Re: Outlook Express Rules

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From: Jim (jimmy23_at_verizon.net)
Date: 03/18/04 

Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2004 05:19:48 GMT

Thanks for the reply bruce. The word is inside the html part, the whole spam
is html. Any idea what I can do to filter this annoying spammer?

"Bruce" <nospam@nomail.invalid> wrote in message
news:uSGSC$FDEHA.2052@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>
> "Jim" <jimmy23@verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:Gy26c.117404$6K.116358@nwrddc02.gnilink.net...
> I have just this one problem. I've setup a rule to delete spam whenever a
> certain word comes up but it doesn't seem to work on this one particular
> spam mail I've been recieving. The email, in html format, usually has a
> particular word like "CreditGift.com" or "DVDCreditGifts.com" etc, my spam
> filter doesnt even filter it out. Any clues?
> -------------------------------------------
>
> If the word is in the HTML part of the Spam, the rule won't work.
>
> Bruce
>
>

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