# WHAT - the FUCK - was THAT?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fuck-was-that/88997>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [October 23, 2001, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fuck-was-that/88997 "2001-10-23T01:26:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2001, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fuck-was-that/88997/21 "2001-10-24T07:39:14Z")

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> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by matt\_mcl \*  
> \*\*Open up my email. 212 messages in my inbox.
> 
> Yes, sir. 212 messages in my inbox.
> 
> All from the same place. [user67@yahoo.com](mailto:user67@yahoo.com). MORTGAGE RATES HAVE NEVER BEEN LOWER!
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> _ **212** _ of them.
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> :mad: \*\*

Maybe it is a sign. Time to buy a house my friend.

Marc

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**Author:** ![Beadalin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Beadalin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beadalin)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2001, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fuck-was-that/88997/22 "2001-10-24T14:30:03Z")

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**Astroboy14** ,

Hmm. Honestly, it worked well for me-- it even filtered out some newsletters that I subscribe to. I have the protection level set on “High”, but it sounds like you might need to take the time to set it on “Exclusive”. I think only one piece of junk mail has come into my account with High filtration, compared to the 20 or so a day that go to the Junk Mail folder. I hope I didn’t sound snotty earlier, I just figured it would work equally well for everyone. However, my Hotmail account isn’t my primary address, which probably helps, as well.

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**Author:** ![Medea\_s\_Child](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8baadc/32.png) [@Medea\_s\_Child](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Medea_s_Child)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2001, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fuck-was-that/88997/23 "2001-10-24T14:46:57Z")

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My Hotmail account is my primary, and I have the filter set to “Low”. I still get junk mail, about ten messages a day or so. (I’m an e-mail junkie, so I don’t mind, I did want to make sure that I got my newsletters and departmental e-mails and my random junk I like.) I also have my Junk mailbox set to delete everything in it every few days.

It works well for me as I don’t get too riled about spam and what I see I can take care of.

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