How would you handle this?

[Logan]

Hit the delete key, immediately, Laura, and . I don't open forwards, either, most of the time, especially ones that take forever to download.

[smokey the elder]

You might have to use the "block address" option.

[kimlovescats]

Try to nicely explain to her that you just don't have the computer / internet capabilities for them. Explain that you would love to hear any news about her and a "hello" from her anytime, but you just don't need all the forwards! If that doesn't work then just block her!

HUGS,
Kim

[Cataholic]

My dad would just delete them. Never opened them, and never told anyone about it, either. I finally figured out when I asked him about a pic of Jonah I had sent.

To me, unwanted emails are like unwanted junk snail mails- clutter in my mailbox that becomes clutter in my trashcan.

[Sophist]

Yeah, if the header says "FW:FW:FW:FW:FW:FW:FW:FW:FW", I'm not touching it, lol. Just delete. As forwards, they don't warrant a personal reply, and if she ever happens to ask if you got something or why you didn't reply, you can politely but firmly explain that the forwards were a huge pain on your computer for something impersonal and nothing new, etc... But basically, I'd just delete them and let it go unless she mentions it again.

[Tubby & Peanut's Mom]

As for the full file emails, I would try to explain that your poor old computer just can't handle them - she doesn't need to know that maybe your computer isn't so poor and old, all she needs to understand is that you don't want her to send them in the first place. As for all the email jokes and such, you can either try to politely explain that you REALLY don't want them, or just hit delete like everyone else has suggested. The joke emails are more of a nuisance than anything, but big file downloads that tie up your computer for 30 minutes at a time is just downright rude in my opinion.

[Pam]

You could tell her that a better way to send you pictures is to open up an online photo site, like Webshots, Photobucket, etc. and view them there. That's what I do when I have a whole group of pictures I want to share. One or two is OK to send, but beyond that it isn't really polite to send a batch to someone, especially if it ties up their ability to even get online while something is loading.

I hate forwards and I usually delete them, especially if they are from one of my co-workers. She rarely sends anything else and almost never sends one that I haven't seen before. So I just delete them and she never even asks about them.

[Barbara]

Having had no DSL until 3 weeks ago (and now I have only the slowest version as there is no other in my area ) I've explained to some people I had to delete their mails because I could not open it. I never felt I had to pay for 30 minutes download of a funny video.