posted on December 12, 2005 09:03:51 AM new
I have been totally inundated since Nov. 21st with spam and was hoping you could recommend a spam blocker THAT DOES NOT INTERFERE WITH EBAY EMAILS etc. ?
I am a roadrunner user and I currently am using Norton which I don't want to have to uninstall.
posted on December 12, 2005 06:55:54 PM new
1. Reach under table
2. Disconnect computer plug from outlet
3. You will never again receive Spam
4. This sure-fire method is absolutely free and guaranteed to work
posted on December 13, 2005 09:28:02 AM new
hey paloma thanks for the mailwasher link since it led me to
http://msgtag.com/home/
Everybody loves email. It's cheap, easy and instant. But how many times do you find yourself wondering what happened to your messages? You send an email out into the Internet, then wait patiently for a reply. But will it get there? Will they read it? When will they read it? And will it be too late? Where's the reply? Are they still checking that account? Are they on holiday? Should you just wait a little longer? What's the story?
Message tags take the uncertainty out of email by allowing you to deliver messages, instead of just sending them. MSGTAG is a new desktop application that tells you when your emails have been received and opened. It works alongside your existing mail program, sending you an email the moment your message is viewed — just to let you know. MSGTAG simply lets you know they've got the message. So now you don't have to wonder, because you'll know.
Message tags notify you the moment your messages are opened
When your email is viewed at its destination, MSGTAG lets you know. You receive notification from MSGTAG telling you that your message has been opened. The notification also details when the message was sent, when it was viewed, and what the delay has been in between.
How is MSGTAG different from the read receipts you already get in Outlook and other email programs?
Unlike traditional read receipts, MSGTAG doesn't hassle your recipient with pop-up boxes — it's completely automatic — and you can send tagged messages to practically any email address, including Hotmail and Yahoo addresses.
MSGTAG works with most popular email programs, including Outlook & Outlook Express
The beauty of MSGTAG is that you don't have to change anything about the way you write or send your email. In fact you'll hardly even know it's there — a small icon in your system tray is the only indication that MSGTAG is working quietly in the background. MSGTAG can be run on almost any desktop email program (including Outlook, Outlook Express, Eudora and Pegasus Mail).
* Please note that MSGTAG is not currently available for Hotmail, Yahoo!, AOL or similar services. Tagged messages may be sent to these addresses, but not from them.
It's unobtrusive.
MSGTAG runs in the background while you send your email as usual. This means that you don't have to write your message into a strange little box, or alter email addresses before you send anything. One of the best things about MSGTAG is that your friends don't need to do anything different either. There are no annoying pop-up windows asking them to send a notification back to you — all they see is a small MSGTAG footer stating that you've been notified of them having received the message.
posted on December 13, 2005 11:48:39 AM new
mailwasher's a GREAT program! i use mailwasher pro and the spam never reaches my desktop - gets bounced back as undeliverable, hehehehe.
glassgrl, if you try msgtag, let me know if you like it, okay? almost gave it a try.
posted on December 13, 2005 03:17:08 PM new
I'm trying MSGTAG now and so far so good.
I was finally forced to turn on "return receipt requested" with Outlook since I had discovered that some emails were going through and others weren't. About 90% don't reply - they just hit that popup box that says "don't reply". This way (so far) there's no drawbacks - they open it - it automatically sends me a receipt. There's just a minor message at the bottom of the email that says they've read my email.
I just thought this might come in handy for those Ebay emails when you're sending out a "you owe $$" and they SWEAR they never got the email......(not that I have any of those)
posted on December 13, 2005 06:59:28 PM new
well MSGTAG doesn't work (doesn't send receipt for mail read) for NetZero but does works for Yahoo...........
