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I have had am am still getting loads of the microsoft emails and have run a
removal tool from symantec which has not detected a virus. I believed
getting the emails proved I had swen, obviously not so. Is there no way to
block unwanted messages? A simple, sensible answer please as there seem to
be some really clever people out there over my head.

http://www.techhowto.orghowto/sweninfo.html


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Rob B





"miklol" <> wrote in message
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> I have had am am still getting loads of the microsoft emails and have run
a
> removal tool from symantec which has not detected a virus. I believed
> getting the emails proved I had swen, obviously not so. Is there no way to
> block unwanted messages? A simple, sensible answer please as there seem to
> be some really clever people out there over my head.
>
>

"Rob" <> wrote in message
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> http://www.techhowto.orghowto/sweninfo.html
>
>
> --
> Rob B

I think you meant to say: http://www.techhowto.org/howto/sweninfo.html

Regards,
Ian.

miklol wrote:
> I have had am am still getting loads of the microsoft emails and have
> run a removal tool from symantec which has not detected a virus. I
> believed getting the emails proved I had swen, obviously not so. Is
> there no way to block unwanted messages? A simple, sensible answer
> please as there seem to be some really clever people out there over
> my head.

Please be advised to see, the page at the link below;

http://members.aol.com/emailfaq/mungfaq.html

miklol wrote:

> I have had am am still getting loads of the microsoft emails and have
> run a removal tool from symantec which has not detected a virus. I
> believed getting the emails proved I had swen, obviously not so. Is
> there no way to block unwanted messages? A simple, sensible answer
> please as there seem to be some really clever people out there over
> my head.

No, getting the emails does *not* mean you are infected. And you
won't be, if you don't open the attachments.
As others have mentioned; 'munge' your address in newsgroups; so
that it won't be available to viruses (or spam-bots). As you're already
getting them; this may take a while to make a difference. And it will
make *no* difference if a computer is affected that has your address in
the address book.
Now to avoid receiving these emails, use Message Rules.
Go to Tools > Message Rules > Mail > New.
Here is an example, posted by Ron Martell:
Ron Martell's Message Rules:
[paste]
Where the message body contains 'This is the qmail program'
or 'Undelivered message to'
or 'I'm sorry to have to inform you that I wasn't able to deliver your
message'
or 'I'm afraid I wasn't able to deliver your message'
or 'Undeliverable mail to'
or 'all known security vulnerabilities'
or 'Undelivered mail to' or 'Undeliverable message to'
or 'I'm sorry I wasn't able to deliver your message'
or 'Undeliverable to'
or 'I'm afraid the message returned below'
or 'Undelivered to'
or 'An e-mail delivered to you contained a virus'
Delete it
and Stop processing more rules
[end paste]
This is what he's been successfully using. You may need to add more
phrases, as the virus evolves; but this should give you the general
idea, and cut down on what you're receiving, now.
--
"Good luck."

test
"trout" <> wrote in message
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> miklol wrote:
>
> > I have had am am still getting loads of the microsoft emails and have
> > run a removal tool from symantec which has not detected a virus. I
> > believed getting the emails proved I had swen, obviously not so. Is
> > there no way to block unwanted messages? A simple, sensible answer
> > please as there seem to be some really clever people out there over
> > my head.
>
> No, getting the emails does *not* mean you are infected. And you
> won't be, if you don't open the attachments.
> As others have mentioned; 'munge' your address in newsgroups; so
> that it won't be available to viruses (or spam-bots). As you're already
> getting them; this may take a while to make a difference. And it will
> make *no* difference if a computer is affected that has your address in
> the address book.
> Now to avoid receiving these emails, use Message Rules.
> Go to Tools > Message Rules > Mail > New.
> Here is an example, posted by Ron Martell:
> Ron Martell's Message Rules:
> [paste]
> Where the message body contains 'This is the qmail program'
> or 'Undelivered message to'
> or 'I'm sorry to have to inform you that I wasn't able to deliver your
> message'
> or 'I'm afraid I wasn't able to deliver your message'
> or 'Undeliverable mail to'
> or 'all known security vulnerabilities'
> or 'Undelivered mail to' or 'Undeliverable message to'
> or 'I'm sorry I wasn't able to deliver your message'
> or 'Undeliverable to'
> or 'I'm afraid the message returned below'
> or 'Undelivered to'
> or 'An e-mail delivered to you contained a virus'
> Delete it
> and Stop processing more rules
> [end paste]
> This is what he's been successfully using. You may need to add more
> phrases, as the virus evolves; but this should give you the general
> idea, and cut down on what you're receiving, now.
> --
> "Good luck."
>
>

test
"trout" <> wrote in message
news:bl290i$6r7uq$...
> miklol wrote:
>
> > I have had am am still getting loads of the microsoft emails and have
> > run a removal tool from symantec which has not detected a virus. I
> > believed getting the emails proved I had swen, obviously not so. Is
> > there no way to block unwanted messages? A simple, sensible answer
> > please as there seem to be some really clever people out there over
> > my head.
>
> No, getting the emails does *not* mean you are infected. And you
> won't be, if you don't open the attachments.
> As others have mentioned; 'munge' your address in newsgroups; so
> that it won't be available to viruses (or spam-bots). As you're already
> getting them; this may take a while to make a difference. And it will
> make *no* difference if a computer is affected that has your address in
> the address book.
> Now to avoid receiving these emails, use Message Rules.
> Go to Tools > Message Rules > Mail > New.
> Here is an example, posted by Ron Martell:
> Ron Martell's Message Rules:
> [paste]
> Where the message body contains 'This is the qmail program'
> or 'Undelivered message to'
> or 'I'm sorry to have to inform you that I wasn't able to deliver your
> message'
> or 'I'm afraid I wasn't able to deliver your message'
> or 'Undeliverable mail to'
> or 'all known security vulnerabilities'
> or 'Undelivered mail to' or 'Undeliverable message to'
> or 'I'm sorry I wasn't able to deliver your message'
> or 'Undeliverable to'
> or 'I'm afraid the message returned below'
> or 'Undelivered to'
> or 'An e-mail delivered to you contained a virus'
> Delete it
> and Stop processing more rules
> [end paste]
> This is what he's been successfully using. You may need to add more
> phrases, as the virus evolves; but this should give you the general
> idea, and cut down on what you're receiving, now.
> --
> "Good luck."
>
>

Larry wrote:

> test
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