Spam question

[David H]

I recently have been receiving email to my Outlook Express account that are
addressed to another account. For example, I have only one account, i.e..,
(e-mail address removed) set up in Outlook Express. However I receive email
addressed to (e-mail address removed) and numerous other emails with similar
earthlink addresses.

This just started last week and my IP has no clue. Is this a problem with
how I have my Outlook Express set up???

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

This newsgroup is for support of Outlook 97, 98, 2000 & 2002 from the Office
family for Windows PCs. For Outlook Express (OE) support try posting in one
of
these newsgroups:
microsoft.public.inetexplorer.ie4.outlookexpress for OE 4.x
microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie5.outlookexpress for OE 5.x
http://support.microsoft.com/newsgr...blic.windows.inetexplorer.ie55.outlookexpress
for OE 5.5x
http://support.microsoft.com/newsgr...ublic.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
for OE 6.x
http://support.microsoft.com/newsgr...;newsgroupsmicrosoft.public.internet.mail.mac
for the Macintosh version of OE
http://support.microsoft.com/newsgr...ess.mac&SLCID=US&sd=GN&id=fh;en-us;newsgroups

If those groups aren't carried on the news server that's carrying this group
try using msnews.microsoft.com (MS's public news server that's the source
for all the microsoft.public newsgroups). The links under the newsgroup
references are for use with MS's web newsreader (not exactly the best way to
post but it works for some people)

Also a good source of Outlook Express info can be found here:
http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/


--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my personal
account will be deleted without reading.

After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer, David H asked:

| I recently have been receiving email to my Outlook Express account
| that are addressed to another account. For example, I have only one
| account, i.e.., (e-mail address removed) set up in Outlook Express. However
| I receive email addressed to (e-mail address removed) and numerous other
| emails with similar earthlink addresses.
|
| This just started last week and my IP has no clue. Is this a problem
| with how I have my Outlook Express set up???

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Hi - in addition to Milly's post, note that this question/answer applies to
pretty much all e-mail. You've been BCC'd on the messages you're getting -
spammers do this a lot. Get some decent anti-spam software or see if
Earthlink has any junk mail protection options.

 

[Brian Tillman]

I recently have been receiving email to my Outlook Express account
that are addressed to another account. For example, I have only one
account, i.e.., (e-mail address removed) set up in Outlook Express. However
I receive email addressed to (e-mail address removed) and numerous other
emails with similar earthlink addresses.

This just started last week and my IP has no clue. Is this a problem
with how I have my Outlook Express set up???

While this isn't the correct forum for Outlook Express questions, your issue
applies to all SMTP mail agents. What you see on the To line (or on the
From, Date, and Cc lines, for that matter) have no bearing on the recipient
of the message. What counts is in the SMTP envelope, and that recipient
address was yours. It's like the post office delivering a letter. The
outside of the envelope has your address on it, abcd, but the letter inside
actually says, "Dear Lorna".