From what I hear it's either stripped emails or someone's email spammer software sending it out.
Please don't ask how to make it stop. It's not a result of what you noted.
Bob
In one of my accounts (I have 7) I get 2 or 3 "empty" emails daily. All they contain is the sender's address, no text, no subject matter.
I do not bother opening them (I opened one or two long ago when this started) and just delete them. I have the preview pane shut off in OE (have for years-- don't want any nasties auto-executing) so I am not super concerned about any infections.
I use AVG, which scans incoming e-mails. I am wondering if these empties are a result of AVG removing a virus at the server level and that's why it comes up empty. If that's what it is, it would be good to know.

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