Microsoft Outlook Express

Microsoft Outlook Express contains only limited support for filtering (subject line) and only blacklist anti-spam support. Each is covered in the following sections.

Filtering

Filtering is a two-step process. First, define the filter(s) you want and then activate them. We will set up a rule to filter messages with ADV in the subject line to our spam folder.

To set up subject line filtering, go to Tools==>Message Filters==>Mail. A screen similar to Figure 9.21 should appear, which shows the selection called Where the Subject Line Contains Specific Words is checked.

Figure 9.21. New Mail Rule.

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