Thanks to all of you for your responses.
I have been running on "custom" high security settings lately [US-CERT] and
this makes
visiting windows live/hotmail difficult, but not impossible too place in
Trusted zone. I do use MSOEv.6 and sometimes TB.
*_The HTTP server does not allow message rules from these applications.
Although a Trusted Z [what is the best wildcard?] is not difficult to
perform for browser access purposes, I do
not see in the filter list a way to exclude numerous financial groups from
the junk/bulk folder. If I run with privacy settings at medium-high, this is
pretty good and functional. Currently I have "custom" privacy settings too,
e.g. session/prompt. I also use AS online scan/filtering of tracking cookies
and spy/adware. I cleanboot the system every week with maintenance.
I do not read any real descriptive information in those emails, only the
classic phish/ fraud come-on. It would be nice if Hotmail would filter these
out of even the junk mail folder. I like to keep Hotmail open to the outside
world.
"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message
news:eOICTlUuIHA.1772@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> [Crossposted to Internet Mail newsgroup]
>
> You could tweak your Junk Mail, etc., filters. See links here:
> http://emailsupport.spaces.live.com/blog/c...6708!5828.entry
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
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>
> Jim wrote:
> > Is it just me, or has there been a significant increase in the number of
> > fraudulent phishing type scams on the Hotmail service bulk email folder?
> > dUh...when are they going to do something about it?! I usually would
> > submit
> > these to abuse@hotmail.com or whichever mail service I am using at the
> > time.
> > At Hotmail the complaint gets the auto-response of no action taken. It
is
> > almost as if by elimination they are looking for who we don't have an
> > account with...
>