Re: OLE Using Hotmail-Bulk Mail

From: PA Bear (PABear_at_mvps.org)
Date: 08/18/04 

Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2004 18:07:44 -0400

OE can only "filter" POP3 mail, not HTTP or IMAP. If you want to modify
your Hotmail filters you must do it in Options at your online page.

OE: Known Issues with Hotmail (applies to WinXP, too)
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=222984 

-- 
~PA Bear
 JCO wrote:
> Sorry about the shorthand.
> I understand what your saying.
> I'm trying to avoid logging into hotmail every time  an email I find an
> email in the Bulk & and want it to be in my inbox.  I want the filter ON.
> If I turn the filter off, it would be a big mess in my inbox.  The hotmail
> filter is set to allow only those in  address book.
>
> I guess the real answer is to turn the hotmail filter off completely, then
> use OE to filter stuff (if that can be done).   If so, can OE be set to
> send all emails to Bulk with the exception of those names in my contacts?
>
> "PA Bear" <PABear@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:uA25KpIhEHA.3016@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > Careful with your shorthand, please. Outlook and Outlook Express are
> > not the same application.
> >
> > In OE, you would simply drag a message from Bulk Mail to Hotmail Inbox.
> >
> > What is filtered to Bulk Mail is a function of your online Hotmail
> > filters. Log on to www.hotmail.com and see Options>Junk Email Options
> > and Custom Filters to customize this.
> > --
> > ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> > MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE), AH-VSOP
> >
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> > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=windowsxpsp2
> >
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> > http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/devioussoftware.mspx
> >
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> > http://forum.aumha.org
> >
> >  JCO wrote:
> > > I use my outlook express to get my hotmail stuff.  However, how can I
> > > handle the Bulk Mail (Junk).  Some mail is consider good, therefore I
> > > need to take it out of the bulk mail and make it acceptable for my
> > > inbox. Using the hotmail, via web, what you do is bring up the mail,
> > > then tag it as not junk. It adds it to my online (hotmail) address
> > > book.  By doing this, new mail from that account will go into my
> > > Inbox.
> > >
> > > How do you do this if you are using outlook.  It seems to me, I have
> > > no choice but to login to hotmail on the web and continually shift
> > > bad mail to acceptable mail.
> > >
> > > I would like to have full control with ole and not ever have to login
> > > on the web
> > >
> > > Thanks

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