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Too Much Spam

Dear Computer Lady, I get SOOOO much spam!!! And the more I block the more comes in. There must be a way to accept only e-mails from addresses that are in the address book, yes? I use Outlook Express. It would certainly help, Linda

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Spam Sleuth

  For the past two weeks, I have been trying out an  anti-SPAM software program from Blue Squirrel named Spam Sleuth. Blue Squirrel is a software company that has been around since 1995 and is based in Salt Lake City, Utah. They primarily develop internet software such as WebWhacker, WebSeeker, Spam Sleuth, and a printing […]

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Why Spam?

Dear Computer Lady, This may be a stupid question but I just don’t know what is the purpose of “spam”?  I get some in my Bulk folder and cannot understand what someone gains from sending such e-mails.  Do people click on and read or buy ?????????? Jo

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Stop Junk Email

  Dear Computer Lady, Every time I turn my computer on I get anywhere from 10 to 38 junk e-mails  trying  to sell me something or  inform me that I have much money coming, or won thousands of dollars     I have given up trying  to get them  to stop and have gone through […]

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Stop The Spam

  Dear Computer Lady, I dearly love getting your newsletter and it helps me tremendously, so please keep up the good work. I have some questions: l.  Lately, since about the last 6- months, I have been getting GOBS, like about 100 spam emails a day.  Is this because of a site a visited or […]

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Stop Messenger Service Ads

  Dear Computer Lady, I love the newsletter! It has really been helpful.  I have Windows-XP. Now I get something called “Messenger Service” that I understand is put on my computer by Microsoft. It is most annoying.  Is there a way of getting rid of these with out sending them $30 (that is one of […]

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Delete Multiple Emails

  Dear Computer Lady, Is there a way to delete more than 20 emails at a time? I have so much spam, it takes forever to do all the deleting in my in box, and all the filtered mail I have every day.  Hey thanks for reading my mail. My, my my, what a great […]

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Blocking Spam

  Dear Computer Lady, How do I block spam that is sent to me in picture form?  For example, I have set up message rules in Outlook Express to delete messages with the word “Vi**ra” in either the subject or the message body but now these smart spammers don’t use the word in the subject […]

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