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Hot Fog

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Oct 31, 2002, 1:28:21 PM10/31/02
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Hi, is there a way to and a wildcard like an asterisk to the beginning of a
address in my block sender list. Example (*@junkmail.com) or
(.+@junkmail.com) I kept adding addresses to my block sender list but these
junkmailer are just adding more numbers and names to get around it.

Help

Thanks Art
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Tom Koch

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Nov 3, 2002, 9:02:19 AM11/3/02
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"Hot Fog" <a...@hotfog.com> wrote in message
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> Hi, is there a way to and a wildcard like an asterisk to the beginning
of a
> address in my block sender list. Example (*@junkmail.com) or
> (.+@junkmail.com) I kept adding addresses to my block sender list but
these
> junkmailer are just adding more numbers and names to get around it.

Block senders is designed to block *specific* addresses, and is not at
all effective against most spammers since they change addresses with
almost every message. What you need are Message Rules. For examples of
rules that block spam, see:
http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/tips/rules.htm
Also be sure to read common mistakes in setting up rules:
http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/faqs/why.htm#rules

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