OUTLOOK 2003 SPAM FILTER UPDATE

Mar 25, 2004 | mail, Outlook, spam

If you’re using Outlook 2003, go to the Office Update site and install whatever updates it suggests. Among other things, you’ll get a brand new update for the spam filter in Outlook 2003. Here’s more information about the update.

NEW LOOK FOR HOTMAIL

Dec 2, 2003 | mail, web_services

Hotmail got an overhaul yesterday, including a new interface that resembles Microsoft Outlook 2003. Theoretically the junk mail filter keeps improving, grouping and viewing of contacts has been improved, and the calendar can now be shared with other users. (Is it...

LIFE IN HELL WITH PAC BELL, SBC & YAHOO

Aug 21, 2003 | mail

Clients with e-mail addresses @pacbell.net called me today because they weren’t receiving any mail. The online tools provided by Pac Bell to work with e-mail accounts showed no problems. Outlook could check the mailboxes. But mail addressed to those mailboxes was...

COMICS BY E-MAIL

Jun 11, 2003 | humor, mail

Looking for an interesting kid present? Think about a subscription to comics by e-mail. Ten bucks buys a year of daily e-mails from one of the largest comics syndicators. You choose the comics you want included from a reasonably large selection – not everything you...

NIGERIAN E-MAIL SCAM

Oct 24, 2002 | mail, spam

You’ve probably gotten one of the infamous “Nigerian e-mail” messages. A member of the Nigerian government, or a son of a Zimbabwean diplomat, or a widow of an African dictator, needs your help to get millions of dollars out of the country. Your reward will be twenty...

HOTMAIL SPAM FILTER

Sep 18, 2002 | mail, spam, web_services

It’s not just your imagination – Hotmail accounts get far more spam than any other mail service through any other ISP. Microsoft has finally signed a deal that might cut down on the junk. Brightmail is a third party filter that will be installed on Hotmail to stop the...