> I've gone ahead and signed up though, I'll check it out.

Yeah I know :) I have Gmail Notifier. I use Outlook Express at home and Outlook at work. But I'm becoming more partial to Gmail. They have an excellent spam auto-filter. I'd say it gets it right around 99% of the time, unlike Hotmail who's success rate is around 20% for me.

> > I've gone ahead and signed up though, I'll check it out.
>
> Yeah I know :) I have <a> href="http://toolbar.google.com/gmail-helper/index.html">Gmail Notifier[/url].
> I use Outlook Express at home and Outlook at work. But I'm becoming more
> partial to Gmail. They have an excellent spam auto-filter. I'd say it gets
> it right around 99% of the time, unlike Hotmail who's success rate is around
> 20% for me.
>

Since I signed up for my gmail account I have already received one spam.. The only one that knows my gmail address is Lena. I know she hasn't given it out so I have to wonder where that spam came from..

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> > I've gone ahead and signed up though, I'll check it out.

> I use Outlook Express at home and Outlook at work. But I'm becoming more
> partial to Gmail. They have an excellent spam auto-filter. I'd say it gets
> it right around 99% of the time, unlike Hotmail who's success rate is around
> 20% for me.

did I read their blurb right? i thought they had pop access (meaning Outlook will work with GMail)?

cRunchy

> Since I signed up for my gmail account I have already received one spam.. The
> only one that knows my gmail address is Lena. I know she hasn't given it out
> so I have to wonder where that spam came from..

First check to see if the email addr on the spam is exact. I know hotmail will send thru spam even though the TO doesnt match my name.

When you get spam click the check box and hit "report spam". It'll be removed and anything else sent from them will be put in your spam folder automatically.

> did I read their blurb right? i thought they had pop access (meaning Outlook
> will work with GMail)?

They have it but I have never used it.

> > Since I signed up for my gmail account I have already received one spam..
> The
> > only one that knows my gmail address is Lena. I know she hasn't given it
> out
> > so I have to wonder where that spam came from..
>
> First check to see if the email addr on the spam is exact. I know hotmail
> will send thru spam even though the TO doesnt match my name.
>
> When you get spam click the check box and hit "report spam". It'll be removed
> and anything else sent from them will be put in your spam folder
> automatically.
>

It was an exact match.. and I did report it as spam.. :)

I just think the world has it out for my e-mail accounts. :(

Mystic Time: Fri 14 January 2005, 00:41 (Eastern Standard Time)

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> I just think the world has it out for my e-mail accounts. :(

Spammers probably start out with a@gmail and go thru to zzzzzzzzzzz@gmail
Who knows but your spam might also be sitting in my spam folder :)

> > I've gone ahead and signed up though, I'll check it out.
>
> Yeah I know :) I have <a> href="http://toolbar.google.com/gmail-helper/index.html">Gmail Notifier[/url].
> I use Outlook Express at home and Outlook at work. But I'm becoming more
> partial to Gmail. They have an excellent spam auto-filter. I'd say it gets
> it right around 99% of the time, unlike Hotmail who's success rate is around
> 20% for me.

Well, the combination of Outlooks native spam filter and msn/hotmail's spam filter has kept it all out of mine. I do have to go to my junk mail folder every once and awhile and remove legit messages.

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