If you have an e-mailer such as Netscape Messenger, Outlook (who was it
that dubbed it "Lookout"?) or Eudora, you can usually setup some pretty
effective filters.

For example, I have one that checks the header on incoming mail and if
it's "To: [log in to unmask]" *and* has "out of office" in the
"Subject:" it goes right into the trash folder.

Obviously, this isn't foolproof: I found two of them in there today, one
from Tom Emerson (commenting as part of this thread, not an actual
autoreply) and one from Joe Geiser ("Geezer" or "Geyser"?) with timely
reminders about going nomail (which I've pulled out of the trash and
filed for reference). On the whole, though, it's saved me some
annoyance; I only scan the trash folder when I'm really bored, and I
don't have those messages cluttering up my HP3000-L folder.

Those with steam-powered mailers, I'm sorry I don't have a solution for
you... perhaps the "delete" key? :-)

HTH,
Patrick
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