You would think I would know these things. But since I use Outlook Express, I never remember that I have a Verizon account because I never go there to view my e-mail. I only use Outlook Express.

Well, I clicked on the link you provided me. I re-set my password.

Now, before I go and try to use the mail wash thing, there is one thing I have to know.

I have two outlook express accounts on my computer, one for me and one for my husband.

When I set up the mail washer thing, I only gave my information.

Even though I couldn't do the check mail thing, I did set up whatever I had to set up. So the software is installed and hopefully (because I have a new password), it will let me check my mail, etc.

Now here's my question. CAN I STILL (JUST IN CASE I DON'T WANT TO USE MAIL WASHER), CAN I STILL CLICK ON OUTLOOK EXPRESS AND CHECK MY MAIL THAT WAY??? And can my husband click on his mail and check his???

What I really want to know is does this mailwasher thing prevent me from accessing outlook express. Or will I always have to do the mailwasher thing?

I'm a bit confused about that?

Alan doesn't care about spam and stuff and the mailwasher thing would only confuse him so I downloaded it for me, not for his e-mail.

So if you can be so kind as to answer my couple of questions, I would be eternally grateful. You are a doll!!!

Thanks,
Melody

Melody

yes, you can still view your mail direct in Outlook even tho you have it connected to mailwasher,,,opening your outlook first, before mailwasher, will download all your mail to your inbox on outlook automatically

and the free version is for one account only, so your husband's account is not affected

once you view your mail in mailwasher, and delete and bounce spam, you simply click "process mail" and it automatically opens and transfers all mail you have allowed into your outlook box

OOOHHH I love this. I hope it works. Going to give it a try.

Will get back and update.

THANKS SO MUCH.

Melody

since my user id was already in the place where user id's are, I put in my new password. Same thing popped up


authication failed - bad username or password.


SO WHAT DO I DO NOW???

MEL

Melody
I would recommend uninstalling mailwasher and then downloading it again, this time using your new password when you set it up

there may be an easier way....but that is what I would do

If that doesn't work go back to the verizon link and set it up there online to block the spam before it even gets downloaded to Outlook Express.
If you need help setting it up on verizion website they should be able to answer questions.
That should work also with out adding any program to your computer.

I have Verizon also but I only use that email address for important things {banking, pay bills etc.} - so i don't get any spam on it.

but they do have the option of setting up toss away email account names- so if it starts to get spam you just toss it and make a new one.

I use a free email account for forums and surfing the net and logging on to sites - just to keep my verizon email clean.

Only a few let you check email with Outlook Express anymore {called POP mail} though- otherwise you need to go to their website to get mail.{webmail}

spam blocking & email FAQ page info -verizon-
http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/verizon/mail/
http://netservices.verizon.net/porta...box_protection

Glory Be. I figured out that when I enter my user id I had to put @verizon.net in also.

Put me right through.

So I saw a whole bunch of mail. (I had done a friend's list) so there were two or three e-mails with friend marked in a column.

All the other stuff was spam. So I just clicked on the left side where it said delete, then I clicked process mail and went to my outlook express mailbox and only my friend's e-mails were there.

Now here's a stupid question. What is this really helping me do? If I went to outlook express straightaway, I would delete the same e-mails.
So isn't this having me do the same thing?

I think there should be a way that I can only get mail from my friends and everything else is bounced or blocked or something, right?

I haven't figured out how to do this yet.

One step at a time.

BUT AT LEAST I GOT IT TO WORK!!!!!

Pat me on my head please.

Melody

and a big thanks to all of you

basically i think it is so you don't have to go thru them one by one to delete them and the whole message isn't loaded so no possible viruses get passed on to your computer.

But this is just my general thought on spam filters - since I haven't used mailwasher myself.

you still can go to verizon and set up blocks - but usually the spammers don't use the same address or name to send the spam with - so it's hard to block all those when they keep changing them.

you can set up keywords to sort out the spam and block it or delete it right away with out you having to see it - just have it deleted or sent to trash folder.
Mailwasher might have settings for that - options or tools section?

Mel,
Its bothersome, but most spam filters have a setting that says :
'only allow mail from these addresses'.
Then you will only get stuff from your friends- but if you contact someone else, or do a business transaction and forget to add them to your list.........well ........they won't get through.
I don't know of any filter that can detect all spam- as spam, if the addresses keep changing (and they do- because the spammers
know how to do it. They keep defeating the system[s]).
My AOL spam filter does a fairly good job with the settings I have set, but I still have to go to the spam box to see if any real mail I wanted, got blocked. Then I retrieve it as 'not spam' but the program doesn't automatically learn from that action.
My medicaL insurance company, and a few of my clients are
always in the spam box.
Technology really hasn't made things all that easier,
they just claim it has.;(

I hope your problems are resolved.

Outlook is NOT the actual email receiver/sender. It is a MS(Microsoft)based program that acts as an "interface" for you to make your life simpler(yeah, right!)

In other words...

"hotmail" "yahoo" "msn" all have their email accounts. The only difference is that your "outlook" is served by (usually) your ISP provider, which in your case, is Verizon.

Meaning-you are actually using a "verizon" account that uses the OUTLOOK interface.

If you were to have an "earthlink" account. You would use "outlook" as your interface.

Now, some people prefer using the Mozilla(firefox) email interface that is called "Thunderbird"

they claim to have additional filters and safe guards.

If you were to use "thunderbird" as your interface. You would still have "Verizon" as your email provider.

Bob is right about there are no absolute ways to filter out all spams. They are always a step ahead. I really doubt you are getting emails from the China Corp. More than likely, you are getting scrambled emails that uses other names to "phish" you.

For example. People send out spams using "Citicorp" but they are not affiliated at all with "Citicorp" but will tell you that you are pre-approved for a credit card. Once you've replied to them or go to their website, you've been "hooked" as a "phish"

And yes, you can have your filter setting to what Bob suggested and he's right in that anyone new that you want to exchange emails with, you'd have to make sure you add their names before hand. Otherwise, it'll goto the spam filter.

It sucks, doesn't it? *shrug...