Microsoft® Office Outlook® 2007 Inside Out

Enabling and Configuring Junk E-Mail Filtering

To begin filtering out unwanted messages, start Outlook 2007 and follow these steps:

1. Choose Tools, Options, and then click the Junk E-Mail button on the Preferences tab to open the Junk E-Mail Options dialog box (shown earlier in Figure 12-1).

2. Choose a level of protection on the Options tab, as explained earlier.

3. If you want to delete messages rather than move them to the Junk E-Mail folder, select the Permanently Delete Suspected Junk E-Mail Instead Of Moving It To The Junk E-Mail Folder check box.

4. Select the Disable Links And Other Functionality In Phishing Messages check box to protect against common phishing schemes.

5. If you want to be warned when a domain name appears to be spoofed, select Warn Me ...