scam in scripts which look like East Asian

[P. Jayant]

I am getting a lot of junk mail which has very few words in the English
script; most of the message appears in some East Asian script, I cannot make
out if it is Chinese, Korean or Japanese. Some of the English words in some
of the messages make them appear to be promotional or advertisement stuff of
computer software or hardware manufacturers. Since manufacturers are
unlikely to mail such hybrid advertisements, I am wondering if my O E is
having any East Asian script reading capability or option.

Could anyone throw light on how these hybrid messages get generated and read
by the O E on my computer?

Would appreciate any technical solutions any knowledgeable sorrespondent can
suggest.

P. Jayant

 

[Tim Meddick]

Windows installed languages are global (affect the entire operating system) for all
MS programs and most 3rd-party programs.

Check out what language support you have in the 'Regional and Language Options'
control panel for the main installed languages and under the 'Advanced' tab for
further languages supported.

However, you should really post your question to :

microsoft.public.outlookexpress.general

....or :

microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress

==

Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London.

 

[HeyBub]

I am getting a lot of junk mail which has very few words in the
English script; most of the message appears in some East Asian
script, I cannot make out if it is Chinese, Korean or Japanese. Some
of the English words in some of the messages make them appear to be
promotional or advertisement stuff of computer software or hardware
manufacturers. Since manufacturers are unlikely to mail such hybrid
advertisements, I am wondering if my O E is having any East Asian
script reading capability or option.
Could anyone throw light on how these hybrid messages get generated
and read by the O E on my computer?

Would appreciate any technical solutions any knowledgeable
sorrespondent can suggest.

Make the problem go away:
In Outlook: Actions/Junk E-mail/Add sender to blocked sender's list