[Scspamcop] Re: General Spam Question

[antioch]

"David Bolt" <blacklist-me at davjam.org> wrote in message 
news:DYEStNHZsfLHFwP7 at dev.null.davjam.org...
> On Sun, 4 Nov 2007, bar0 wrote:-
>
>>Way too brief, not that I could help you anyway I 'm not familiar with BB
>>Internet mail service.
>
> My guess is they mean a broadband internet connection, most likely
> cable.
>
>>With more information other clients of your mailservice could recognize
>>themselves and probably give you more information.
>>
>>Your ISP name and mail server name would be really helpful.
>
> The headers show they're an ex-NTL, now Virgin Media, customer.
>
>>I do recall that older versions of OE had a "spam" filter at least on the
>>Mac. Current windows implementation don't as far as I've been bothered to
>>investigate.
>
> Having avoided OE, I have no idea as to its capabilities. However,
> unless Microsoft have stripped out some functionality, the OP should be
> able to slightly modify the instructions here:
>
> <URL:http://techbase.msu.edu/article.asp?id=909&service=>
>
> to suit.
>
> A quick read though that page shows the only change that should be
> required is in step #4, where the word to use is "[SPAM]" instead of
> "*****SPAM*****" .
>
>
> Regards,
>        David Bolt

David B
Thanks for your input.
Yes you have read the header correctly.
I do have your link and another in Favourites re instructions as to using 
message rules.
I have no message rule re selecting spam and diverting it into a special 
folder although I am aware that this can be done(though useless for the .gif 
spams) which my IP/ISP are still intercepting.
One of the things I was wondering was who/what/how that [SPAM] is getting 
there.
The other was why am I getting spam addressed to other email addresses.

Thank you
Rgds
Antioch