blocking spam?

[Beauregard T. Shagnasty]

len garden wrote:

> "Beauregard T. Shagnasty" wrote:
>> What software is the host using? cPanel? If so, check to see if
>> SpamAssassin is available. It catches almost all spam for my
>> accounts.
>
> got no idea what they are using it is ahrd enouhg to find relevent
> info' on their page.

Post a link to the web host's site.

> all i know is if i want a spam filter they want big dollars per year.

Then you need to host elsewhere. I have several web sites (along with
email accounts) hosted for $5.95US per month.

>> Also blackhole everything not sent to your exact address. Disable
>> the "catchall" address.
>
> don't understand how i can do this process?

You have to log in to your control panel...

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[louise]

len garden wrote:
> g'day friends,
>
> i use a web hosting service and the e/mail account i have using that
> address get heaps of spam mail daily, the host offers an anti-spam
> service but for me just can't afford it.
>
> is there anyway i can effectively block this sort of mail before it
> downloads to my inbox?
>
> i use forte agent as my mail reader and i killfilter all these e/mails
> as i delete them but the problem isn't getting any less.
>
> tia
> With peace and brightest of blessings,
>
> len & bev
>
> --
> "Be Content With What You Have And
> May You Find Serenity and Tranquillity In
> A World That You May Not Understand."
>
> http://www.lensgarden.com.au/

You could use Mozilla Thunderbird for your email - it does a
pretty good job of blocking spam and learns as it goes.

Louise

[len garden]

thanks louise,

i'll look at that



On Wed, 28 Nov 2007 23:04:14 -0500, louise <louise@invalid.invalid>
wrote:
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With peace and brightest of blessings,

len & bev

--
"Be Content With What You Have And
May You Find Serenity and Tranquillity In
A World That You May Not Understand."

http://www.lensgarden.com.au/

[len garden]

louise,

i ahve installed thunderbird.

a question if i may?

i am unsure where to find out waht my outgoing smtp server name is for
now i took a guess, can you direct me to how i can find that please?

or should it be the same as my incoming server, i have a web host and
it si the e/mail coming from the host that i want to filter.

tia

On Wed, 28 Nov 2007 23:04:14 -0500, louise <louise@invalid.invalid>
wrote:

>len garden wrote:
>> g'day friends,
>>
>> i use a web hosting service and the e/mail account i have using that
>> address get heaps of spam mail daily, the host offers an anti-spam
>> service but for me just can't afford it.
>>
>> is there anyway i can effectively block this sort of mail before it
>> downloads to my inbox?
>>
>> i use forte agent as my mail reader and i killfilter all these e/mails
>> as i delete them but the problem isn't getting any less.
>>
>> tia
>> With peace and brightest of blessings,
>>
>> len & bev
>>
>> --
>> "Be Content With What You Have And
>> May You Find Serenity and Tranquillity In
>> A World That You May Not Understand."
>>
>> http://www.lensgarden.com.au/
>
>You could use Mozilla Thunderbird for your email - it does a
>pretty good job of blocking spam and learns as it goes.
>
>Louise
With peace and brightest of blessings,

len & bev

--
"Be Content With What You Have And
May You Find Serenity and Tranquillity In
A World That You May Not Understand."

http://www.lensgarden.com.au/

[len garden]

On Sat, 08 Dec 2007 00:09:46 +0100, FredW <fredw@ninmule.invalid>
wrote:
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>
>You received a letter from your (web host) provider,
>with the names of your incoming and outgoing servers.
>Usually these are names like:
>- pop.bigpond.com (incoming)
>- smtp.bigpond.com (outgoing)

i have incoming as:

mail.bigpond.com

which is how i understand it.

so hope that is the right entry for thunderbird?

but the e/mail account that draws all the spam is the one that i have
along with my web page with the host i am using domaincentral aka
bottle domains.

i don't need cover with bigpond as they filter spam already sufficient
for me.

i want to cover the otehr account so at this stage not only do i not
know an outgoing smtp but am i even setting thunderbird up correctly?
>
>So, I would try to change the prefix of your incoming (pop.) server
>to (smtp.) to see if this is the name of the requested outgoing server.
>(send an email to yourself).
>
all new to me

tia

>I hope this helps.
>(I am also using Mozilla Thunderbird)
With peace and brightest of blessings,

len & bev

--
"Be Content With What You Have And
May You Find Serenity and Tranquillity In
A World That You May Not Understand."

http://www.lensgarden.com.au/