Share your Outlook Inbox Rules for SPAM
Mar 8, 2004, 5:20 am
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Share your Outlook Inbox Rules for SPAM
My spam count has gone through the roof recently. While my wife my disagree, I just don't need the 'male enhancer' stuff, and I know I don't need another mortgage. 
So, please share your best Outlook inbox rules for fighting spam. So far I've only one:
Delete anything with a subject of "free music downloads." I catch about three per day with this one.
Any others?
So, please share your best Outlook inbox rules for fighting spam. So far I've only one:
Delete anything with a subject of "free music downloads." I catch about three per day with this one.
Any others?
Mar 8, 2004, 5:48 am
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I use SpamAssasin, here are it's rules:
http://useast.spamassassin.org/tests.html
Don't bother setting up individual rules, each week they will all be useless when the lowlife scum spammers change their tactic.
For outlook users there is only one REAL solution: www.cloudmark.com .
http://useast.spamassassin.org/tests.html
Don't bother setting up individual rules, each week they will all be useless when the lowlife scum spammers change their tactic.
For outlook users there is only one REAL solution: www.cloudmark.com .
Mar 8, 2004, 6:19 am
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I've got cloudmark and that seems to work ok. It moves spam to a spam folder under your inbox.
I'm curious how that is going to interact with my new BlackBerry. Will I still get all the spam forwarded to my BlackBerry that ends up in that spam folder in Outlook?
I'm curious how that is going to interact with my new BlackBerry. Will I still get all the spam forwarded to my BlackBerry that ends up in that spam folder in Outlook?
Mar 8, 2004, 7:20 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by ScottC:
I use SpamAssasin, here are it's rules:
http://useast.spamassassin.org/tests.html
Don't bother setting up individual rules, each week they will all be useless when the lowlife scum spammers change their tactic.
For outlook users there is only one REAL solution: www.cloudmark.com .
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I use SpamAssasin, here are it's rules:
http://useast.spamassassin.org/tests.html
Don't bother setting up individual rules, each week they will all be useless when the lowlife scum spammers change their tactic.
For outlook users there is only one REAL solution: www.cloudmark.com .
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I use SpamNet from Cloudmark - since you recommended it - THANKS!
I don't need SpamAssasin, right?
Mar 8, 2004, 11:27 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by USAFAN:
ScottC:
I use SpamNet from Cloudmark - since you recommended it - THANKS!
I don't need SpamAssasin, right?
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ScottC:
I use SpamNet from Cloudmark - since you recommended it - THANKS!
I don't need SpamAssasin, right?
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Mar 8, 2004, 11:51 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by ScottC:
Not really no, Spamassassin is a server based mail scanner. I use it because I send mail from my server to my Blackberry.</font>
Not really no, Spamassassin is a server based mail scanner. I use it because I send mail from my server to my Blackberry.</font>
Mar 8, 2004, 5:43 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by ScottC:
Not really no, Spamassassin is a server based mail scanner. I use it because I send mail from my server to my Blackberry.</font>
Not really no, Spamassassin is a server based mail scanner. I use it because I send mail from my server to my Blackberry.</font>
Mar 9, 2004, 5:19 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by dingo:
ScottC, this is exactly why I asked actually. You've been very helpful in my BlackBerry 101 thread. I saw the need to filter my incoming email so it wouldn't get forwarded on to my as of yet to be delivered BlackBerry. Can you share more info, even if it is via my email which is in my profile?</font>
ScottC, this is exactly why I asked actually. You've been very helpful in my BlackBerry 101 thread. I saw the need to filter my incoming email so it wouldn't get forwarded on to my as of yet to be delivered BlackBerry. Can you share more info, even if it is via my email which is in my profile?</font>
I have a central mail server at my colocation, mail is forwarded from there to my mail server at home, which scans is for spam and virii, then it forwards it to my berry. I'll do some reading at Rimroad.com to see if the answer is there...
Mar 12, 2004, 1:38 pm
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Stops the spam even getting to Outlook. I get a perverse satisfaction "bouncing" the spam back to the spammers.
Once was 20-30 a day, now down to 2-3 a day.
Stops the spam even getting to Outlook. I get a perverse satisfaction "bouncing" the spam back to the spammers.
Once was 20-30 a day, now down to 2-3 a day.