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488175	2006-09-30 02:25:00	Thats the good thing about Poptray. Because it picks up the email without you having to open OE/ whatever, you dont see images (or anything else).You dont even have to open / OE / Outlook etc to see whats in it. It shows the amount of emails you've received in the taskbar. All u see is where its from, when it checks for email. If u dont know who the sender is u can right mouse on the sender, then add it to the blacklist, then delete it, or if its from someone u know, u can add it to the whitelist. You can do much the same in your ISP Webmail if you don't want to download messages you don't want.	Safari (3993)
488176	2006-09-30 02:30:00	You can do much the same in your ISP Webmail if you don't want to download messages you don't want. You could but too much mucking around logging into ya isp's webmail all the time. (I just CBF doing that) :lol:	Speedy Gonzales (78)
488177	2006-10-01 06:39:00	It doesnt. But poptray can use wildcards ie: (*@isp). If spam comes up, just add it to the blacklist after it checks for email (it can check email every 5,10 mins etc, whatever u set it at). Then go to options white/blacklist, delete the front of the spam and replace it with *@ (dont delete the isp/end part of the spam u added. Like if the spam is xxxxx@google.com u replace the front part with *@ so it'll be *@google.com. Then click on save. And put one rule in. Name Spam. Account/all accounts. Needed / Any row. And subject contains [SPAM]. And tick delete from server. And keep enabled ticked. Hi Speedy I have just downloaded poptray and it seems that the mail has to go through this program so that you can enter any restrictions/prohibitions for any particular spam received. I had kept 19 messages received today and yesterday from two companies being "Norway Consulting Group" (10) and "Commonwealth Bank" (9), in Outlook Express. Never mind -- it will be tomorrow at the lastest that I get more from them as they are the two most persistent culprits. I can then enter the wild cards which should be relatively easy because they use fairly similar characteristics each time. Also I do not get much mail from Norway usually !!! (Unless that blonde wants to contact me again -- or was she Swedish ??!!!!!!). ;) :p Will feedback on my success or otherwise Misty :thumbs:	Misty (368)
488178	2006-10-01 06:47:00	Hi Speedy I have just downloaded poptray and it seems that the mail has to go through this program so that you can enter any restrictions/prohibitions for any particular spam received . Correct thats what it does, once u enter your email login/pw in poptray's options . And when u set poptray to check for email every few mins / whatever u set it to . It'll pick up email, (you can see this by looking at its icon in the taskbar), which saves u opening OE / Outlook / whatever email client you're using . That way, you can select what goes to the blacklist / whitelist . Or what gets permanently blacklisted . (with the *@) . It'll also pick up Gmail, (or any other email addy, besides Hotmail if u signed up for this recently (unless u paid for it),) if you've re-directed your Gmail email to your normal ISP email addy .	Speedy Gonzales (78)
488179	2006-10-01 07:33:00	Correct thats what it does, once u enter your email login/pw in poptray's options . Well I have got part of the way there, Speedy, because I now have located the defaults and accounts etc way over on the right of the program, which is unusual . Some messages have come through to Outlook Express but I got an error message saying there is some connection problem with poptray . The defaults specify "C:\Program files\Messages\msimn . exe" but I have changed this to "D:\Messages\msimn . exe" but am not sure about this last bit "msimn" . Presumably it is okay but am not sure . Misty :confused:	Misty (368)
488180	2006-10-01 07:46:00	Well I have got part of the way there, Speedy, because I now have located the defaults and accounts etc way over on the right of the program, which is unusual . Some messages have come through to Outlook Express but I got an error message saying there is some connection problem with poptray . The defaults specify "C:\Program files\Messages\msimn . exe" but I have changed this to "D:\Messages\msimn . exe" but am not sure about this last bit "msimn" . Presumably it is okay but am not sure . Misty :confused: Err, the path for OE should be C:\Program Files\Outlook Express\msimn . exe msimn . exe is the exe file for OE . I dont know how u got D:\Messages\msimn . exe . Or C:\Program files\Messages\msimn . exe	Speedy Gonzales (78)
488181	2006-10-01 07:52:00	Err, the path for OE should be C:\Program Files\Outlook Express\msimn . exe msimn . exe is the exe file for OE . I dont know how u got D:\Messages\msimn . exe . Or C:\Program files\Messages\msimn . exe Well that part's okay then because I wrote down the original default path from memory . The path with D:\Messages is correct because that is where my messages go now that I have a partitioned hard drive . As you say the end part of msimn . exe is correct . This means that whatever the error is, it is not in that area ! I still have to locate where the error is ! :stare: Misty	Misty (368)
488182	2006-10-01 08:03:00	The path with D:\Messages is correct because that is where my messages go now that I have a partitioned hard drive . As you say the end part of msimn . exe is correct . This means that whatever the error is, it is not in that area ! I still have to locate where the error is ! :stare: Misty So, this msimn . exe file, is in 3 different places? It shouldnt be . If D:\Messages is where u copy emails to, (not the folder OE is in), the default folder should be C:\Program Files\Outlook Express\msimn . exe . Leave it as C:\Program Files\Outlook Express\msimn . exe . Then click on test . If it works then leave the default progrram as is . Take a snapshot of that error, and post it here (http://www . imagef1 . net . nz/)	Speedy Gonzales (78)
488183	2006-10-01 08:09:00	Me again Speedy It struck me that I had probably identified the wrong login name to poptray. To give an example I had put my first and second name (something like, but not quite -- Brad Pitt), whereas I should have put (something like but not quite) brad_angelina. Corrected that - but still getting error message. The error message reads --- Poptray connect error AVG POP3 Proxy Server : cannot connect to the mail server I am on Xtra as ISP and have identified that (ie "xtra.co.nz") as the Server. The bit about AVG has been picked up by poptray itself. Misty :confused: PS - as I have to be out of bed in the morning at 4.55am I must away to my bed so sorry if I suddenly disappear off the forum.	Misty (368)
488184	2006-10-01 08:16:00	If D:\Messages is where u copy emails to, (not the folder OE is in), the default folder should be C:\Program Files\Outlook Express\msimn . exe . Leave it as C:\Program Files\Outlook Express\msimn . exe . Then click on test . If it works then leave the default progrram as is . Take a snapshot of that error, and post it here (http://www . imagef1 . net . nz/) Okay Speedy, will do . May not be tonight . thanks Misty :thumbs:	Misty (368)
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