Re: Computer Filtering

[Wiedemeyer]

Terry, Being only minimally computer-literate, I would love to know how to set my computer so that it will not receive any files that are larger than a certain size, hence, preventing the freezing up of my computer when someone sends a very large e-mail note. Can you help? (I have Windows 95, by the way.) Bob -- (Who has made several trips to the server's to get them to delete large e-mails from the server to un-freeze his computer.)

>Tony, I personally had no problem with your post as its my choice to

download

>or not...and if any lister doesn't have their computer set up so that they >make this choice, they are just asking for a virus infectation. >Terry in Oakland

[JDF Wessels]

Bob, What you are looking for is something which can be called filtering or intelligent rules. Depending on the Email tool you use (you run Win95 so probably you use Outlook Express or Outlook). What you need to look for in your Email tool is a function called "create filtering" or "create rule" or something of similar wording. You will get a menu where you can choose; -when to use this filter or rule -which messages should be modified by the filter or rule -what action to perform by the filter or rule As an example I will use Outlook Express. What I want is to delete an Email which is sent to the mg-tabc Emaillist when it is larger than 10 Kb. (You will see it as from mg-tabc, since you are the receiver) Start Outlook Express and in the outlook window click the "Message" button You will see a number of options of which one is "Create Rule from message" Select this option A new window will pop-up showing: 1. Select the Condition for your rule. I will select "Where the message size is more than". You can add the required size (10 Kb) 2. Select the actions for your rule. I will select "Delete it" 3. Rule description. I will select "where the from line contains..." You can add "mg-tabc" which is always in the from line of the Email header. Click ok and give the rule a name. I will name it "delete large Emails from mg-tabc". We're finished. Every time you connect to the internet and receive Email your Emailtool will look at all messages using this rule. All messages from mg-tabc and bigger than 10Kb will be deleted. It could be that you use another tool, try to find similar functionality as writen above or use the Help function. Ofcourse this will also work for creating seperate directories to put your Email in. What I do is create a rule which moves all Email from mg-tabc to the mg-tabc directory. You can even create directories within the mg-tabc directory which contain specific subjects, e.g. brakes, engine, chassis, etc. You can do this by creating a rule which looks for "engine" in the subjectline for all Emails from mg-tabc. If the Email has a subjectline like "who knows a supplier for XPAG engine tuning parts", this Email will be put into the "engine" directory. And so will all replies to this Email. Easy to look for at a later time when you need engine information. hope this helps. kind regards, Frans Wessels TC 9860 EXU Esdoornstraat 8 4043MG Opheusden The Netherlands tel : +31-(0)488-443657

----- Original Message ----- From: "Wiedemeyer" boxweed@thebest.net> To: TATERRY@aol.com> Cc: "MG-T List # 2" mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, August 27, 2001 5:10 PM Subject: [mg-tabc] Re: Computer Filtering > Terry, > > Being only minimally computer-literate, I would love to know how to set my > computer so that it will not receive any files that are larger than a > certain size, hence, preventing the freezing up of my computer when someone > sends a very large e-mail note. Can you help? (I have Windows 95, by the > way.) > > Bob -- (Who has made several trips to the server's to get them to delete > large e-mails from the server to un-freeze his computer.) > > >Tony, I personally had no problem with your post as its my choice to > download > >or not...and if any lister doesn't have their computer set up so that they > >make this choice, they are just asking for a virus infectation. > > >Terry in Oakland > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > >

[anngene@bellsouth.net]

Excellent!!! Thanks, Frans!! Gene Gillam ============================================================

[JDF Wessels]

All,

As a last addition to my previous Email, a typical Email only containing text would have a size of max 10KB.

A quick look at Emails sent within mg-tabc shows that most of them are between 2 KB and 10 KB, some are larger being 10 out of 500 !!!.

NOTE: Computers work with bits and bytes (yes it can be just as confusing as TC's).

Each character is represented by 8 bits, being 1 byte. The word TC will be 1 bytes.

10 KB as stated above will be 10 x 1024 characters, 10240 letters, figures, comma's, etc. This is equal to 8 x 10240 bits, or 80 Kb (oh well, just forget most of this, textonly with a max of somewhat more than 10 KB is a good strating point.)

DON'T FORGET THAT YOU WILL MISS EACH EMAIL THAT IS 1 CHARACTER LARGER THAN YOUR MAX.

A small part is data which will not be visible within the Email tool, because it is used by the software to make it all work (before it get's to complicated)..

kind regards,

Frans Wessels TC9860 EXU Esdoornstraat 8 4043MG Opheusden The Netherlands tel : +31-(0)488-443657

[David and Joyce Edgar]

As was mentioned, 10 KB is a good starting place but you could just as well make it 11, 15, 17 or what ever if you want so you wouldn't miss slightly larger files. My other thought on this is when I use the filter (I am on a Mac using Eudora) all eamail actually gets transfered from the host to my computer and if it is filtered, it then goes directly to Trash or what ever folder I designate. Is the 15 minute down load time some people experience, from messages downloading from the Host? If so, the filter acts afterward. Once messages are in your computer it is just as easy to use your eyes as a filter by scanning the KB size when the message arrives and before opening it. Glad to have a fast DSL line and a sharp TC, David Edgar, TC 5108 El Cajon, California At 4:59 PM +0200 8/28/01, JDF Wessels wrote:

>All, > >As a last addition to my previous Email, a typical Email only >containing text would have a size of max 10KB. >A quick look at Emails sent within mg-tabc shows that most of them >are between 2 KB and 10 KB, some are larger being 10 out of 500 !!!. > >NOTE: Computers work with bits and bytes (yes it can be just as >confusing as TC's). >Each character is represented by 8 bits, being 1 byte. The word TC >will be 1 bytes. >10 KB as stated above will be 10 x 1024 characters, 10240 letters, >figures, comma's, etc. This is equal to 8 x 10240 bits, or 80 Kb (oh >well, just forget most of this, textonly with a max of somewhat more >than 10 KB is a good strating point.) > >DON'T FORGET THAT YOU WILL MISS EACH EMAIL THAT IS 1 CHARACTER >LARGER THAN YOUR MAX. > >A small part is data which will not be visible within the Email >tool, because it is used by the software to make it all work (before >it get's to complicated).. > >kind regards, > >Frans Wessels TC9860 EXU >Esdoornstraat 8 >4043MG Opheusden >The Netherlands >tel : +31-(0)488-443657 > >Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the >http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/>Yahoo! Terms of Service.