Re: Outlook: Spam Control?

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(PeteCresswell) wrote:
I friend lives and dies by Outlook.

I don't use it, so don't know much about it.

He's getting spammed mercilessly on the email address that he uses for his
professional life and doesn't know what to do about it.

All I could come up with was:
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1) A gold list. Create new folder called something "Confirmed Email" and
then create a filter for each known correspondent that routes their emails to that folder. Once he has most of his correspondents filtered,
he's down to occasionally perusing the Inbox for stragglers.

2) Challenge-Response. Switch providers to somebody like Earthlink that
provides challenge/response spam control.

(I am aware of the deep-seated objections that some have against challenge-response....)

3) Other Means. Switch providers to somebody who does something besides
challenge/response and whose system works.

4) Bogus addresses. Take the time to set up a few freebie accounts in
HotMail, gMail and so-forth and never, ever, under any circumstances
supply your "real" email address to anybody except a trusted individual,
using the bogus addresses for things like online purchases, required
return addresses and so-forth.
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Outlook's black list ("Junk Sender's List") doesn't seem helpful against
spammers who a different address with every mailing.

Can anybody come up with something more than the three above? - especially
something that doesn't hinge on changing one's email address.

The rules are slightly different in Outlook; you have an option to work with "People in the Address book" (or a similar-reading option). But the premise is the same: Block all emails not from addresses in your address book. Just look in the Deleted Items folder for missed emails before emptying that folder.

Stop SPAM! Create two mail rules in OE.

_First rule:_

A. In "Select the conditions for your rule" click "Where the from line contains people", click "contains people", click Address Book, click the first name, shift-click the last, click "From" button, click OK.

B. In "Select the actions for your rule", click "Stop processing more rules". This will let everyone in your address book fall through to your Inbox.

C. Name the rule "Pass".

_Second rule:_

A. In "Select the conditions for your rule" click "For all messages"

B. In "Select the actions for your rule", click "Delete it".

C. Name the rule "Delete".

You might want to set OE to delete the Deleted Items folder every time you close OE. One disadvantage: You might have to close OE in a hurry sometimes before you have a chance to check for missed messages.

Advantages:

1. No SPAM! No amount of filtering by sender or subject matter will prevent spammers; they use a different subject and address every few days. But this setup prevents ALL SPAM from fictitious addresses.

2. Few Viruses! Only viruses from those who have your email address in their address book.

Disadvantages:

1. You'll have to look in the Deleted Items folder for blocked email. If you find a mail you actually want, just drag it into the Inbox till you add that address to the Pass filter.

2. To add addresses to the filter, you'll have to edit it, click "contains people", click "Address Book" again, and add any new addresses. That can be an occasional nuisance, but otherwise you'll be creating many mail rules for SPAM.


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Joe =o)
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