How would you handle this?

[RedHedd]

If you have the option with your ISP to access your e-mail on the web go there before downloading your e-mail to your Outlook. I have a friend who consistently sends me large files that I've already seen. If I see my download indicator bogging down (and I'm on a slow-ish DSL), I quickly cancel the download, go to my webmail box and delete the offending file. That way it never makes it to my desktop inbox; it's deleted at the ISP's server.

[Karen]

I have this issue with some people I do not even know! Some people, once they have asked a question, or nominated a pet, add me to their "friends" list, and I get every email they forward to anyone. It's kinda sad, but I use the email program "Eudora" which has a "junk" filter, and I have just ended up adding a couple of these people to by junk list. It's usually children who do this, I think, but like I said, I don't even know these people, so I don;t know for sure!

[Oggyflute]

Try using a program called "Mail Washer". You can actrually delete e-mail straight from the server without having to download. You can also bounce e-mail back to the senders, which will end up them taking you off the mailing list. Best thing, it's free!

[Laura's Babies]

I hit reply on the last "already seen (years ago) jokes" she sent and asked her if she didn't mind, I wanted to know how long she has been on computers and online since she sends me stuff that I have seen ages and ages ago. Just a short and sweet question.. She has been online since 99, so she should have seen most of this stuff herself.

The good news is NO email from her since that, so far........ Did not get the 5 to 10 of them today..... yet....

Oggy, I am getting that mailwasher!

[gini]

Your post must be prophetic. I get a lot of emails from a woman who is in her 80's. I have known her for years and she lost her husband a year or so ago. All of her emails have forwards, but I never say anything because I think the computer has been a God-send for her now that she is alone.

Because of that, I will send her jokes etc. She forwards them and never cleans up the forward so my email address goes along too.

Yesterday I received an email from someone on her mailing list. They claim to know me - wanted to say hi and did I remember them? Well, no, I don't remember them.

Then came this steady string of emails - all with gobs of forwards.........takes you forever to open them up.

I had to laugh - because now I have to practice what I preached. Delete, delete, delete.