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How do I delete a rogue e-mail without opening it?

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mozza10534
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Sometimes I receive e-mails from unsolicited parties and I don't know how to delete them without opening said e-mails.

Sometimes I receive e-mails from unsolicited parties and I don't know how to delete them without opening said e-mails.

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You could right-click it and select delete from the pop-up menu.

Personally I don't worry about the possible risks of opening suspicious messages in Thunderbird. The worst that can happen AFAIK is a webbug reporting back that I opened it. Thunderbird doesn't run scripts and you'd have to click on anything to actually fire it off.

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You could right-click it and select delete from the pop-up menu.

Personally I don't worry about the possible risks of opening suspicious messages in Thunderbird. The worst that can happen AFAIK is a webbug reporting back that I opened it. Thunderbird doesn't run scripts and you'd have to click on anything to actually fire it off.

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Thank you Zenos, I can now sleep easy! Mozza10534