Re: Junk and Adult filtering do not work

[bpilati]

Seems like Outlook would have a lot of things a first-class email program
should have, but it doesn't. Microsoft could learn a lot for old time email
program writers like Pegasus mail, but they won't. When you have an
integrated email program and high market share, what else do you need?

"Terry Lee" wrote:

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> "Brian Tillman" wrote:
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> > Terry Lee <ingr...@alltel.net> wrote:
> >
> > > I have a persistent e-mail sender and wish to block e-mail from them.
> > > The e-mail address which they send from are in both Junk and Adult
> > > senders filter lists, but the e-mail still gets through. It is as if
> > > the filter does not work.
> >
> > Perhaps a stupid question, but have you used Organize to enable junk and
> > adult filtering?
> > --
> > Brian Tillman
> Evidently you did not read "all of the above" as it plainly says, all other spam OTHER than personal e-mails are being taken care of.
> Yes, numbnuts, it WAS a stupid question.
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>
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> And, Diane, I have gone to your website and D/L a program called "SpamFighter" and it does what I would expect Outlook to do in the first place.
> Seems Outlook would have a "block senders" app like Express does.
> This thread can be closed or deleted, as I have found my fix.
> Thank you.
> >
> >

[bpilati]

CORRECTION: "...learn a lot from...."

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

Which version of outlook? Do you have any rules allowing mail meeting
certain conditions? Try disabling all rules and see if the messages are
deleted.

BTW - you'll get the messages, the junk mail rule deletes (or moves) the
messages. You can't delete from the server. Also, Outlook begins to download
mail before the rules engine loads, so if you close outlook and reopen it
between mail checks, the rules may fail. Leave it open all day and rules
will work correctly on later mail passes.

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"Terry Lee" <ingr...@alltel.net> wrote in message
news:DBD7E4F6-43B7-4F09...@microsoft.com...

>I have a persistent e-mail sender and wish to block e-mail from them. The
>e-mail address which they send from are in both Junk and Adult senders
>filter lists, but the e-mail still gets through. It is as if the filter
>does not work.

> I have reported the infraction to my server, but still get unwanted,
> private e-mails from an indivdual.
> Just how does one use the rules wizrd to permantently block a sender?
> (Step-by-step instructions if you please)
>
> Terry Lee
> ingr...@alltel.net

[Terry Lee]

"Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote:

> Which version of outlook? Do you have any rules allowing mail meeting
> certain conditions? Try disabling all rules and see if the messages are
> deleted.

I have Outlook 2000
Disabling all rules does not fix.

>
> BTW - you'll get the messages, the junk mail rule deletes (or moves) the
> messages. You can't delete from the server. Also, Outlook begins to download
> mail before the rules engine loads, so if you close outlook and reopen it
> between mail checks, the rules may fail. Leave it open all day and rules
> will work correctly on later mail passes.

I have a national newsfeed that goes out all day, so Outlook is "on" all day.
What I can't figure out is that addresses in the junk and adult sections that have been spam and added, are deleted, but not personal addresses.

Additionaly, Outlook Express, which is, in my opinion a smaller, yet not as updated version of the regular Outlook, has a "block senders" feature, but for some reason Outllook 2000 does not.
If I did not have to use Word Pro 2000 as my spell and grammar checker I would use Outlook Express. I have looked over EVERY help file regarding Outlook 2000 and still cannot find any add-on or subject file that tells how to block unwanted e-mails.

And, as I said above, if business e-mails are blocked, since thier e-mail addresses are added to both junk and adult, how come the private individual e-mails are not likewise blocked?

Thank you for your prompt reply

Terry Lee Ingram

[Brian Tillman]

Terry Lee <ingr...@alltel.net> wrote:

> I have a persistent e-mail sender and wish to block e-mail from them.
> The e-mail address which they send from are in both Junk and Adult
> senders filter lists, but the e-mail still gets through. It is as if
> the filter does not work.

Perhaps a stupid question, but have you used Organize to enable junk and

[Terry Lee]

"Brian Tillman" wrote:

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

> Additionaly, Outlook Express, which is, in my opinion a smaller, yet not
> as updated version of the regular Outlook,

Your opinion is worng. They are two differnet products developed for two
different groups of users by two different product teams.

> If I did not have to use Word Pro 2000 as my spell and grammar checker I
> would use Outlook Express.

OE supports spell check.

> I have looked over EVERY help file regarding Outlook 2000 and still cannot
> find any add-on or subject file that tells how to block unwanted e-mails.

3rd party utilities will do a better job than Outlook 2000. It's junk
filters were very basic.
http://www.slipstick.com/rules/junkmail.htm

> And, as I said above, if business e-mails are blocked, since thier e-mail
> addresses are added to both junk and adult, how come the private
> individual e-mails are not likewise blocked?

That's what we are trying to figure out. :)

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

> And, Diane, I have gone to your website and D/L a program called
> "SpamFighter" and it does what I would expect Outlook to do in the first
> place.

Outlook 2003 does a much better job - back when 2000 was released, spam was
not as much of a problem.