How to "Foward" e-mails

[Bonefish]

I know this doen't have any thing to do with fishing except we all do email each other from time to time concerning various fishing information so it may apply. Approximately fifty percent of us know how to FORWARD emails it is estimated. To stop junk e-mails and viruses and prevent left over information from accumulating, follow the steps below.

When you FORWARD an e-mail, HIGHLIGHT and DELETE all of the other addresses that appear in the body of the message. However, you MUST click the "FORWARD" button first to have full editing capabilities. Also, whenever you send an e-mail to more than one person, do NOT use the To: or Cc columns for adding e-mail addresses. Always use the BCC: (blind carbon copy) column for listing the e-mail address. If you do not see BCC, option click on where it says To: and your address list will appear. Highlight the address and choose BCC: and that's it. When you send to BCC: your message will automatically say "Undisclosed Recipients" in the To: field of the people who receive the e-mail.

P.S. I got blanked at Cumberland this weekend and caught some small bass at Cedar Sunday on top water. Had a great time anyway, but it was rough weekend for fishing for us. We tried everything including striper and bass. I hope I am not that bad of a fisherman, and it was the weather pattern that was the problem. Thanks!

[Danny]

VERY GOOD tips Bonefish.

One other thing I would add, is make sure you are forwarding your message as inline text. Otherwise you will forward an attachment that is not editable, and your recipieant will not only have to open your message, but then open additional windows as he/she opens the attachments.

BTW, I too have now gotten on several "spam" email lists. Not much good or fun.


Tight lines and God Bless

Danny

[Bonefish]

Thanks, Danny, for adding that.

[Grumpy]

All very good advice and I will add one more thing to do.

Frequently, I get emails from people that have a long list of addresses in their email but also they are forwarding an email that has already been forwarded several times, in other words, you have to keep opening the attachments to get to the first email. I have had to open as many as 10 attachments to get to the "orignal" topic that is being forward. Everyone one of those attachment have a list of addresses that a spammer loves to get a hold of.

So, when you get those chain eamils and you want to forward the original message, do your forwarding from the LAST ATTACHMENT or the orignal email and use the BCC as stated above. You can do it that way and it will put a stop to all the in between address lists.

Our God and the soldier we alike adore.
But at the brink of danger, not before:
After deliverance, both alike requited,
God is forgotten, the soldier slighted.

Anonymous

[Bonefish]

Again, thanks for the advice. It helps to share information to protect privacy.

[biggw]

Hey Bonefish are you the same guy that talked to my brother at the ramp when you put your boat in at the ramp at cc if so that was Wormin----We had a hard day trying to find some good fish,he did get one around 17 inchs---Looks like we guys need to put our names on our boats, or buy hats that tell who we are to each other- lol- gl to you all

[Bonefish]

That would be a good idea. It is good to see someone who you read their comments on the board. I have to admit it was a difficult day Saturday to get a fish to bite. It makes you paranoid when you try everything you know and have the fish under you and they have their minds on other things. It was good to see you guys.

[Danny]

Grumpy,

You are 100% right. That's why I suggested the forwarding as inline text. It is especially bad when it comes from AOL users. No offense intended to AOL users. It just seems that AOL's default setting is to forward as an attachment, instead of inline text. Outlook express' default is inline text. My yahoo also forwards as an attachment, so I have to do the manuel select as forward as inline text.

Love the tips.... keep them coming... and for those of you who got emails from me tonight, I apologize... I know on one of the messages I forgot to delete the original email addresses. Blew that one.

Tight lines and God Bless

Danny

[Grumpy]

Danny, I didn't know what you were talking about "in line text" and I also hadn't realized that the people that send me those long lines of attachments were all AOL users. I want back and looked after I read you post and they were.

About your trip to Rough, we had the same experience of the fish smacking crankbaits on the back hook (and getting hooked under the jaw) at Nolin last week. One other thing, some of those big ones that fought for a while then got off may have been Gar.

Did you get the water temperatures?

[Danny]

Back in the creeks, the temps were around 63.5 and on the main lake, where we caught the most fish, were around 64-65 degrees.

I'm kind of thinking of another trip Wednesday down to Barkley. Don't know yet. Back is very sore. If it eases up by Wednesday morning, I really may head to Barkley... and that's no threat. LMAO!!!

Danny
Tight lines and God Bless

Danny