:: SPAM FILTER SETUP :: |
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Outlook (version 2000/2002)
Outlook Express (version 6.0)
Netscape Messenger (version 4.79)
Mac OS X's Mail
Mozilla Mail (version 1.2)
Eudora 5.2
Pine
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- You will first need to create a folder to hold your junk e-mail.
- Click on "Folders" from the top menu
- Under "Create Folder", type a folder name ("Junk" for example)
and click the "Create" button
- Now, you will create a rule to move junk e-mail into your folder
- Click on "Options" from the top menu
- Click on "Message Filters"
- Beside "What to scan" select "Only Unread Messages"
- Click "Save"
- Click on "New"
- For "Match," select "Header"
- In the text box, type the following: X-Spam-Flag: YES
- For "Move to," select the folder you'd like junk e-mail to be
saved in
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Outlook (version 2000/2002)
- You will first need to create a folder to hold your junk e-mail.
- Go to the "File" menu
- Choose "Folder"
- Choose "New Folder"
- Enter the name of your folder ("Junk" for example)
- Under the "Folder contains" section, choose "Mail Items" (for Outlook
2000) or "Mail and Post Items" (for Outlook 2002)
- Under "Select where to place this folder" highlight the Inbox
- Click "OK"
- If you are asked about setting a shortcut, click "No"
- Now, you will create a rule to move junk e-mail into your folder
- Go to the "Tools" menu
- Choose "Rules Wizard"
- Choose "New"
- In Outlook 2002, select "Start from a blank rule"
- Choose "Check messages when they arrive" as the type of rule
- Click "Next"
- Under "Which condition(s) do you want to check" check the
"with specific words in the message header" box
- In the "Rule description" section, click on the link that says
"specific words"
- In the "Search Text" box, type in: "X-Spam-Flag: YES" (without
the quotes)
- Click "OK"
- Click "Next"
- In the "What do you want to do with the message" section check the
"move it to the specified folder" box
- In the "Rule description" section, click on the link that says
"specified"
- Click on the folder you created in step 1
- If you are asked about setting a shortcut, click "No"
- Click "OK"
- Click "Finish"
- Click "OK"
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Outlook Express (version 6.0)
NOTE: Outlook Express requires that the "Subject Tag" be enabled in your
Junk E-Mail Filtering settings.
- You will first need to create a folder to hold your junk e-mail
- Go to the "File" menu
- Choose "New"
- Choose "Folder"
- Enter the name of the new folder (perhaps "junk")
We suggest that you highlight "Inbox" as the folder in which to create
your new folder
- Click "OK"
- Now, you will create a rule to move junk e-mail into your folder
- Go to the "Tools" menu
- Choose "Message Rules"
- Choose "Mail" -- the "Message Rules" window will appear, and if
you have never made a message rule before, the "New Mail Rule" window
will automatically appear (if it does not, click on "New")
- In the "Select the Conditions for your rule" section, check:
Where the Subject line contains specific words
- In the "Select the Actions for your rule" section, check:
Move it to the specified folder
- In the "Rule Description" section, click on the link that says
"contains specific words".
- In the text-box, type in: **JUNK**
- Click "Add"
- Click "OK".
- In the "Rule Description" section, click on the link that says
"specified"
- Under "Inbox", choose the folder that you created in step 1d.
- Click "OK".
- For the name of the rule, choose something like "Junk".
- Click "OK"
- Click "Apply Now"
- Make sure the name of the rule that you created earlier is
highlighted, and also make sure that "Inbox" is listed in the "Apply
to folder" box.
- Click "Apply Now" -- a confirmation box should pop up, and you
should click "OK"
- Click "Close".
- Click "OK".
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Netscape Messenger 4.79
- You will first need to create a folder to hold your junk e-mail
- Go to the "File" menu
- Choose "New Subfolder"
- Enter in the name of the new folder ("Junk" for instance)
We suggest that your create the new folder as a subfolder of your Inbox
- Click "OK"
- Click "OK" again
- Now, you will create a rule to move junk e-mail into your folder
- Go to the "Edit" menu
- Choose "Message Filters"
- Choose "New"
- For the "Filter Name", choose something like "Junk"
- Choose the "Match any of the following" option
- In the left most drop-down box (it should say "sender"), choose
"Customize Headers"
- Choose "New"
- In the "Custom Header" text-box, type in: X-Spam-Flag
- Choose "OK"
- Choose "OK" once again
- Make sure that the left most drop-down box says "X-Spam-Flag"
- Make sure that the drop-down box on the right side says "contains"
- In the text-box to the right of "contains", enter in: YES
- Under the "Filter action" settings, choose the "Move to folder" option
- Choose the folder that you created in step 1 from the list of folders
- The "Description" setting is optional (you can just leave it blank)
- Click "OK"
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Mac OS X's Mail
- You will first need to create a folder to hold your junk e-mail
- Go to the "Mailbox" menu
- Choose "New Mailbox"
- Make sure your mail account is listed by Location
- Enter in the name of the new folder ("Junk" for instance)
- Click "OK"
- Now, you will create a rule to move junk e-mail into your folder
- Go to the "Mail" (main) menu
- Select "Preferences"
- Click on the "Rules" icon
- Click "Add Rule"
- For Description, type something like "Junk E-Mail Filter"
- In the select box for conditions, select "all"
- In the select box that shows "from," select "edit header list"
- For header, type "X-Spam-Flag"
- Click "OK"
- Now, select "X-Spam-Flag" from the select box that shows "from"
- Next to it, select "is equal to" and enter "YES" in the text box
- Below that, select "Transfer Message" and next to it the name of
the folder you created
- Click "OK"
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Mozilla Mail 1.2
- You will first need to create a folder to hold your junk e-mail
- Go to the "File" menu
- Choose "New"
- Choose "Folder"
- Enter in the name of the new folder ("Junk" for instance)
We suggest that your create the new folder as a subfolder of your Inbox
- Click "OK"
- Now, you will create a rule to move junk e-mail into your folder
- Go to the "Tools" menu
- Choose "Message Filters"
- Choose "New"
- For the "Filter Name", choose something like "Junk"
- Choose the "Match any of the following" option
- In the left most drop-down box (it should say "sender"), choose
"Customize"
- In the "New Message Header" text-box, type in: X-Spam-Flag
- Choose "Add"
- Choose "OK"
- In the left drop-down box (which should say "Subject") choose
"X-Spam-Flag"
- Make sure that the drop-down box on the right side says "contains"
- In the text-box to the right of "contains", enter in: YES
- Under the "Perform This Action" settings, choose the "Move to folder"
option
- Choose the folder that you created in step 1 from the list of folders
- The "Description" setting is optional (you can just leave it blank)
- Click "OK"
- Click "OK" again
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Eudora 5.2
- You will first need to create a folder to hold your junk e-mail
- Go to the "Mailbox" menu
- Select "New"
- Enter in the name of the new folder ("Junk" for instance)
- Do not click the "make a folder" checkbox
- Click "OK"
- Now, you will create a rule to move junk e-mail into your folder
- Go to the "Tools" menu in Windows, or the "Window" menu in Mac OS X
- Select "Filters"
- Click "New"
- In the "Match" section, click the box next to incoming
- In the "Header" text box, type "X-Spam-Flag:"
- In the text box below, type "YES"
- In the "Actions" section, select "Transfer To"
- Select the folder you created in step 1
- Click "OK"
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Pine
- You can create both a folder for junk e-mail and the filter rule in
one process
- Type S for setup
- Type R for rules, then F for Filters
- Type A for Add
- Hit enter, and type a name for this rule (perhaps "Junk E-Mail
Filtering")
- Arrow down a line or two past the line that reads
"FILTERED MESSAGE CONDITIONS BEGIN HERE"
- Hit X to enter a custom header, then type X-Spam-Flag
- Arrow to the "X-Spam-Flag pattern" line that appeared, hit
enter and type "YES"
- Arrow down below "Message is New?" to the line that reads "Yes,"
and hit enter
- Arrow down below "Filter Action" to the line just below Move
that says "Folder List"
- Hit enter and type in the name of the folder junk e-mail should be
moved to
- Hit E to Exit
- Hit Y to save when prompted
- Hit E again to exit setup
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