Spam sorting using Outlook Express
Blocking and Filtering SPAM mail in Outlook Express
Message Rules can be used with your tcworks.net email account to automatically sort messages into different folders of your choosing. You can also use them to automatically delete possible spam messages from the server. We will show you below how to put tcworks.net spam alerts into a folder called SPAM, which you can manually look through if you would like. This prevents possible spam messages from cluttering your INBOX.
To Create a Filtering rule
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On the Tools menu, point to Message Rules, and then click Mail, and then New.
Select the conditions for your rule by selecting the desired check boxes in the Conditions section. You must select at least one condition. We will use ‘Where the Subject line contains specific words…’
Select the actions for your rule by selecting the desired check boxes in the Actions section. You must select at least one action, we will use ‘Move it to the Specified Folder…’
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When you have made your "Action" choice click on the "contains specific words" in the Rule Description box. To filter the automatic spam messages from our server, fill in the phrase Possible SPAM: and click "add". Click ok when you're done.
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If you have chosen to move the spam to a specified folder you will need to create a folder to move it to. Click on the underlined "specified" link.
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Click on 'New Folder' then enter the name of the spam folder, in this case "Spam" click ok and then click on ok again.
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Your screen will look similar to the one above. Click on ok and you'll get a Message Rules confirmation box. Just click on ok again and your spam blocking will be in effect.
