jan :)

>
> Order the Windows Security Update CD
> http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/cd/order.asp
>
> Jan Il wrote:
> > PA Bear,
> >
> >> Jan Il wrote:
> >>> Hi all - OE6 [Yeah, right! For today at least. <eg>], Windows ME
> >>>
> >>> I am having the same problem as walt, a few messages down the pike
here
> >>> (2/18/04 3:06p), and have tried the information for setting Rules to
> >>> deal with them provided by Bruce. I have followed his instructions
step
> >>> by step for the 3 Rules, but, the blank e-mails are still being
> >>> downloaded. I have tried creating these Rules several times to be sure
> >>> I was doing them correctly, but, the blanks are still getting
> >>> downloaded.
> >>>
> >>> Perhaps this does not work with OE6?
> >>
> >> What is /your/ problem? It may be different than "Walt's" (whoever
that
> >> is). What size are the "blank emails", Jan? By any chance are they
> >> being sent from an MSN/Hotmail address? ...to your MSN/Hotmail
address?
> >>
> >> Your rule should read, e.g.,
> >>
> >> "Where the To or CC line does not contain 'a', 'e', ' i ', ...,
'8',
> >> or '9', Delete it from the server."
> >>
> >> Not
> >> "Where the To or CC line does not contain 'a, e, i, ..., 8 or 9',
> >> ....
> >
> > I have applied the Rules per your instructions above, typing all the
> > entries one at a time for each Rule, and I am still getting the blank
> > e-mails.
> >
> > Jan :)
> >> --
> >> ~PA Bear
> >>
> >> Order the Windows Security Update CD
> >> http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/cd/order.asp
> 

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