The big difference here, is that Outlook's block sender, still requires you to download the mail. If Xmail blocks the mail, then the sender gets a non-delivery report (and hopefully ceases sending) and the user does not download (perhaps over 56k) the mail.
Rob :-) > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Nick Marino > Sent: Monday, July 28, 2003 1:10 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [xmail] Re: log file => spammers > > > > I am very familiar with VBA, but I dont see how you adding a > spammer button > to outlook compares to a tool that has many features, like white listing > which in that case you would never get an email in your mail box > becuase in > this case you would be working with a rejected message from a domain, that > you may want to let into your system. > > Most people do not get a copy of every message that comes into > there system > so how does this help your clients or anyone else. Besides Outlook and > Outlook express already have a block list built into them so your > button is > kinda moot point. > > We are talking here from a system administrators point of view > here, unless > your are talking from a end users point of view I guess that would be a > handy feature if you did't like the block sender builtin to your mail > client. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "T. Mike Howeth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2003 1:58 PM > Subject: [xmail] Re: log file => spammers > > > > > > >> and all that is easier than clicking a button in my program? > > > > that question compares implementation vs usage, not exactly the same = > > thing... but yes, it is easier. I don't have to run an > > external program to do it, or find the log entries in question. I = > > simply click a button while looking at the offending message or > > messages in my inbox. Of course, my extensions to outlook also > do many = > > other things, but I was asked only about how to implement > > this particular feature. Whether someone unfamiliar with vba > would find = > > that single task alone worthwhile or not is another matter. > > > > > > My dev logs show that that one feature was researched, implemented and = > > deployed in 28 minutes including one bug fix; the time > > savings accumulate every time I use it. I no longer have to compose = > > messages to ISPs about spammers or cut and paste messages and > > headers (my version of the anti-spammer button does those > things for me, = > > too). > > > > Consolidation of tasks at their point of use is almost always = > > worthwhile. At home, this practice saves me time, and at work, it > > saves the time of those I pile work upon and keeps the turnover > rate on = > > my team low. > > > > > > > > - > > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe xmail" in > > the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For general help: send the line "help" in the body of a message to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > --- > > avast! Antivirus: Inbound message clean. > > Virus Database (VPS): 7/25/2003 > > Tested on: 7/27/2003 9:50:54 PM > > avast! is copyright (c) 2000-2003 ALWIL Software. > > http://www.avast.com > > > > > > > > > > > > --- > avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. > Virus Database (VPS): 7/25/2003 > Tested on: 7/27/2003 10:10:33 PM > avast! is copyright (c) 2000-2003 ALWIL Software. > http://www.avast.com > > > > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe xmail" in > the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For general help: send the line "help" in the body of a message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe xmail" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For general help: send the line "help" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
