Message Rules

[DPK]

I have Windows XP Pro and am using Microsoft Outlook
Express for my e-mail. I set my "Message Rules" to
delete any mail which contains certain (offensive) words
in the subject line and message body, because I have been
swamped with porn and other spam, lately. I'm still
getting spam mail with these words in the message body,
though. I have no idea why I've been getting this crap,
because I don't visit this kind of arena on the
internet. Anyway, why doesn't Outlook Express snag these
before they reach my Inbox?

[Peter T]

It ought to, didn't it?

A couple of tips: use a separate e-mail address for sending to sensitive
recipients - like newsgroups. That way your regular address won't come up
with the programs which trawl ng's to get e-mail addresses.

Anti-spam your e-mail address ( have a look at mine ) so that programs can't
pick it up but it's obvious to a 'real' person who may want to get in touch.

Unfortunately, once you're on spam lists it takes a long time to get off.

Good luck

Peter
"DPK" > wrote in message
...
> I have Windows XP Pro and am using Microsoft Outlook
> Express for my e-mail. I set my "Message Rules" to
> delete any mail which contains certain (offensive) words
> in the subject line and message body, because I have been
> swamped with porn and other spam, lately. I'm still
> getting spam mail with these words in the message body,
> though. I have no idea why I've been getting this crap,
> because I don't visit this kind of arena on the
> internet. Anyway, why doesn't Outlook Express snag these
> before they reach my Inbox?

[sqr]

Call your specific ISP and see if they have a filtering system set up and if
so adjust your rules to match words the insert to show it is spam.

My ISP will insert the line ****SPAM**** in the header to make it an easy
target for my rules.

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"DPK" > wrote in message
...
> I have Windows XP Pro and am using Microsoft Outlook
> Express for my e-mail. I set my "Message Rules" to
> delete any mail which contains certain (offensive) words
> in the subject line and message body, because I have been
> swamped with porn and other spam, lately. I'm still
> getting spam mail with these words in the message body,
> though. I have no idea why I've been getting this crap,
> because I don't visit this kind of arena on the
> internet. Anyway, why doesn't Outlook Express snag these
> before they reach my Inbox?

[Donald Link]

Because it is just plain inefficient. If you want to block spam one of the
better ones is Mcafee Spam Killer. About the only product from mcafee that
better than the hype.
Takes a while to filter out the tons of spam, but is effective the more you
use it.



"DPK" > wrote in message
...
> I have Windows XP Pro and am using Microsoft Outlook
> Express for my e-mail. I set my "Message Rules" to
> delete any mail which contains certain (offensive) words
> in the subject line and message body, because I have been
> swamped with porn and other spam, lately. I'm still
> getting spam mail with these words in the message body,
> though. I have no idea why I've been getting this crap,
> because I don't visit this kind of arena on the
> internet. Anyway, why doesn't Outlook Express snag these
> before they reach my Inbox?

[Brian K. Pearcy]

Hello,

Perhaps you are setting up your rules incorrectly. Give this a try:

Rule #1 (Friendly) -- you want to have this at the top of the list

- Where the "From" line contains people in your address book
- Stop processing more rules

Rule #2 (SPAM)

- Where the "TO or CC" line does *not* contain your e-mail address
OR
- Where the "Subject" line contains xxxx
OR
- Where the "Message" body contains xxxx
- Mark as read
- Delete
- Stop processing more rules

Selecting "Stop processing more rules" is important if you have more =
than one rule saved. If you don't use the option, and an e-mail is from =
one of your friends, then it will also be processed through rule #2. If =
your friend sent you a dirty joke (it's OK to get this from a friend!), =
then it might end up deleted because of rule #2.

Also, keep in mind that spammers will do practically anything to get the =
message to your inbox. Some will use graphics instead of text, others =
will alter the spelling of words or add spaces between the letters. In =
other words, you're not going to be able to stop all of it unless you =
set up a very strict rule where you will only accept e-mail from a =
specific list of addresses and absolutely nothing else.

Hope this helps,
--=20
Brian
Microsoft MVP - DTS
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