That is why I have 4 email addresses. The AOL address is the only one I use for public email. The other addresses are only used for private and business. This has worked very well for me. That way I can block anything and not worry about missing something. Besides, anyone that needs to really get a hold of me can use that ancient invention called the telephone.
Thanks, Brian >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (chris) >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dave Nathanson), >[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Emailer Talk) >>How about instead of blocking a whole country (.ca) in AOL's mail >>controls, you use a "mail action" in Claris Emailer to just file or trash >>all ".ca" mail? you could even get fancy and make the Mail Action only >>apply to ".ca" addresses that do not also mention Emailer. That will have >>much the same effect to your inbox, but will not send bounce messages to >>other on mailing lists that just happen to have an email address that >>ends in ".ca". I've never gotten any spam from anyone using Claris >>Emailer! Let me know if you'd like some help writing this Mail Action. I >>have done a lot of that. > >The problem with doing it at the Emailer level (or at any client level), >you still have to download the spam. That can be annoying in its own >right. > >Think about it. Would you rather download 200 messages to have all but 3 >go right into your trash, or would you rather just download the 3 valid >messages? > >If you have user definable ways to filter your email at the server level, >its always better to do it there so you have less junk to download for no >reason. > >Alas, when you do block at the server, you run a higher risk of false >positives causing a problem. Be it because of a bounce like what happened >here, or because you appear to not exist to someone who you might really >want to talk to. Or worse, you appear to be blocking them, which most >people will assume on the first thought is for a personal reason. > >Imagine what would happen if a potential (or worse EXISTING) business >client emails you, and finds that you have blocked their email. Hopefully >they will be understanding enough to contact you, but I know many of my >clients will just be offended and do their business elsewhere. > > >So there is always a trade off between no filtering, and filtering at the >server level or at the client level. It all boils down to how important >your email is to you. > >-chris ><http://www.mythtech.net> ************* VISIT OUR WEB SITE ************* ****** at http://www.mastercollector.com ***** **** thousands of dolls and toys for sale **** *** from Action Figures to stuffed Zebras **** ********** Fun Publications, Inc .************ ************* 225 Cattle Baron Parc Dr ******* ************** Fort Worth, TX 76108 ********** ***************** 817-448-9863 *************** Home of the Hasbro G.I. Joe Collectors' Club ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe send a mail message with a SUBJECT line of "unsubscribe" to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> or <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
