automatic send

[jay]

Using Outlok 2007 on Windows XP. I have used other e-mail programs and now I
have a situation that I don't understand. I signed up at a web page for
graphics called CrossDaily. Evidently that entered me to receive a free
weekly newsletter.

When I receive the newsletter I either delete it or briefly review it. As I
learned after several weeks this disposition of the newsletter resulted in a
reply e-mail being sent from m PC back to CrssDaily. When I noticed the
messages in my Outbox I went to the Sent Messae box and looked at one:
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Thank you for sending me your email with the subject "CrossDaily Update -
August 2, 2007". I really want to receive your email.

In an effort to eliminate junk email, I am using ZoneAlarm Security Suite.
ZoneAlarm Security Suite has placed your message on hold.

Please click the link below so you will be added to my Allowed people list,
I will receive your email, and we will be able to communicate freely going
forward.

<http://c.mailfrontier.net/o/en/3aeffc089d/[email protected]>

If you can not click on the link above, copy and paste the URL above
directly into your browser.
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From the text I gather my ZoneAlarm stopped the send. Since I never
intentionally sent this e-maill, is this a feature of Outlook I need to
understand and deal with? How can it be deactivated. I, for one, don't like
my computer doing things I an unaware of. Someone who knows what is
happening please fill me in.

 

[Diane Poremsky]

Zone alarm is doing it - look in it's email scanning options.

 

[jay]

I gather that ZA is p rotecting m e this time. My questins remain. Is this
a feature of Otlooik that I need to be aware of? How can it be deactivated?

 

[Brian Tillman]

I gather that ZA is p rotecting m e this time. My questins remain.
Is this a feature of Otlooik that I need to be aware of?

It's a feature of ZoneAlarm. Outlook has nothing to do with it.

How can it be deactivated?

Read the documentation that came with ZoneAlarm.

 

[jay]

I'm not getting my concerns explained right. I'm not concerned about Zone
Alarm stopping an outgoing message. I'm thankful it did stop the message. I
never sent the message and don't know how it was sent from my computer.

My concern is that, unknown to me, a message tried to leave my computer
without my authorization. If some feature of Outlook will allow a vendor or
other agency the capability to use my computer to send messages, then that
sounds to me like spyware and should be illegal. If not illegal, it must be
stopped for me and my computer. I want to know if Outlook has a feature that
allows a third party to automaticaly send a message without my expressed
approval and how I can deactivate that Outlook feature?

 

[Brian Tillman]

I'm not getting my concerns explained right. I'm not concerned about
Zone Alarm stopping an outgoing message. I'm thankful it did stop
the message. I never sent the message and don't know how it was sent
from my computer.

My concern is that, unknown to me, a message tried to leave my
computer without my authorization.

I get it. I misinterpreted what your original post was saying.

Perhaps it is a read recipt being generated. Have you checked the tracking
options?