Articles about email and related topics
Aug 17
I have discovered that email is becoming a huge issue for me. Not receiving it… I’m pretty good at that. I’m decent at replying too. You send me a message and (eventually) you will receive a response from me. No problem. But I have a huge problem trying to send new emails.
Between mergers, buyouts, transitions, …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.davescomputertips.com/2011/08/why-is-sending-email-so-difficult/
Aug 16
I’ve written on this subject several times, but the message bears repeating. Email is the main source of all virus and Trojan horse infections on the Internet. This was true in 1996 when email was not nearly as widespread as it is today and it’s still true in 2009. While email provides us a convenient …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.davescomputertips.com/2011/08/how-to-recognize-and-avoid-email-scams/
Aug 15
The email preview pane in Outlook Express and other email clients allows you to quickly review a lot of messages just by moving through them in the inbox. This is certainly convenient, but it can make your PC vulnerable to infection by worms or viruses. In order to preview a message, the mail client has …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.davescomputertips.com/2011/08/disable-message-preview-in-outlook-express-for-added-security/
Aug 11
In this article I would like to talk about email and show/explain some specific examples of email you may receive. Remember that once your email address lands on an email list it will be in the "wild" forever. Bad guys sell email lists to other badies who add it to their own lists and sell …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.davescomputertips.com/2011/08/think-before-opening-your-emails/
Aug 11
We often speak of software, hardware, and modifications you can make to customize your computer. In this article I would like to discuss email. More accurately the forwarding of email. Well, actually what to do and what not to do with your email and maybe even a little of the technological reasoning behind the recommendations.
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Permanent link to this article: http://www.davescomputertips.com/2011/08/think-before-you-forward-that-email/
Aug 11
In this article I would like to show/explain some examples of specific emails you may receive and how to detect the dangerous ones. Remember that once your email address lands on an email list it will be in the "wild" forever. Bad guys sell email lists to other badies who add it to their own …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.davescomputertips.com/2011/08/how-to-avoid-email-spam-scams-and-viri/