I logged into my email today to find an unusual amount of new messages. When I checked them, a bunch of them were from the postmaster saying some messages had failed to send. They weren't any messages I had sent. I also had this little notification that my 'vacation reply' is still on; I've never turned it on.
So basically, my email was sending out loads of spam to all of my contacts, and people I don't know as well. This is the message that was being sent
Hey ,friend
I find a site to sell electronic products with very good price. Laptop ,iPhone even Motorcycle are very popular .their products are original quality with very low price as wholesale business supplier.They also can do retail business for end user now. maybe it is fit for your business . if you like you can contact them : www.ele-stores.com
E-mail: [email protected]
Msn : [email protected]
What on earth?
What should I do now? Change my password?
Did you sign up to any ele (the company) news letters? I've received crap like this from members who have; those members do NOT send the email; the company does...on ''behalf'' of its members...
Check if you are a member of that site; if so go into the user/account options - should be some sort of check boxes or something to disable 'vacation reply'.
Someone said to the Prophet, "Pray to God against the idolaters and curse them." The Prophet replied, "I have been sent to show mercy and have not been sent to curse." (Muslim)
that happened to my dad too, everyone on his contact got a spam email from him which he had never sent. First I urge you to send everyone on your contact an email saying to ignore the previous email, delete it. and perhaps, just change your password. I don't think there is too much you can do.
i hope you're not one of those people who set their password to their fav tv shows and then complain why did i get hacked ..why me
you have to set it to something like this
QoQxOq19929919AQioiiioo9090KBwdfgatq
in other words make it strong so it doesnt get bypassed
‘Say: If the ocean were ink wherewith to write out the words of my Lord, sooner would the ocean be exhausted, even if We added another ocean like it.’~Al Qu'raan (18:109)
Oh man, don't get me started! Gmail has to be the most awesome email provider out there..! Plus it has these really awesome skins too!
Exactly, what more could you want!? Atm I've got this cool under water skin...
‘Say: If the ocean were ink wherewith to write out the words of my Lord, sooner would the ocean be exhausted, even if We added another ocean like it.’~Al Qu'raan (18:109)
Plus, you can make all your other email accounts' emails come to Gmail, get automatically sorted, labeled, colored, and placed in the place you want to view at your own convenience.
“Do not argue with your Lord on behalf of your soul, rather argue with your soul on behalf of your Lord.” - Dhul-Nun
"It is the very pursuit of happiness that thwarts happiness." - Victor Frankl
Haha. Okay, I've logged into it now after being reminded of it- can't even remember the last time I checked it. I'm using 1% of my 7340 MB. Wow.
Question- How do I make a folder? Can't seem to find a button that says that..
Not sure about 'folders' as such, but you can create labels, and you can label your emails. Those labels appear on the left hand side, and when you click on one, all the emails with that particular label appear.
There should be a label tab at the top.
EDIT: Ach ^^... Abd-al Rahman beat me to it!
‘Say: If the ocean were ink wherewith to write out the words of my Lord, sooner would the ocean be exhausted, even if We added another ocean like it.’~Al Qu'raan (18:109)
Not sure about 'folders' as such, but you can create labels, and you can label your emails. Those labels appear on the left hand side, and when you click on one, all the emails with that particular label appear.
Plus, you can make all your other email accounts' emails come to Gmail, get automatically sorted, labeled, colored, and placed in the place you want to view at your own convenience.
Aha. I see. I like. Very much.
I've made it so my the emails from my hotmail accounts go to gmail- are there any downsides to this? Or is it exactly the same had I been using hotmail? It's so nice having everything in just one account.
I think I have just been converted to gmail-ism. I'm so easily swayed.:><:
No exactly the same. You can even sync your gmail with your hotmail, so you send an email from your gmail address (default) or hotmail address, using just your gmail account. You can do that with multiple emails.
And there's lots of cool features! You just go to their lab feature place (I'll find a link for you inshallah) and you can add the different features they develop all the time.
EDIT: Ah!... If you go to "Settings"... then click on the "labs" tab... you can find lots of cool stuff..
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I think I have just been converted to gmail-ism. I'm so easily swayed.:><:
Welcome to the club.
Last edited by Banu_Hashim; 06-24-2009 at 08:57 PM.
‘Say: If the ocean were ink wherewith to write out the words of my Lord, sooner would the ocean be exhausted, even if We added another ocean like it.’~Al Qu'raan (18:109)
yh had the same problem with loads of these postmaster messages coming up every day, so hotmail adivsed me to change my password and that ended it straight away
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