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Index of Subjects --980202461-1442930384-1379159203=:61352 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Nancy=0ASpam filters are an inexact science.=0ADo you wish to remove 100% o= f the spam? or=0Ado you=A0wish 100% of the good mail to reach your inbox?= =0AIn the first case some good mail will get into the spam folder=0Aand in = the second some spam will get into the inbox.=0ACann't have both at this st= age in computer expertise.=0AIn the old days, Dr Stanley made a living lect= uring on the differences.=0AHe knew of what he spoke - he designed the DEW = line.=0AAnyway this morning one of Gayles emails landed in my spam box.=0AS= o I got the first option!=0AHave a nice day=0APaul=0A=A0=0A=A0=0A =0A=0A___= _____________________________=0A From: nancy dowd <nancypdowd@gmail.com>=0A= To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca =0ASent: Saturday, September 14, 2013 7:12:33 A= M=0ASubject: Re: [NatureNS] spam mail=0A =0A=0AIt is simple to set up a gm= ail account and have your simpatico/bell aliant email address forward to it= . That way your email will all go through gmail's spam filters which I have= found are great. And you will still get all of your emails w/o changing yo= ur address with anyone.=0A=0ABesides, a web-based (i.e. gmail) account is a= good plan. That way if you ever change service providers for whatever reas= on, there will be no need to change your email address with everything like= the library, the bank, NS Power, all of your friends etc. Service provider= accounts are no more private than any other email account. Privacy does no= t exist on the internet.=0A=0AAs you say, back to nature stuff, Nancy=0A=0A= On 2013-09-13, at 9:23 PM, Heather Drope <heather.drope@ns.sympatico.ca> wr= ote:=0A=0A> This spam thing seems to be an Aliant/Bell problem from the add= resses of those who replied. I have a program called Mailwasher and that gr= abs them but I still have to go thru and delete many that the program doesn= 't catch. I guess we all just have to wait for them to give up and realize = that we don't want to 'improve' our lives or save our credit rating at fina= ncial institutions=A0 we don't even do business with.=0A> Thanks for the re= plies, I'm not alone out here suffering on my own.They say 'misery likes co= mpany' !=0A> Now back to nature ......... Heather=0A> Heather Drope=0A> Nov= a Scotia Wild Flora Society=0A> www.nswildflora.ca=0A> 902-440-5032=0A> =0A= > "When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the r= est of the world."=0A> John Muir --980202461-1442930384-1379159203=:61352 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><body><div style=3D"color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:ar= ial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14pt"><div><span>Nancy</span></div><di= v><span>Spam filters are an inexact science.</span></div><div><span>Do you = wish to remove 100% of the spam? or</span></div><div><span>do you wish= 100% of the good mail to reach your inbox?</span></div><div><span>In the f= irst case some good mail will get into the spam folder</span></div><div><sp= an>and in the second some spam will get into the inbox.</span></div><div><s= pan>Cann't have both at this stage in computer expertise.</span></div><div>= <span>In the old days, Dr Stanley made a living lecturing on the difference= s.</span></div><div><span>He knew of what he spoke - he designed the DEW li= ne.</span></div><div><span>Anyway this morning one of Gayles emails landed = in my spam box.</span></div><div><span>So I got the first option!</span></d= iv><div><span>Have a nice day</span></div><div><span>Paul</span></div><div><span></span> </div>= <div><span></span> </div><div><br></div> <div style=3D"font-family: a= rial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> <div style=3D"font-family: = times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir=3D"ltr= "> <div class=3D"hr" style=3D"margin: 5px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 1px so= lid rgb(204, 204, 204); height: 0px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;" conte= nteditable=3D"false" readonly=3D"true"></div> <font face=3D"Arial" size=3D= "2"> <b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> nancy dowd <= nancypdowd@gmail.com><br> <b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;">To:</spa= n></b> naturens@chebucto.ns.ca <br> <b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;">S= ent:</span></b> Saturday, September 14, 2013 7:12:33 AM<br> <b><span style= =3D"font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [NatureNS] spam mail<br> </= font> </div> <div class=3D"y_msg_container"><br>It is simple to set up a gm= ail account and have your simpatico/bell aliant email address forward to it. That way your emai= l will all go through gmail's spam filters which I have found are great. An= d you will still get all of your emails w/o changing your address with anyo= ne.<br><br>Besides, a web-based (i.e. gmail) account is a good plan. That w= ay if you ever change service providers for whatever reason, there will be = no need to change your email address with everything like the library, the = bank, NS Power, all of your friends etc. Service provider accounts are no m= ore private than any other email account. Privacy does not exist on the int= ernet.<br><br>As you say, back to nature stuff, Nancy<br><br>On 2013-09-13,= at 9:23 PM, Heather Drope <<a href=3D"mailto:heather.drope@ns.sympatico= .ca" ymailto=3D"mailto:heather.drope@ns.sympatico.ca">heather.drope@ns.symp= atico.ca</a>> wrote:<br><br>> This spam thing seems to be an Aliant/B= ell problem from the addresses of those who replied. I have a program called Mailwasher and that grabs them but I still have to go thru and dele= te many that the program doesn't catch. I guess we all just have to wait fo= r them to give up and realize that we don't want to 'improve' our lives or = save our credit rating at financial institutions we don't even do bus= iness with.<br>> Thanks for the replies, I'm not alone out here sufferin= g on my own.They say 'misery likes company' !<br>> Now back to nature ..= ....... Heather<br>> Heather Drope<br>> Nova Scotia Wild Flora Societ= y<br>> www.nswildflora.ca<br>> 902-440-5032<br>> <br>> "When on= e tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the= world."<br>> John Muir<br><br><br><br></div> </div> </div> </div></bod= y></html> --980202461-1442930384-1379159203=:61352--
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