"Chip Louie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote/replied to: > >Oh, I didn't know you were only intermittently connecting to your ISP or >mail server. I'm on an always on LAN here in my home/office with broadband >access so I just have my email download every 5 minutes automatically. I >realize now that your problem is severe and the kind of problem that is not >easily resolved locally (on your PC). Have you tried using an external mail >server with a different name? What about getting a different ISP, like one >here in the states with a local access), in Japan), number? Then you would >be much better protected from massive SPAM attacks. What I mean is that you >could get a new hotmail account and use only that account for the EOS list. >Then it would be new and not subject to having your mail server's mailbox >filled with junk. You could also get a USA ISP to provide you with an email >address that you only use for the EOS list and access it locally. Are you >on a dial up?
Thanks Chip, I'm on ADSL but certainly my computer is not on all the time, nor is my email client always open, nor is it always retreiving. I do other stuff on my computer and my philosophy is always put complete computer resources into things like Photoshop or an online game. Wouldn't wanna get bumped off a server whilst in the middle of the ultimate frag fest, or in the lead last lap at Monza. I'm not about to open an account at a US ISP just to use email, but nice idea. Hotmail, well it likely carries as much spam and problems as I'm trying to avoid, built right in, plus the ads, etc. I have the latest version of Norton and I admit I tried it out and it's a nice program, but it's still a resource hog and of course much scanning takes away from my speed of executing, loading, and using. The main thing is though I don't need it. My email client is text only, the only attachment that will execute is a JPG. My IE explorer 6 is current, with high security. I don't even view Java crap. So I think I'm pretty safe. Let's put it this way, I get NO viruses, NONE. I'm getting a new email account next week, hopefully by the time the viruses and spam catch up with it, someting will be done about this current mess. Jim Davis Nature Photography http://www.kjsl.com/~jbdavis/ * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
