| > | | | | E-mails to be automatically "trashed". If someone |
| Text is for E-mail and HTML coding is for Web Pages. | | | | sends 4 or 5spams, examine the return address. The |
| I can'tbegin to tell you the number of E-mails I get | | | | odds are they are forgedand will all be different. |
| formatted for HTML. | | | | Blocking their E-mail address isuseless here as they |
| These are basically not readable in a text mode and | | | | use a different one every time. Better yet,pick a |
| get quicklydeleted. While some mail readers will | | | | sentence in their E-mail, and block any message with |
| display HTML coding, manywill not. If you use E-mail | | | | thatsentence. |
| to send information to potentialclients, always make | | | | E-mails with no text, and the message they wish |
| sure that you send it in a format they canread. | | | | read is anattachment to the E-mail, is another |
| AOL has some pretty nifty tools and allows you to | | | | common mistake. If it's notfrom someone I know, it |
| put script incolors, use italic print or to bold parts of | | | | is immediately deleted. Why should Iwaste my time |
| your note. That'sfine if you are writing to someone | | | | opening an attachment in an unsolicited E-mail? |
| at AOL. but did you know thatthese tools may not | | | | If the note is in "Doc" format it never gets opened, |
| be readable by the email client softwarethat many | | | | even if Iknow the person. They could unwittingly be |
| people use? They may, in point of fact, block | | | | sending me a virus. |
| themessage from being read? I get at least 2 or 3 | | | | One way that works, is to include the message in |
| E-mails every daywith nothing in the body of the | | | | the body of the |
| note. What a waste of your timeand mine. When | | | | E-mail, and attach your HTLM message to the note. |
| you do send something like that, you are beggingfor | | | | That way therecipient has a choice. Remember - |
| people to block all future E-mail from your address. | | | | text can be read by all |
| Many E-mail readers have filters which easily allow | | | | E-mail readers and that is your best bet. Otherwise, |
| offending | | | | you might besimply wasting your time. |