Re: Also getting blank e-mails
From: Jan Il (abuse_at_localhost.com)
Date: 02/24/04
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Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 07:52:55 -0800
Hi Deb,
"Deb" <Invalid@anywhere.net> wrote in message
news:#E92zHp#DHA.2348@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> 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
This is very interesting, in that the ones that I am getting do not have any
information in the details to indicate any information in the From and
Subject areas, and no body. If you are seeing text in these areas, then
perhaps you can set Rules for them. I'll check the next ones that come down
the pike. All the ones I've got now have very little in the details, The one
thing they all have in common, is that the is a cox.net addy included
somewhere. I have Cox cable. Is there a cox.net or cox.com addy, or some
other common detail in the ones you have? There seems to be a rash of these
going all over rather systematically. Many of the ones I am getting seem to
be sent alphabetically.
Thank you very much for the additional information, I truly do appreciate
it. It see
>
> "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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