There is a very effective program that you can download for free called "Spam-Aid", it will block ALL messages that are from anyone that is not listed in your address book.It is installed on your computer as a separate program and you can use it, or bypass it to check your email the usual way without anything being blocked. Just keep in mind when using Spam-Aid to check you mail, EVERYTHING is blocked and deleted at the server except for messages from those that are listed in your address book. It is very effective at what it does, I use it and am well pleased with it. I might add that the program does have a way for those whom you know that are not listed in your address book to get a messsage delivered to you by way of a "password" which they can obtain from a clue you give them in setting up the program. Just check it out, you may want to use it, you may not - but it works. http://www.topshareware.com/Spam-Aid-download-12249.htm

I use Mail Washer and like it very much.

The Pro is $$ so be careful you don't DL that one.
Look for the free one.

Here is a link that might be useful: Mail Washer free

Oooooops,

That is a bummer of a place to go. I know I had a hard time finding the URL to a place you do not have to enter your e-mail address to get it so ignore that one.

Try Google

Here is a link that might be useful: Free mail washer DL's

I have mail washer pro. I used the free 30 day trial and decided it was worth it . Just takes one slip using your email addy . Gin

Jann,

What a shame. It appears you did everything you could with multiple dedicated accounts, and then another's misstep creates a concern for you.

I am going to assume for a moment that the OE address is ISP provided. If I am correct, why not consider contacting your ISP and asking for a change in your user account name? Even if it is an on-line account the transition is not burdensome.

Yes, you would have to notify all your contacts with the new address, but this would allow you to have a clean start. As an added bonus, you could sieze the opportunity to parse your addressbook by not providing the new address to anyone you did not wish to be in contact with.

Sure it is temporarily inconvenient, but it is a certain fix to your concern.

Finally, if Hubby doesn't have his own on-line e-mail account get him one and ask him to use that one.

Good luck! Enjoy!

DA

thanks, everyone for your input.

Actually, I think I may have found a way to at least divert some of the garbage. There something called "mail rules" that you can type words into that it automatically sends to delete or other options. I'll see how that works, if not, I'm printing your suggestions here and will go from there.

BTW, DH's ears are still ringing from the lecture he got!
-J

Mail rules will help some, but please do not plan on it being the panacea for your concern. The spammers are quite sophisticated and will shroud there message in numerous ways.

DA

My ISP(Comcast) uses a mail filter - a part of their service. Otherwise I would receive hundreds of spams every day.
When this (ISP) was still Suscom.net I was able to access this and delete the junk..this was fun in a way..

Follow-up to all who offered help - the mail rules seems to have done the trick, plus I blocked about 20 senders. I'm still going to put salt in DH's suger for the next few months for opening the door to this stuff.

Cheers,
Jann