Thanks Brian, have downloaded it and paid $20USD to a well deserving Kiwi as it looks so good. PeterS > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Brian Wade" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, September 30, 2002 9:25 PM > Subject: [CGCLIST] Reducing Spam and Other Annoyances > > > > Hi All, > > > > I have received many queries in recent months about how to avoid spam, pop > > up advertising and other annoyances that unfortunately seem to be part of > > the Internet experience these days. > > > > Ray Shaw of Intermedia Computers (Ray does the Mon morning ABC talk back > > radio show) sends out a regular report which I find to be an excellent > > source of information. In recent months he has made mention of many > > programmes, four of which I am now using and as a result am getting very > > considerably less unwanted mail and "pop up advertising" than was > previously > > the case. > > > > The programmes concerned are all free, but some, like Mail Washer, come > with > > advertising unless a modest registration fee is paid. > > > > Details are as follows > > > > Mail Washer - SPAM filter > > > > (Ray Shaw comment) > > > > It looks like Mailwasher is leading the pack as one of the better free > SPAM > > filters. It looks at your mail from your ISP before you download it and > it > > will "bounce" any unwanted mail back to the sender which gives an > impression > > of a wrong mail address. Go to http://www.mailwasher.net. > > > > BW Comment - easy to install - enables you to see the sender, subject > and > > size of an e-mail before it is downloaded from server. Can also apply > > filtering and delete straight from server etc etc. An excellent > programme. > > > > Pop-up Stopper - enables you to prevent pop-up windows appearing (Casino, > > Porn etc). Get it from http://www.panicware.com > > > > > > Ad-Aware - detects and disables advertising programme infection > > > > (Ray Shaw comment) > > > > I have in the past referred you all to that wonderful free product called > > Ad-Aware from http://www.lavasoftusa.com. It is a spyware detector and > > remover and if you don't have it - get it. > > > > Cookie Wall - control which cookies you allow and ban others > > > > (Ray Shaw comment) > > > > The most common method used to track individuals we usage is a 'Cookie', a > > small file stored on your machine with information provided by a website. > > While the majority of the websites out there use this tool as it was > > intended, more and more are exploiting it in ways that were never > intended. > > > > AnalogX CookieWall allows you to quickly and easily decide which cookies > can > > stay on your system, and which cookies should go. CookieWall can be > > configured to delete cookies as soon as they arrive, to notify you of any > > new ones, or just que them up for you to check out at a later date. > > > > CookieWall is currently only compatible with Microsoft Internet Explorer > or > > derived versions (such as NeoPlanet); Netscape support should be available > > in the near future. > > http://www.analogx.com/contents/download/network/cookie.htm > > > > General Comments > > > > If you are getting an unacceptable number of "unwanted" e-mails and pop-up > > advertisements while browsing, I would recommend that you consider > > installing all four of the above > > > > If you would like to receive copies of Ray's reports (about monthly), just > > send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word Subscribe in the Subject > line. > > If you subsequently decide that you don't want them just do the same but > > with the word Unsubscribe in the Subject line. > > > > Regards > > > > > > > > Brian > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Brian Wade > > Personal Computer Concepts > > Uniform Time > > PO Box 114 INDOOROOPILLY QLD 4068 > > Ph: 07 3371 2944 Fax: 07 3870 4103 > > > > Enjoy Gold Coast penthouse living and a potential rental income of > $125,000 > > per year. Win a luxury apartment block and support Australian War > Veterans > > Total value - $3,360,000 > > http://www.rslartunion.com > > To be drawn on 16 October 2002 > > YOU HAVE GOT TO BE IN IT TO WIN IT! > > > > You are subscribed to the cgclist mailing list. > > To Unsubscribe: send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with unsubscribe cgclist in the body of the message > > or with help in the body of the message for more information. > -- * You are subscribed to the aus-soaring mailing list. * To Unsubscribe: send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] * with "unsubscribe aus-soaring" in the body of the message * or with "help" in the body of the message for more information.
