Easy Email Ezine

 There's an interesting article I came across in wired news called back to the future about email services that allow you to send an email at some point in the future. Not sure that I want to do it though.

You may also have heard the news that yahoo and AOL are going to start charging for certain type of email but they facing pressure from many groups.

Microsoft have just confirmed what has been rumoured for some time that the new release of windows -Windows Vista  will come in 6 flavours.
 

Featured Articles -

Mobile Email

Mobile email is then name given to accessing email while on the move. Although it is used predominately by office workers for business email, it is also increasing becoming a requirement of home based email users, who want access to their mailbox while on vacation or away from home.

Web Based email has been the traditional method of providing access to email from a different location. This will likely be the number one method for several years to come.  However new developments in wireless technology and mobile phone networks mean Wireless email is set to become a standard way of providing mailbox access for people on the move.

My own email address

Have you thought of having your very own personal email address. Here's a few reasons why you should get your own email address, and how to go about it.

Email Tools -

 Yahoo Shared Calendar on your website

Last week I mentioned that you can share your Yahoo calendar with friends, and with the world at large. Over at my other website this month I'll show you how to put your Yahoo/Hotmail calendar on your own website.

For those that missed last months issue here again is how to share a Yahoo calendar.

 Open Yahoo mail >select calendar at the bottom of the page you will see a link to activate sharing and a link for the shared calendar at bottom of the page.

Outlook Express and IncrediMail Quick Tips

Outlook Express Quick Tips

Configure when Outlook Express Checks for new Mail.

You can change when Outlook Express automatically check for new mail. Open the Tools menu.

• Tools
• Click Options.
• Click the General tab

• Under send/receive messages, check the "Check for new messages every" box, and then select your time interval.
  Click OK .

You will find more outlook Outlook Express tips here.

IncrediMail Quick Tips

Configure when IncrediMail Checks for new Mail.

You can change when Incredimail automatically check for new mail. Open the Tools menu.

• Click Tools
• Click Options.
• Click the General tab

• Under send/receive messages, check the "Check for new messages every" box, and then select your time interval.
  Click OK .

You will find more IncrediMail quick tips here.

Spam and Virus News

Reminder! Microsoft have recently released an add-in for the MSN toolbar the Microsoft® Phishing Filter Add-in for MSN® Search Toolbar  works with MSN Search Toolbar with Windows Desktop Search and Microsoft Windows XP SP2, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 or later.

Spam although still a problem a problem is declining and will continue to decline according to a report from Jupiter research.
 

Top Virus Threats-

Grisoft the makers of AVG anti-virus software (free version available for non business use) report the following as the top virus threats (March 2006) :

• Worm/Generic.FX This worm spreads by internet and contains one dangerous payload action - every 3rd day of month worm overwrites files with doc, xls, mdb, mde, ppt, pps, zip, rar, pdf, psd and dmp extensions.
• Exploit.WMF -These files exploits WMF vulnerability in Windows Operating Systems that allows malware code execution while WMF format file is opening.
• I-Worm/Bagle.JH -It spreads thanks to massive SPAMing, messages contains attachements with zip extension and exe file inside with 9968 B size
• I-Worm/Sober.CF-This virus comes in as an attachment to emails written in English or German language
• I-Worm/Sober.S, .T- This virus comes in as an attachment to emails written in English or German language.
• I-Worm/Mytob.LY, LZ (aka Zotob.A - B)
  This worm spreads exploiting security hole described in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-039.
• Win32/Gaelicum

Grisoft latest update February 28 2006 -Added detection of new variant of I-Worm/Mytob, I-Worm/Bagle, new variant of Trojan PSW.Banker.


 

More information is available on the Grisoft Web Site

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