For Alan L -
Well - it's an email that supposedly was sent out as 'you' and it bounced
back, right ?
I had that problem a few years back, and I set up mail filtering rules on
my linux shared services email server to filter this crap out and send it
to /dev/null , based on a 2 rules -
1) contains my address
2) somewhere in the email is says 'undeliverable'
If you don't have that kind of control, then you should get another email
management software package (or write yer own in VFP) that :
1. shows you a list of email headers
- from
- to
- subject
- date
- size
2. gives you some check box thingie to click on to delete them
3. deletes the email back at your server.
Then once you've run through a delete session, you can use your
regular/normal email client software package to bring in your email.
This process would not require that the bodies of the email be sucked down
from your email server to your email client software on your desktop.
I call this process preflight - and do it a few times each day, still
capturing stuff and massaging my email filter rules . I've got a web
interface into my email server - so I can do this activity prior to it
coming into my client side email software.
There used to be the concept of email filtering and washing prior to
client-side delivery - you too can do that if you have the right gear.
Some ISP's also offer spam buckets AT the email server - you need to check
with your ISP/hosting company / email service provider and see what they
have to offer.
hth - regards [Bill]
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