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| 184572 | 2003-10-18 23:10:00 | Aust Netguide Nov issue p20..reader goes to ISP site and checks waiting emails before downloading thru OE to save on download allowance. Does it work like this? If so couldnt one delete any suspicious & unwanted messages to avoid one source of virus?? Thanks |
Tucabia (2343) | ||
| 184573 | 2003-10-18 23:19:00 | I don't know how that saves on download allowance, but yes it could be used to delete any suspicious or unwanted emails - this is along the lines of how Mailwasher works I believe. Mike. |
Mike (15) | ||
| 184574 | 2003-10-19 00:23:00 | Mike is correct. Mailwasher looks at your Inbox (at your ISP) and lists the mail waiting for you. It will also check items against known spammers, etc. and against a list of addresses which you trust ("friends") or want nothing from. You can choose which items to delete, have mailwasher do this, then use your email program to download the rest. BTW try to get version 2 or earlier of Mailwasher as these are free and support multiple POP accounts. |
rodb (1561) | ||
| 184575 | 2003-10-19 01:12:00 | > BTW try to get version 2 or earlier of Mailwasher as > these are free and support multiple POP accounts. Do a search on PF1 & you will find version 2 ;) |
stu140103 (137) | ||
| 184576 | 2003-10-19 01:19:00 | Technically yes it will save on download allowances, as Mailwasher only downloads the headers of the messages, unless you request it downloads the complete message for viewing. However this is only likely to have any noticeable effect if you are knocking out stacks of e-mail with large attachments. As most e-mails are less than 10k you wouldn't be likely to notice any bandwidth saving from doing this. Also, you don't need MailWasher for this, most ISP's offer a webmail service which should be accessible from their web-site which will offer basicaaly the same interface. |
whiskeytangofoxtrot (438) | ||
| 184577 | 2003-10-19 02:14:00 | Don't forget that opening attachments whilst viewing mail on your ISPs site will still expose you to viruses just the same as opening them in your email client. If you want to save on your download allowance without having to check all your mail via webmail you can do as I do: set your email client message rules to leave mail over a certain size (eg 50KB) on the server. Eudora downloads the header for oversized emails so that I know there is a message with a large attachment there and I have the choice of deleting immediately, downloading with Eudora or investigating via webmail. I don't think Outlook Express does that though, in which case you will need to check your webmail occasionally to see what is there. |
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