harrassing emails, daily into my box

[orz]

Here's an idea:<br><br>Stop reading obvious spam! <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :) --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/smile.gif ALT=":)"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <br><br>Just delete it. If the title makes no sense, and it's from an address that seems unfamiliar and/or gibberish, then don't open it. Unless you as a matter of course get a lot of genuine messages from total internet strangers, you shouldn't miss anything really important... and if you do it's the other person's fault for giving their email a title that looks like spam. <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :) --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/smile.gif ALT=":)"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <p></p><i></i>

[dranek7]

This one's got a lot of mis-spellings and combined words:<br><!--EZCODE QUOTE START--><blockquote><strong><em>Quote:</em></strong><hr>From: Lewie Boyce <egw@destinationmanawatu.co.nz>        <br>To: "me"@gmail.com<br>Date: Aug 9, 2006 1:29 AM<br>Subject: sailing<hr></blockquote><!--EZCODE QUOTE END--><br><br><!--EZCODE QUOTE START--><blockquote><strong><em>Quote:</em></strong><hr>Royal ruefully,fingering her wrecked begonia. But Dean had not got back from hiswinter in Los Angeles. Finally Miss Royal sat erect and wiped her eyes. I cant do it if she doesnt approve, decided Emily. But, at least, therewas fortunately now no question of showing them to Miss Royal. Then, perhaps, when theyre upIll manage to get to Paris. I shall remember thecolour and shape of that yarn to my dying day. Emily paused in the act of shutting the outer door and looked atMiss Royal. Emily wondersif he could have eaten the chicken in that short time. Miss Royal went off in another convulsion. I climbed the hill of firs andlooked down over the fields of mist and silver in the moonlight. Finally Miss Royal sat erect and wiped her eyes. But Im going to settle down to hard, serious work. What do the bys around here be thinking av? Evidently this was not the Murray traditionof receiving a proposal. What has gotinto me that I cant make up my own mind? I suppose its all right for them if they dont get married, saidAunt Elizabeth. But, at least, therewas fortunately now no question of showing them to Miss Royal. And she had no realhope that Aunt Elizabeth would let her go. I could havereassured Aunt Ruth on that point, also, had I chosen. I think she might not tolerate a divided allegiance. I locked him there to relieve dear Aunt Angelas mindabout her cat. But now I think you let me off very easily,considering the behaviour of my supposed dog. Aunt Elizabeth knitted a round of her stocking before she saidanything. I dont knowwhat I would have done if I couldnt have shut my own eyes. The said Emily Byrd Starr told him she wouldnt. She had reallybeen hoping they would tell her not to go. I had a most terrible time with himbefore you came. It will help methrough any number of white nights. He hasnt quite finished the tidy, to be sure, but you mighttake it along. Miss Royal: IS the Canadian Government making reciprocityproposals? Ill make the name of Frederick Kent mean something in Canada! Why didnt you throw something at me, youpoor insulted darling? Emily, I want you to come back to New York with me in July. Lets gab, said Miss Royal, snuggling downbeside Emily. Emily sat in a maze of bewilderment, too confused and dazzled tothink clearly. After all, she thought, Miss Royals viewpoint was thejust the same as Mrs.<hr></blockquote><!--EZCODE QUOTE END--><br><br>This time, I can also read the contents of one of the pictures. This one is called "independance day.gif" and does not contain any virus. It is a text image saying (from what I can gather):<br><!--EZCODE QUOTE START--><blockquote><strong><em>Quote:</em></strong><hr>Breaking news alert issued<br>Radar for EGLY now...<hr></blockquote><!--EZCODE QUOTE END--><br><br>And then it mentioned the name behind EGLY is a publicly traded company called "Ever-Glory International Group." So now I understand that the pictures were from a stockbroker's press release. But then I googled the name "Ever glory" and came upon the company's code of ethics:<br><!--EZCODE QUOTE START--><blockquote><strong><em>Quote:</em></strong><hr>Enterprise Declaration<br>Creating a solid management foundation with aim at being a multinational enterprise.<br><br>The Meaning of ‘Ever-Glory’<br>Taking the following sentences of the first word:<br>"Ever-shining like a star with lasting energy and vigor, Glory-prosperity blessed with all the good lucks."<br><br>Enterprise Creeds<br>Respect the career and make innovations in pursuit of excellence, Develop with all cooperating parties and reciprocate to society.<br><br>Social Liabilities<br>To do one more piece of work, to create one more chance of employment, and to make one more family happy.<br><br>Quality Perspective<br>Pursue excellence and never slack off.<br>99+(-1)=0 means that one slight omission or mistake might ruin all the previous efforts.<br><br>Enterprise Objectives<br>Constantly endeavor to enhance customer's satisfaction,<br>Constantly endeavor to enhance factory's satisfaction,<br>Constantly endeavor to enhance employee's satisfaction.<br><br>Strategic Consideration<br>Guided by trading and a solid production basis, steadily stride forward to be a specialized, diversified, internationalized and self brand and managed company.<br><hr></blockquote><!--EZCODE QUOTE END--><br><br><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.everglorygroup.com/doc/ce.htm">www.everglorygroup.com/doc/ce.htm</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br><br>What does all of this mean? I don't know, but this Ever-glory company has piqued my interest. <p></p><i></i>

[orz]

Here's an idea:<br><br>If you believe spam contains malign messages/threats directed at you, then stop reading spam! <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :) --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/smile.gif ALT=":)"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <br><br>Get a spam filter, or just delete it. If the title makes no sense, and it's from an address that seems unfamiliar and/or gibberish, then don't open it. <br><br>Unless you as a matter of course get a lot of genuine messages from total internet strangers, you should easily be able to identify the majority of spam without opening or reading it, and shouldn't accidentally delete anything really important... and if you do it's the other person's fault for giving their email a title that looks like spam. <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :) --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/smile.gif ALT=":)"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <p></p><i></i>

[orz]

<!--EZCODE QUOTE START--><blockquote><strong><em>Quote:</em></strong><hr>This time, I can also read the contents of one of the pictures<hr></blockquote><!--EZCODE QUOTE END--><br>Depends on what sort of email you use as to whether this is applicable, but you should immediately TURN OFF the "display HTML images" or similar option which will be somewhere in your settings!! This is most relevent if you use webmail like hotmail or yahoo.<br><br>Basically, if your email app/webmail can display messages as HTML (ie formatted with images etc like a website) then spam may have images which are not actually attatched in the email, but are rather hosted on the spammer's site. When you open an email with such an image, the spammer's software can tell that the image has been downloaded via your specific spam message, and thus can add your email address to the list of 'live' addresses which are actually checked by a real person. Hence, your address gets sold on to other spammers and you get more spam!!!<br><br>Also if you switch off html messages then you're less likely to see offensive/disturbing images in your spam which has gotta be good.<br><br><br>Attatched images are 'safe' in that they can't connect back to the spammers in any way... but check for virii of course. <p></p><i></i>