Some tips when sending out many messages for a group or club. In a recent issue of Office Watch, Lee W asked about sending a large number of messages from an Access database: ” I have a need to send 50,000 emails w/ an attachment. The email addresses are currently
You hit Reply to answer a messages you received – simple right? Reply and Forward have hidden depths and tricks you should know. As often happens with Outlook and Office usual there is more that is worth knowing about, even in this simple email feature. There are options to “Reply”
How to backup your Gmail and other webmail accounts like Yahoo Mail and Hotmail. Last week we heard about 60 Gmail users who lost all their email when a glitch hit the popular service. Sixty people out of the millions using Gmail isn’t many but it’s a reminder that you
Alternatives to printing out email messages. I know this will seem like heresy to some readers (we’re fully prepared for the emails from angry readers) but do you need to print out that email at all? Certainly there’s a place for printing out a long message so you can read it
Some suggestions for making your emails more readable. Email messages are different from other written messages. They are not formally structured like a letter or as short as phone texting. In this issue we have some suggestions for making your emails more readable by your correspondents. It’s not a complete
When Outlook says you’ve replied to an email – have you really replied? Ron C from ‘the mother country’ has a good point: If I start to compose a reply in OL2003 and then save it in the drafts folder, Outlook decides that I’ve actually replied and marks the email
About those messages from MySpace users. One of the more recent phishing campaigns impersonates the Myspace web site. If you see messages with a subject like: “New message from [name] on MySpace … “ it is trying to trick you into clicking on the link. The messages have nothing to
Survey shows those stock tip emails actually work. One of the more common uses of spam is to promote a particular stock in an effort to boost the price via these false disclosures. This trick was especially popular during the Internet stock boom when people were eager to get in
About those strange codes you get when a message is returned. We’ve all received those email ‘bounce’ messages with curious codes to indicate the problem. Sadly the text of these messages isn’t always very helpful. If you’re lucky there will be some explanatory text but otherwise you need to delve
Eudora is being dropped by the owners The well known email program, Eudora is being converted into an open source program by the current owners, Qualcomm. The last commercial versions of Eudora (v 7.1 for Windows and v 6.2.4 for Mac) will be on sale at a reduced price until
Spam has several meanings. The producer of the canned pork product Spam has lost a bid to stop companies using the word ‘Spam’ as a nickname for unwanted email. The name ‘Spam’ originally meant ‘Spiced Ham’ back in 1937 when Hormel Foods Corp. started the product. In the 70’s Spam
A new security threat known as the VML vulnerability has just been patched by Microsoft. As we’ve mentioned in Office Watch, a new security threat known as the VML vulnerability has just been patched by Microsoft. This is important because there’s a possibility of email messages taking advantage of this
Google has expanded their Gmail service into a new area – Google Apps for domains. This might sound very complex and for business but it is neither. Google’s service lets you manage the email accounts for an entire domain – not just a single address. This gives you many options
Google Apps for domains. Google has expanded their Gmail service into a new area – Google Apps for domains. This might sound very complex and for business but it is neither. Google has expanded their Gmail service into a new area – Google Apps for domains. This might sound very
There are many ways to reduce the file size of an image. Many of you will have compression options already installed on your computer as part of Microsoft Outlook or Office. There are many ways to reduce the file size of an image. Many of you will have compression options
It had to happen I suppose, but Websense are reporting that there’s a new phishing scam running around targeting Gmail users (Google’s email service). It had to happen I suppose, but Websense are reporting that there’s a new phishing scam running around targeting Gmail users (Google’s email service). The email
There’s a new phishing scam running around targeting Gmail users (Google’s email service). It had to happen I suppose, Websense are reporting that there’s a new phishing scam running around targeting Gmail users (Google’s email service). The email poses as a $500 prize as part of the fictitious ‘Gmail Games’.
Options for reducing the size of email attachments. Reducing the size of attachments I think most people know they can squeeze the size of a file using a tool like WinZIP winzip.com, WinRAR rarlabs.com (our personal choice) or many other similar file compressors. Both those products and many others have
How can you email a file that’s too big to be sent even after its been compressed. I think most people know they can squeeze the size of a file using a tool like WinZIP winzip.com, WinRAR rarlabs.com (our personal choice) or many other similar file compressors. Both those products
One issue when sending a file attachment is the connection speed used by the receiver. For receivers with a broadband connection this isn’t usually an issue but we’ve had many emails from dial-up customers asking that their needs be considered. One issue to consider when sending a file attachment is the
How big an email is too big and what do those bounce messages mean? Most email messages are small, at least when there’s just text. Even a long HTML formatted message with no images or attachments is rarely more than 200kb – which is tiny by today’s standards. Add an
If you want to see the latest developments in the world of email you only have to look at Google’s free Gmail service. Their teams of developers are rolling all sorts of interesting things. If you want to see the latest developments in the world of email you only have
How to switch the Outlook Bar and Folder list in Outlook or Outlook Express. Outlook and Outlook Express both have (depending on the version) an Outlook Bar and a folder list. The Outlook Bar has larger icons against a dark background while the folder list is the more familiar ‘tree’
