Spam confirmations sent even though HTML disabled.

[Jumbo_Who]

Hello

I have checked the box in OE6 to disable HTML following advice in this NG so
as to stop spammers getting confirmations of their nasties being read but it
does not seem to be a complete solution. I have also disabled message
received confirmations.

My firewall shows a host of outgoing confirmation for the likes of
"doubleclick, hitbox and questionmarket".

Is there any way that one can stop all spam messages from confirming being
read and thereby the validity of the email address?

TIA

Jumbo_Who

Silver Surfer

 

[Jim Macklin]

Upgrade to SP2


| Hello
|
| I have checked the box in OE6 to disable HTML following
advice in this NG so
| as to stop spammers getting confirmations of their nasties
being read but it
| does not seem to be a complete solution. I have also
disabled message
| received confirmations.
|
| My firewall shows a host of outgoing confirmation for the
likes of
| "doubleclick, hitbox and questionmarket".
|
| Is there any way that one can stop all spam messages from
confirming being
| read and thereby the validity of the email address?
|
| TIA
|
| Jumbo_Who
|
| Silver Surfer
|
|

 

[Jumbo_Who]

I am using XP Pro+SP2 which I should have included with my post.

Jumbo_Who

Silver Surfer

 

[Alias]

I am using XP Pro+SP2 which I should have included with my post.

Jumbo_Who

Silver Surfer

Don't open spam and they can't call home.

Alias

 

[Malke]

Hello

I have checked the box in OE6 to disable HTML following advice in this
NG so as to stop spammers getting confirmations of their nasties being
read but it does not seem to be a complete solution. I have also
disabled message received confirmations.

My firewall shows a host of outgoing confirmation for the likes of
"doubleclick, hitbox and questionmarket".

Is there any way that one can stop all spam messages from confirming
being read and thereby the validity of the email address?

You probably have some spyware on your computer. Remove spyware with
Spybot Search & Destroy from www.safer-networking.org and Ad-aware from
www.lavasoftusa.com. Be sure to update these programs before running
them. These programs are free, so run them both since they complement
each other. It is best to run antivirus and spyware removal tools in
Safe Mode. You may also want to run CWShredder and HijackThis from
http://aumha.org/freeware.htm. Although CWShredder is no longer being
updated, it will still clean older variants of the CoolWebSearch
malware. Please read the instructions carefully.

Malke

 

[Ramesh [MVP]]

In addition:

Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts File:
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm

--
Ramesh, MS-MVP XP Shell/UI
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k


Hello

I have checked the box in OE6 to disable HTML following advice in this NG so
as to stop spammers getting confirmations of their nasties being read but it
does not seem to be a complete solution. I have also disabled message
received confirmations.

My firewall shows a host of outgoing confirmation for the likes of
"doubleclick, hitbox and questionmarket".

Is there any way that one can stop all spam messages from confirming being
read and thereby the validity of the email address?

TIA

Jumbo_Who

Silver Surfer

 

[Jumbo_Who]

Thank you all for your excellent advice.

Jumbo_Who

Silver Surfer

 

[Plato]

Is there any way that one can stop all spam messages from confirming being
read and thereby the validity of the email address?

I use Pegusus Mail and have the "accept confirm reading requests"
unchecked. Therefor, they never enter my inbox.