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Spam E-mail Rules

Setting up rules in Outlook 2003/2007:

  1. Open Outlook.
  2. Click on Tools, then click on Rules and Alerts.

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  3. Click on New Rule.
  4. Click on Start from a blank rule, then select Check messages when they arrive.

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  5. Click on Next.
  6. Click on with specific words in the subject in the upper screen.

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  7. In the lower screen, click on specific words.
  8. In the text field type in {SPAM?}, then click on Add.

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  9. In the text field type in {VIRUS?}, then click on Add.
  10. Click on OK. Then click on Next.
  11. Click on move it to the specified folder in the upper screen.

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  12. Click on specified in the lower window.
  13. Browse to the folder you want to move the messages to (ex. Junk), then click OK.

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  14. Click Next. Click Next.
  15. Click Run this rule now on messages already in Inbox.

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  16. Click Finish. Click OK.

Updated: 9/18/2006