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#134846 - 08/31/03 07:59 AM I download new Norton , but I'm still getting a message and....
DanO1 Offline
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Registered: 01/31/01
Posts: 3602
Loc: Maryland
I'm still getting hit with bulk emails .

I purchased an upgrade yesterday and did a live download, but I'm still getting bulk emails .

any suggestions ?
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#134847 - 08/31/03 10:37 AM Re: I download new Norton , but I'm still getting a message and....
travlin'easy Offline
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Registered: 12/08/02
Posts: 15556
Loc: Forest Hill, MD USA
Dan,
the reason you're still getting junk mail is becuase of your ISP--it has nothing to do with Norton Anti-Virus. Your ISP sold you down the tubes, just like most ISP's do. In order to help eliminate the junk, you'll have to filter your email and block the senders of junk mail.

Good Luck,

Gary
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#134848 - 08/31/03 11:27 AM Re: I download new Norton , but I'm still getting a message and....
Graham UK Offline
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Registered: 01/20/01
Posts: 1925
Loc: Lincolnshire UK
Gary above is correct. As an example this is the way I do.
1. I setup Email Outlook Express account for all my friends. I don't use this for general web use.
2. I setup Email Hotmail.com account which I use for general web purposes. In options I setup a Safe List. (list emails you want to let through) Then setup Junk mail to delete everything not on my Safe List.

I no longer receive any junk emails.

Graham UK



[This message has been edited by Graham UK (edited 08-31-2003).]

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#134849 - 08/31/03 12:08 PM Re: I download new Norton , but I'm still getting a message and....
Gunnar Jonny Online   content
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Registered: 04/01/01
Posts: 4333
Loc: Norway
There is a very good program to deal with
such junkmails.
MailWasher is a goodie if you don't want
that kind of stuff into your PC www.firetrust.com
Regards
GJ
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#134850 - 09/01/03 06:52 AM Re: I download new Norton , but I'm still getting a message and....
DanO1 Offline
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Registered: 01/31/01
Posts: 3602
Loc: Maryland
Quote:
Originally posted by Gunnar Jonny:
There is a very good program to deal with
such junkmails.
MailWasher is a goodie if you don't want
that kind of stuff into your PC www.firetrust.com
Regards
GJ



I understand , but today I had 103 junk mails , all with the same message !

This has got to be a worm
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#134851 - 09/01/03 09:50 AM Re: I download new Norton , but I'm still getting a message and....
DonM Offline
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Registered: 06/25/99
Posts: 16735
Loc: Benton, LA, USA
I'm getting 20 or so emails a day containing the Sobig virus.
DonM
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#134852 - 09/01/03 02:08 PM Re: I download new Norton , but I'm still getting a message and....
Dnj Offline
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Registered: 09/21/00
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They caught the teenager responsible for the sobig virus also.

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#134853 - 09/01/03 03:51 PM Re: I download new Norton , but I'm still getting a message and....
DonM Offline
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Registered: 06/25/99
Posts: 16735
Loc: Benton, LA, USA
He was only responsible for a small variant of it. His variant only affected about 7000 computers.
DonM
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#134854 - 09/03/03 12:52 AM Re: I download new Norton , but I'm still getting a message and....
MacAllcock Offline
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Registered: 03/02/02
Posts: 1221
Loc: Preston, Lancashire, England
If you are still getting hit by junk you can configure Outlook Express to send any mails recieved from specified addresses directly to your deleted folder. In Outlook Express 6 you can use "Message - Block Sender" to add a specific address to the "Blocked Sites" lisy and then this list can be managed using "Message Rules". If you remove the "sid.vicious@" from a blocked address then the site gets blocked.

So the mail still clogs up the machine but at least you don't have to read it before deleting it!
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