Two time Virus

[Guest]

Beauregard this might sound silly to you, but do I have to change my email
address if I switch from Outlook Express and start using Mozilla, etc?
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Quoth the raven Scottie:

Sorry Beauregardit, I conveniently forgot to mention it’s my
spelling that lets me down, the age thing was just an excuse? It’s
nice to know that there are people older than me typing sixty
words a minute, I can hardly talk at sixty words a minute… only
joking? You never said how old you are, now don’t you tell me
you’re a Hundred I wont believe are you?

A hundred? Heh... no, I'm 63.

Anyway I got the matter fixed, it was a email problem like Chris
said. I went into "Webmail" and deleted my email and everything it
working Fine.

See? There ya go.

BTS, How do you change from using Outlook Express and how will that
affect me using NTL?

You change by installing another program. When it asks "Would you like
(this) to be your default email program?" you answer yes. Don't worry,
they all have an option to "Make (this) your default program)" so you
can switch among them.

It will/should not affect your broadband at all. Mine doesn't care
what software I use. When you install a new email client, you of
course must go to Accounts, and add one for your service.

I'd recommend one of two choices:
Mozilla, which is an all-in-one browser, mail and news program

Firefox browser and its stand-alone companion mail and news
program called Thunderbird

Both mail programs have a spell checker built right in. No need to
have Word installed also.

I'm currently using the Mozilla suite, but occasionally switch to FF
and Tbird for fun. You would only need one set unless you want to play.

I am using NTL broadband and it loads automatically from their
personal disk?

They may have supplied a "branded" version of it, but OE/IE are
Microsoft programs. If your title bar says something like "Microsoft
Internet Explorer provided by <company name>" it's just a Registry
entry to add that to the title bar. I once changed my IE bar to read
"Microborg Internet Exploder provided by the [deleted] in Redmond"

Links to these browsers here:
http://home.rochester.rr.com/bshagnasty/tips.html

 

[Guest]

Thank's for the advise Wannabe A+. I got the the problem fixed Ok. It is an
email that someone keeps sending me that is corrupted. I found out how to
delete email direct from my Webmail. The plonker has sent me the email twice
tn the last few hours, but it is no longer a problem. Whoever it is now
wasting his/hers time.
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[Bill]

Beauregard this might sound silly to you, but do I have to change my email
address if I switch from Outlook Express and start using Mozilla, etc?

No.

 

[Beauregard T. Shagnasty]

Beauregard this might sound silly to you, but do I have to change my email
address if I switch from Outlook Express and start using Mozilla, etc?

As Bill said, No.

When you are setting up your account in the new program, you simply
enter your same valid email address there. You could have many email
programs if you wanted to. <g>

You should also look into using Moz or Thunderbird, or whatever you
decided on, for News. In your news server setup, use a bogus address
so you don't place your real one here for spam harvesting. Use this:

(e-mail address removed)

 

[Peter Seiler]

Scottie - 22.09.2004 15:36 :

Thanks Larry
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BTW: for that it is not necessary quoting all the quoting lines
(snipped) again. And buttom posting instead of top posting also would be
a good idea.

Thanks in advance for your kind understandig.

 

[Shane]

Now wash your hands again.


Shane

Scottie - 22.09.2004 15:36 :


BTW: for that it is not necessary quoting all the quoting lines
(snipped) again. And buttom posting instead of top posting also would be
a good idea.

Thanks in advance for your kind understandig.

 

[Guest]

Hi Beauregard I downloaded Mozilla but the spelling checker dosen't work, do
I have to configure it to work? Also I don't know if Norton is working in
the background, as I can not see it's fonder in the Mozilla browser? I made
Mozilla my default browser when setting it up, but how do I get Outlook
Express back to default until I work things out with Mozilla?

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[John Coutts]

Can someone please tell me how I can get rid of this problem, I am sure I
have got a virus again? I have Norton Internet Security 2004 and a Norton
Firewall installed. What's happening is; when I am downloading my email I
get a "time-out communicating with the server error" (SSL) No: 0X800CCC19
and the same emails are downloaded again and again. I think the fault is
being caused by an email that only has a folder icon with no subject and no
text? The last time I had this problem (only last week) I had to reformat my
hard drive. I have nothing on my drive that I couldn't put back on, it's
just the time factor and the thought that the shitbag that sent the virus
has caused me a bit of time. Is there a online virus scanner I can try
without loading the virus program on to my hard drive?

***************** REPLY SEPARATER ********************
The problem is that you are using Outhouse Excuse (alias Outlook Express).
There is a conflict between your AV software and Outlook. Your mail server
will not remove your mail until you have completed the process of downloading
it. Outlook won't complete the process because your AV software detects a virus
in the mail stream and stops it.

Turn off the interactive virus scanning on your AV software, or use a different
email client program to collect your mail. If your ISP offers Web mail service
that allows you to selectively delete mail, you can also use that to delete the
offending email.

J.A. Coutts

 

[Beauregard T. Shagnasty]

Hi Beauregard I downloaded Mozilla but the spelling checker dosen't
work, do I have to configure it to work?

Check the options. From the Mail program:

Edit > Preferences > Mail & Newsgroups > Composition
Check the box for "Check spelling before sending"
ISTR that the default is that it was not checked.

Also I don't know if Norton is working in the background, as I can
not see it's fonder in the Mozilla browser?

Fonder? Folder? Why would you expect to see a 'folder' in the
browser? Not following you here...

...or if you meant the Mail program, .. well, I still don't know why
there would be a Norton folder in it. I have no folder named after my
anti-virus program.

I made Mozilla my default browser when setting it up, but how do I
get Outlook Express back to default until I work things out with
Mozilla?

Hmm. Apples/oranges. Mozilla can be your default browser, and Outlook
Express can be your default Mail/News program.

If you made Moz Mail & News the default, just start OE and make *it*
your default Mail/News program. I see you posted this message with OE.

OE: Tools > Options > General tab > buttons bottom of this tab.
Moz has similar buttons in Edit > Preferences

When giving details, please be sure not to confuse browsers with email
clients. <g>

 

[Beauregard T. Shagnasty]

Quoth the raven John Coutts:

***************** REPLY SEPARATER ********************

The problem is that you are using Outhouse Excuse (alias Outlook
Express).

We've already taken care of that; Scottie is in the process of
switching to Mozilla.

There is a conflict between your AV software and Outlook.
Your mail server will not remove your mail until you have completed
the process of downloading it. Outlook won't complete the process

...because of a bug in Outlook Express.

because your AV software detects a virus in the mail stream and
stops it.

We've already determined that is a malformed header in a spam. It's
not an a-v program problem.

Turn off the interactive virus scanning on your AV software, or use
a different email client program to collect your mail. If your ISP
offers Web mail service that allows you to selectively delete mail,
you can also use that to delete the offending email.

He's already done that. Please see elsewhere in the thread where he
deleted the offending malformed spam that causes OE to quit.

 

[Guest]

Beauregard , when I say a folder what I mean is; In Outlook Express I have
"Outlook Express" Local Folders" "Inbox" "Outbox" Sent Items" Drafts"
"TempEmail" and Norton Antispam Folder" I also have a folder for News Groups
that I don't see in Mozilla. Am I being too picky here?

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[Bart Bailey]

We've already determined that is a malformed header in a spam. It's
not an a-v program problem.

Sounds like you need an email reader that doesn't choke on those header
anomalies. Forté Agent behind Mailwasher Pro has yet to encounter such a
crippling missive. It would seem like the software company (MS) that
produces the vast majority of programs in use today, would anticipate
any possible combination of arriving packets, and would be able to avoid
such a circumstance.

 

[Beauregard T. Shagnasty]

Quoth the raven Bart Bailey:

Sounds like you need an email reader that doesn't choke on those
header anomalies.

Elsewhere in the thread, see that Scottie is already learning how to
use Mozilla, which also doesn't choke on these malformed mails.

 

[Beauregard T. Shagnasty]

Beauregard , when I say a folder what I mean is; In Outlook Express
I have "Outlook Express" Local Folders" "Inbox" "Outbox" Sent
Items" Drafts" "TempEmail" and Norton Antispam Folder"

Moz has its own built-in spam filtering. You probably won't need the
Norton stuff any more. Regarding custom folders, you will need to
create any that aren't in the standard suite, same as you did in
Outlook Distress. Don't worry about that at this time.

Tools > Junk Mail Controls...

I also have a folder for News Groups that I don't see in Mozilla.

You will have to set up your News account, same as you did in Outlook
Distress.

Edit > Mail & Newsgroup Accounts > Add Account
Use the same info as from OE (except mung your email address as I
previously mentioned).

Am I being too picky here?

Well, there is a Help file. <g>