I've started getting lots of spam messages where the subject line consists only of asterisks, and the text in the body looks like Greek, or something. My spam filter ignores them. Chris Parkins
The sample you forwarded is in Russian, but comes out looking funny because your PC doesn't have a Cyrillic font loaded. Blocking it is another matter, but a search for "block Cyrillic spam" shows lots of people trying. Some mail servers can block by language, so it might be worth asking your ISP. Also, ArtPlus has some filters that you can download for its xTerminator anti-spam software. If anyone has a better idea ...
Backchat: Peter Johnson says: "In Windows Mail in Vista, there are options to block both top level domains and encoding so Chris could block everything from .ru domains or encoded in Cyrillic or both. Many more permutations are available."
Windows users who don't have Vista can download the Windows Live Mail desktop software to replace Outlook Express. Go to Tools and select Safety Options (Alt-T then F), then click the International tab. This lets you block by country domain and by encoding (Arabic, Hebrew, Thai etc). Windows Live Mail can also collect email from Hotmail, Gmail and other services and displays them all in one mailbox as well as separately. For other features, see the Help FAQ.
