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Mac Forum / Applications / Outlook Express / November 2003Spam from Microsoft
I'm getting endless email from Microsoft for virus protection. Doesn't apply to my Mac. How can I stop it? > I'm getting endless email from Microsoft for virus protection. Doesn't > apply to my Mac. How can I stop it? they are not from microsoft i think it's swen  Signature------------------------------------------- Swedish Webcams http://zap.to/webcams ------------------------------------------- >> I'm getting endless email from Microsoft for virus protection. Doesn't >> apply to my Mac. How can I stop it? > > they are not from microsoft i think it's swen Went to: http://zap.to/webcams in your message. I'm lost -- what do they have to do with Spam, and, is there a way to stop the nuisance? >>> I'm getting endless email from Microsoft for virus protection. Doesn't >>> apply to my Mac. How can I stop it? [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Went to: http://zap.to/webcams in your message. I'm lost -- what do they > have to do with Spam, and, is there a way to stop the nuisance? More: Not from Microsoft; from: Microsoft Corporation Security Division <slnwcovpucclaia_lljcvlu@technet.net> Now, what, if anything, can I do to stop it? Thanks. > Went to: http://zap.to/webcams in your message. I'm lost -- what do they > have to do with Spam, and, is there a way to stop the nuisance? swen is a windows virus that sends it self to enyone (i think) that posts here Signature------------------------------------------- Swedish Webcams http://zap.to/webcams ------------------------------------------- > Went to: http://zap.to/webcams in your message. I'm lost -- what do they > have to do with Spam, and, is there a way to stop the nuisance? has nothing to do with my website Signature------------------------------------------- Swedish Webcams http://zap.to/webcams ------------------------------------------- The problem most likely started when you posted to this newsgroup using your real email address. I initially made the same mistake and have been getting Swen spam for a couple weeks now. There is no immediate solution. I'm hoping when the post with my email address drops off the newsgroup, so will the junk mail. Until then: 1) Set up an alternate identity or account for posting to this (or any newsgroup). Your alternate identity should have no email address or some sort of dummy address. Under TOOLS >> ACCOUNTS you need to select the account you post from and edit the email address in your Personal Information. Leave it blank, create a null address (nowhere@nowhere.com) whatever you want. NOTE: if you email from that address, since anyone you email to wouldn't be able to just hit reply without sending to that dummy address. 2) Either Crank up the Junk Mail filter to flag these (its catch all of them on my Mac) and/or under TOOL --> RULES set up some custom filters using keywords from the subject and from headers of the Swen spam to route the messages to separate folders. Best of luck. My most salient piece of advice is get the filters dialed in so they get the junk out of your main inbox and then start ignoring the problem. I got 50 or 60 over the weekend and the filters tossed em all into a junk folder I set up. No worries. m > I'm getting endless email from Microsoft for virus protection. Doesn't > apply to my Mac. How can I stop it? Thanks for the tips. I have set up a Pre-Trash folder and rules for junk mail so the stuff goes to that folder which lets me check to be sure I don't throw out anything I want. Works fine. > The problem most likely started when you posted to this newsgroup using your > real email address. I initially made the same mistake and have been getting [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] >> I'm getting endless email from Microsoft for virus protection. Doesn't >> apply to my Mac. How can I stop it? |
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