Problems w/Spam....Formatting msg rules ??? HELP PLZ

**Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM**

Put the rule at the top of the list and add the action Stop Processing more
Rules.

"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
Earthlink, and most servers couldn't care less about the messages sent to
you. Is this a viable rule? (Note that if you get BCC mail on a regular
basis, they will be blocked or diverted as well.

Where the To or CC line contains people
Delete it & Stop processing more rules
Click on Contains People and Add your address
Click on Options and change it to Does Not Contain.

You can also choose Delete it from server, or Move to a folder. Your
choice.

If your address is not in the To or CC field, the action you select will
be imposed.

In general:

Have all rules that divert mail to folders first.

Delete it from server next.

All others last.

Make sure that every rule also has Stop processing more rules checked,
unless that option is grayed out.

How to set up OE Message Rules:
http://www.oeupdates.com/outlook-exp...lock-spam.html

http://www.timeatlas.com/mos/Email/O...tlook_Express/

http://www.jackieswebworks.com/outlo...ss%20notes.htm

Some Message Rule Ideas:
http://www.mindspring.com/~majik/messagerules.htm

Some tips:
http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/tips/rules.htm

Controlling Junk Mail in Outlook Express:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/.../junkmail.mspx

Message Rules not working?:
http://www.insideoe.com/faqs/why.htm#rules

"Bubey" wrote in message
...
I seem to get a lot of spam with characters in the title and not my
"exact" email address, just similar and they land in my inbox.
I was trying to isolate them into either a folder or delete them on
the incoming. When I send them back to Earthlink with the info
I got from Preferences so they can see where they actually came
from, and hopefully block them from coming through, they just send
back a msg, not their problem as it didn't originate from Earthlink.
I thought incoming spam clogged up their servers and left them open
to possible viruses.
Thanks in advance for your help !

"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
OE rules don't use wild cards like *. What is your goal? Only messages
where
your address is in the To or CC line? Only people in your Address Book?

"Bubey" wrote in message
...
I'm trying to make a msg rule that sends all wrongly addressed
e-mails to a special folder or directly delete. I tried:
.
It doesn't work. Suggestions please !

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