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Hi,

In your browser click on [Tools]

Click on [Internet Options]

Click on the [Programs] tab

and then set -Outlook- as your main [email] progrm.



Mike

Curious,

Does this do anything other than an HGTV make-over to your Windows computer screen?

BD

I use this and it works well enough

http://www.zealotsoft.net/

Mike

That was only 1995 and I got some spam in those days. Not a lot, like people get today, but some none the less.

The point is I still don't get spam today and I'm not using any anti-spam software. I suppose that anyone with OE could set up a second account and see for themselves if they cared to ...

Hi,

Just to add one more thing to this topic.

I once experienced this problem and I set and reset all of the settings etc. that everyone suggested, but nothing worked.

My problem was I had too many peripherals, (burner, scanner, printer and camera) connected via USB. After reconnecting my ...

Again; Like I said in my first post; "but this has worked for the last 10 years or so"

I keep pretty up to date with what my ISP is doing and they do offer free anti-spam, anti-virus and firewall software , but I don't put too much faith in any of that free stuff, so I buy and use my own software ...

Like I said in my first post; "but this has worked for the last 10 years or so" I have used the second and third accounts on an every day basis and in all that time I have not received even one spam email in either.

Mike

Hello,

I'm a bit curious about my not receiving spam email, not that I want to, but I have somehow managed to block it without ever installing any anti-spam program. It might be just a fluke, but I'll try and explain what I did and maybe someone will know why it works.

First of all; I'm ...

Hello YeOldeStonecat,

Thank you for the reply.

You might be shocked!!! when I say I don't have any further questions to ask about this problem, because your information was correct. I did exactly what you suggested and the problem is now solved.

Thank you very much for sharing your expertise ...

Hello, newbie here, so be patient please.

Win XP Home edition + sp2

Whenever I launch Outlook Express to check my email the program downloads the mail okay, but the hourglass just sits there like it's doing something, but nothing happens. I have to close it and launch it again to see and read my ...