Tag: filter

  • Ways to deal with Junk Mail (2 of 2)

    Okay, in a previous post I talked about a server side solution for junk mail filtering. Now it’s time to ask…. “what if I can’t install filtering software on our mailserver?” Here is one way to deal with the answer… (more…)

  • Ways to deal with Junk Mail (1 of 2)

    Who hasn’t ever seen junk mail? From the offers for prescription drugs to offers for who knows what. Some mail programs give you a way to filter out different senders, but the senders of junk mail are always changing (like viruses.) So what other tools are there? (more…)

  • Spam that I might actually respond to

    This is going to be uncategorized because it’s out of nowhere.

    You know, I’ve wondered many times “who actually bites” for the things advertised in junk mail. You know someone has to. About a year ago I read an article on someone that bit at a lot of the “great offers” he got in his junk mail. I usually don’t see as much junk mail in my inbox as I used to. (I run spamassassin and a virus filter on my linux server). Sometimes a bit slips in though. Tonight I saw one that I may have to follow through with for more details….
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  • How do I email lots of people without all their addresses showing up?

    OK, I’m prompted to post this because for the 2nd time this month I’ve received an “I’m changing my email address” message. In both cases, what appear to be 100-200 email addresses were all in the To: field and I cringed as I skimmed the list and found my more private address (that I usually don’t share) as one of them. (more…)