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Summary: Without installing keystroke logging or other spyware on your computer, there's no way to tell if anyone is reading your emails before you do.

How do I know if someone is opening my email before I read it, then marking it as unread?

You don't. Essentially you would have to install some kind of keystroke logging or other spyware on your machine in order to see if someone is using it when you're not around.

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If someone has my password and username and is checking my email from another computer, is there any technology available on the market to identify who this person is? I have a hotmail account

Posted by: atiba mclean at July 13, 2007 05:58 PM

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Not that I know of, no.

Leo


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Posted by: Leo A. Notenboom at July 15, 2007 03:42 PM

How do I recoup professionally after someone was monitoring my emails and read what I thought were deleted emails to another colleague that were written in frustration about her? Especially since she had written several disparaging emails about our boss in frustration, however; I had deleted them and would have not ever used them in a retaliatory manner.

Posted by: Jan at August 5, 2007 08:00 PM

Can you tell, if you sent a message from myspace, marked 'sent'- if it hasn't been opened or if it's been deleted?

Posted by: christine at August 22, 2007 07:28 AM

Good evening happy new year of 2008 with blessings to all of the world.

Can I ask how can I know if my mail account is used by a third party because i guess that someone else is using it. I'm changing my password every so often, I don't tell anybody but i am sure that it has been found by somebody that i am not sure who's this one can be. What else do u suggest me that Can I do ? thanks

Posted by: Sophia at January 2, 2008 10:11 AM

It's is exactly what I was looking for last two weeks. One can get lots of useful info from this article, in other words, it's never late to learn. Thanks to the author

Posted by: Wedding Ring at February 2, 2008 12:26 PM

Can one set up a password so that if your outlook is open they can't open your mail.so if the item was clicked,a
password requirement block would pop up

Posted by: Steve R at June 4, 2008 02:17 AM

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Other than using a password protected screensaver, no, not
that I'm aware of.

Leo


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Posted by: Leo at June 4, 2008 10:27 AM

I dont want to know how they did it, is it possible? I know it can be blocked by someone but can they get into my email & read it?
Thanks Salome

Posted by: Ca you tell me if it is possible for someone to hack into my email mail account? at June 5, 2008 01:12 AM

Guys this is too simple.. Just send a mail to ur own inbox and check it outlater..

Posted by: raj at June 18, 2008 11:16 AM

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