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The Outlook 2000 e-mail client can be configured to
recognize incoming e-mails with headers that suggest the e-mail is Spam.
To have Outlook 2000 transfer the suspected SPAM e-mails
to the folder “suspected_spam”, follow these steps:
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Start Outlook 2000.
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Select Rules Wizard from the Tools
menu.
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Click New.
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Select “Check messages when they arrive”
then click Next.
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Check the option “with specific words
in message header”.
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In the Rule description box, click on the link “specific
words”.
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Type (without the quotes) “X-Spam-Status:
Yes” and click OK.
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Click Next.
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Check the options “move it to the specified
folder” and “stop processing more rules”.
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In the Rule description box, click on the link “specified”.
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Click on New to define a new folder
and the Create New Folder Window will appear.
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Select a place where you wish to place the folder.
Note: IMAP users may wish to select an online folder.
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Type (without the quotes) “suspected_spam” in the Name
field.
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Click OK.
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Select the suspected_spam folder, then click OK.
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Click Next.
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Click Next. -
Specify the name (without the quotes) “SPAM
filter” as the rule name. Click Finish.
To view the hidden e-mail headers do the following:
After you open a message, select Options from the
message's View menu. The headers are displayed in the Internet
headers field.
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