avoiding an email.

[Rod]

If someone sends another a large email,
Is there anyway the receiver can avoid /bypass the download?
or are you tied to receive it?

 

[Bill Blanton]

"Rod" <pookiethai@iprimus.com.au> wrote in message news:e2UFjNCCIHA.2324@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> If someone sends another a large email,
> Is there anyway the receiver can avoid /bypass the download?
> or are you tied to receive it?

If using Outlook Express, you can set up a "rule" to delete
from server, emails greater than a certain size.

Tools > Message Rules > Mail > New.. > etc..

There's also a way to view them (as text) / delete them using Telnet
without actually downloading them. (old school and more work)

 

[Galen Somerville]

"Rod" <pookiethai@iprimus.com.au> wrote in message news:e2UFjNCCIHA.2324@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> If someone sends another a large email,
> Is there anyway the receiver can avoid /bypass the download?
> or are you tied to receive it?
>
>
>
Get a program like MailWasher that lists the Emails waiting on your server. You can then, for each
email, tell it to delete the ones you don't want. Then click Process and the rest of them are
brought up in your normal email program.

Galen

 

[Sudy Nim]

"Galen Somerville" <galen@surewest.net> wrote in message
news:%23TnvJkCCIHA.4584@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>
> "Rod" <pookiethai@iprimus.com.au> wrote in message
news:e2UFjNCCIHA.2324@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> > If someone sends another a large email,
> > Is there anyway the receiver can avoid /bypass the download?
> > or are you tied to receive it?
> >
> >
> >
> Get a program like MailWasher that lists the Emails waiting on your server.
You can then, for each
> email, tell it to delete the ones you don't want. Then click Process and the
rest of them are
> brought up in your normal email program.
>
> Galen
>
I use AT&T Worldnet as my browser home page. It has an option tab <E-Mail>
where I can view, delete, or mark as Spam and delete, before sending it to my
computer. Your server might have a similar option. I prefer it to MailWasher.

 

[Rod]

"Bill Blanton" <bblanton@REMOVEmagicnet.net> wrote in message
news:#qlZkeCCIHA.1408@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

Thanks Bill, and Galen.
I thought I had been attacked by spam,
it turns out a friend sent me a movie, without warning.

I shall, however employ the "rule" solution,
I have used mailwasher but do not feel
the need to go that far in this instance.
Rodney.

 

[PA Bear]

Message Rules Tips
http://www.insideoe.com/tips/rules.htm

Why doesn't my rule work?
http://www.insideoe.com/faqs/why.htm#rules

Filter /in/ your messages
http://www.mindspring.com/~majik/messagerules.htm

PS: Your headers tell us that you're running outdated and much-less secure
versions of OE, IE and Windows. Check in at Windows Update ASAP and install
all critical updates offered.
--
OE-specific newsgroup:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlookexpress.general

~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)

Rod wrote:
> If someone sends another a large email,
> Is there anyway the receiver can avoid /bypass the download?
> or are you tied to receive it?

 

[Rod]

"PA Bear" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:OQc$L1iCIHA.5044@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Message Rules Tips


> PS: Your headers tell us that you're running outdated and much-less secure
> versions of OE, IE and Windows. Check in at Windows Update ASAP and
install
> all critical updates offered.

Thank you,
I have seen the light, experienced
the light speed of XP and will be changing
over from the next govt sales auctions
when i pick up a $60 P4.
I'l update the OE from there.
Thanks for the advice.
Rod

 

[Tim Slattery]

"Rod" <pookiethai@iprimus.com.au> wrote:

>If someone sends another a large email,
>Is there anyway the receiver can avoid /bypass the download?
>or are you tied to receive it?

It would depend on the email program you're using. With Pegasus
(www.pmail.com) it's easy to see what's on the server, and select
letters to delete or download.

--
Tim Slattery
MS MVP(DTS)
Slattery_T@bls.gov
http://members.cox.net/slatteryt

 

[Rod]

"Tim Slattery" <Slattery_T@bls.gov> wrote in message > It would depend on
the email program you're using. With Pegasus
> (www.pmail.com) it's easy to see what's on the server, and select
> letters to delete or download.
> Tim Slattery
> MS MVP(DTS)

Thanks very much, Tim.