Re: 2nd try on blocked sender list
- From: "Vanguard" <vanguard.news@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 19:10:31 -0600
"Chris" <wirlybird@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:ukQlLbUIGHA.648@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
How do I get outlook 2003 to automatically delete emails I receive that are on my blocked sender list? I do not want them placed in the junk mail folder, just deleted. I also do not want to automatically delete suspected junk mail because sometimes good mail gets in the junk mail folder and I would rather go through it manually.
Well, you could define your own rule that lists each e-mail address and where the rule [permanently] deletes mails from those senders. According to , "Messages from people or domain names on your Blocked Senders List will always be treated as junk e-mail messages". Well, that means blocked senders are handled the same way as any other detection criteria for junk mail. That's why you need to write up your own separate rule. Hope you enjoy managing a huge long list of e-mail addresses in a rule (or back in the Blocked Senders list).
The blocked or junk senders list works only against one category of mail: Unwanted mail sent from someone who always claims to be sending from the same e-mail address. You really think spammers fall into that category?
Notice I said "unwanted mail", not "spam". Recipients often abuse the term "spam" when in fact it is not spam but simply unwanted mail. For example, it could be for a newsletter that they no longer want but cannot get the unsubscribe procedure to work or they don't remember the credentials necessary to unsubscribe. It could be for e-mails from some boob that thinks it is cute to add you to their joke distribution list but their static e-mail address is bogus so you cannot request them to remove you from their list.
Spammers don't use their own e-mail address(es). Duh! The From header may not even contain a validly syntaxed e-mail address. Just like you in how you configure your e-mail account for E-mail address and Name, the spammer can also use anything they want. Their e-mail address will be bogus. It may contain a known valid domain but the username is bogus. It may be a valid e-mail address but for someone OTHER than the spammer. You really think a blocked list of e-mail addresses is effective against the slew of infected hosts running mailer trojans that generate usernames or steal them from the infected host's address book(s)? You really believe that spammers are moral enough to truly identify themselves?
For everyone using a blocked/junk senders list, the spammers get a big laugh at all your wasted efforts. Spammers use fake or spoofed e-mail addresses. Your blocked/junk list is ineffective against spam.
Also read http://www.outlookpower.com/issuesprint/issue200509/00001642.html.
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