Comments for Why does my email program think that this message might be a scam?

Comment from Glyn Duggan on 2010-10-26

2010-10-26T19:28:07Z

The answer to Larry's question: In Thunderbird 3.1.5 (ie the current one - you have upgraded, haven't you?), the button you want after 'Options' is 'Security', not 'Privacy'. HTH

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Comment from Terry Hollett on 2010-10-20

2010-10-20T15:54:11Z

I think it's more important for people to learn to recognize such scams than having to rely upon any program (s) to protect you.

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Comment from Larry Jones on 2010-10-20

2010-10-20T07:25:18Z

I use T/Bird, and attempted to do as suggested, but found no privacy tab, after Tools>Options>???

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Comment from Mai on 2010-10-19

2010-10-19T10:31:37Z

Hi everyone.
Thunderbird's scam filter engine is quite good, i think so. I have found that Thunderbird will filter the below case as "may be scam"
- HTML email
- There is at least a link with the link text begin with "http://..."
- The link about has its URL different from the link text.

For example:

http://click.link.com

If the link text doesn't begin with http, or the link is an image, is will pass the scam test.

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Comment from Ziah on 2010-07-13

2010-07-13T21:09:33Z

Hey Leo, good post. I guess I am just hoping that all my opt-ins won't be using Thunderbird. I'd like to add that, putting a "Warning: If You Are Using Thunderbird" note on your Aweber Confirmation (right after signup) might be a good idea. Some people see "scam" and instantly freak, and I guarantee this will cause some lost sales. For those of us that have to cloak our affiliate links, or use tracking, there is no choice. Fortunately, I do not see any other email programs being so "tight" if you'll pardon my French.

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Comment from Carl R. Goodwin on 2009-06-16

2009-06-17T01:30:14Z

Ironically, I get this warning EVERY week, but ONLY with Leo's newsletter lol.

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Comment from Mark Jacobs on 2009-06-11

2009-06-11T12:15:35Z

I learned a lot from this post but I disagree with turning of the Phishing warning. For example, if you get a warning about an email from your bank or PayPal most likely it really is a phishing attack.I So, I suggest keeping the filter on and be aware that some newsletters might get flagged. Instead of signing up for newsletters, I put a bookmark on the bookmarks toolbar of the sites I check out regularly.

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