Articles about email and related topics
Why do you want to pause Thunderbird from downloading your email? Glad you asked. My email service from Eastlink all of a sudden decided that my Password was invalid. I kept getting an error message claiming the “Authentication failed”. When I click on OK then […]
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Email filters are procedures that can be set up to automatically analyze incoming email and perform an action on that email if it meets predefined criteria. Most email systems have a built-in SPAM filter. You can also set up your own filters. They can be
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You can change your language, date and time format, and time zone in Outlook settings. Go to Language and time settings (Settings View all Outlook settings | General | Language and time). Select the language, date format, time format, and time zone you would like
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Many people do not realize that most email clients have the ability to create an almost unlimited number of email addresses. This can have many uses. In this article, I will show you a few methods about how to turn your main email address into
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Email Discipline Email has become an evil necessity in today’s electronic world. Email is used by just about everyone “as of 2021 4.26 billion people around the world use email” (Source: 99 Firms Blog) with a mobile device or computer. Understanding that “Spam comprises 85%
Overview Thunderbird is a free and open-source cross-platform email client developed by the Mozilla Foundation and operated by subsidiary MZLA Technologies Corporation. Many DCT readers use Thunderbird as their default email program. Betterbird is a fork of Thunderbird that the project refers to as a
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Reputable security company Malwarebytes is providing a free service whereby users can check their email addresses to see if they have been compromised. It seems Malwarebytes is utilizing the HaveIBeenPwned service to perform the security check. Data breaches occur when hackers target large organizations looking
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Spam is the bane of every user’s online life. I think we can amend the often quoted saying to… nothing is said to be certain except for death, taxes, and spam. We are always providing our email address – whether it be for a new
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Cybersecurity firm Volexity has discovered relatively new malware that can read and download affected Gmail users’ email. Dubbed “SHARPEXT”, the malware was first discovered 12 months ago but Volexity reports it has since matured into a highly effective and not easily detected spying mechanism. Reportedly
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For several months I’ve been struggling to find the reason that POP3 doesn’t work as expected for my Gmail account. POP3 is used to download email from an email server to your PC or download email between two email accounts. The problem I’m seeing is
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Screw you, Google! I’m sick and tired of your strong-arm tactics to suck money out of us. Not only have you demonetised my YouTube channel and accused me of plagiarism as if I’m a common thief and scoundrel, but now you don’t want me sending
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In this article, I’ll show you how to save Gmail email to your PC in PDF format. One of the reasons I tend to stick with using an installed email client is because it provides a very easy method to save specific email to the
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Email spam is the bane of every computer user’s life and is difficult to avoid. However, understanding how spammers get hold of your email address in the first place can help at least minimize the risks. Here then are a number of steps you can
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It has always seemed totally incongruous to me that, while many users continue to complain bitterly about Microsoft and Windows 10’s data collection, one of the most prolific data collectors of them all produces three of the most popular services in the world– Google Chrome
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