Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2001 11:40:29 -1000
Reply-To: Mick Kalber <hotlava@INTERPAC.NET>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Mick Kalber <hotlava@INTERPAC.NET>
Subject: Re: Snowed White and Dwarfed 7 Times
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when a message is received from an unwanted sender, while the message in
question is highlighted (but not opened), go to the dropdown entitled
"Message." Select "Block Sender." Click delete all messages by this name.
this will assure you of never having to receive an e-mail from that
particular source again. I did that with hahaha@sexyfun.net and have not
heard from them again. I continue to do it with whomever I don't want to
hear from again.
It's not a total solution, but it's a good stopgap measure. You will,
however still have to delete them again from your delete folder, but only
once.
Mick Kalber
89 Syncro Westy "Daddeo"
Tropical Visions Video, Inc.
62 Halaulani Place
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
808-935-5557
808-935-0066 (fax)
hotlava@interpac.net
www.volcanoscapes.com
----- Original Message -----
From: David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2001 2:37 AM
Subject: Re: Snowed White and Dwarfed 7 Times
> At 03:15 AM 2/8/2001, Chris DeLong wrote:
> >Ok lots of mention of this virus but no mention of the file name. I am
new
> >and know nothing of this thing. Anyone have any ideas of what to search
for?
> >I didnt open the file.
>
> There are many different filenames. In a sense it doesn't matter because
> you would positively invite trouble by opening any file at all that you're
> not *already expecting* -- knowing the person who the message is
supposedly
> from is no protection at all. Most of these things nowadays will come
from
> your friends and correspondents.
>
> As of now it should be safe to open image files where the *last* part of
> the filename is .jpg, .jpeg, .gif, bmp, .tif. Files with names of .pif,
> .scr, .exe, .com, .vbs, .doc, .dot, .xls, and *many* others are definitely
> unsafe.
>
> In this case *and subject to change* this particular "virus" appears to
> come from the address <hahaha@sexyfun.net> which does not exist. Any mail
> supposedly coming from this address will undoubtedly contain the virus.
>
> david
>
>
> David Beierl - Providence, RI
> http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/
> '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage"
> '85 GL "Poor Relation"
>
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