Outlook Express Tips

Use Outlook Express quickly and securely.

These free power tips that will tell you how to:

• Avoid spam email
• Avoid viruses
• Use email more effectively
• Browse newsgroups faster and easier
• Find free MP3, videos, pictures, software and e-books on newsgroups using Outlook Express

Selected Articles

How to simply ignore spam that asks delivery receipt or read receipt

Lately new kind of spam is present that abuses Outlook Express/Windows Mail built in sending of read receipt. If you do send a receipt back - guess what - you will get even more spam. Here is how to get rid of that.

Protecting against viruses when using Outlook Express

Following text will significantly improve your knowledge about viruses you can get using e-mail and also will let you know how to protect yourself against them.

How to recognize various file formats on the Usenet

Here is a quick tutorial how to recognize different files that you may find on the Usenet and not to misplace them for yEnc.

How to completely clean up wasted space in Outlook Express mail folders?

Did you know that Outlook Express stores your mails even after you delete them (even if they are gone from the Deleted Items folder)?

Are you using good and reliable news server

As you may already know, not all Usenet servers are the same. The key items to a good server are good retention and completion rate. How to tell if your news server is a good one?