Spam filtering configuration for Outlook 2002

The following describes how to configure Outlook 2002 to move spam to a separate folder based on our Spam filter tags.

• Start Microsoft Outlook

• Click on Tools / Rules Wizard

• Select Start from a blank rule

• Click the next button

• In the conditions check the with specific words in the subject or body box

• in the rule description area click the specific words box

• In the text box type #SPAM#

• Click the Add button

• Click the OK button

• Click the Next Button

• Check the move to the specified folder box

• In the description area click the specified link

• Create a new folder where spam will be sent

• Click the OK button

• Click the Next button

• Enter a name for your rule and click the Finish button

Your rule is now configured.  Any email you now receive with a spam tag in it (rated above 5.0 by our system) will automatically be moved to your spam folder.

Advanced Users:

While the above method is effective in handling messages that our spam filter rated above 5.0 and subsequently put the term #SPAM# in the subject line, some users may want to further scrutinize and provide rules for emails with a rating of less than 5.0. For this, the following 3 levels of filters can be applied.

1. After clicking 'Add a Rule', select with specific words in the message header.

2. In the Search Text dialog box that appears after clicking next from the previous step, enter one of the following rules:

hits=2.\d required
hits=3.\d required
hits=4.\d required

Each of these rules will filter emails that have a rating of 2.x,3.x, and 4.x respectively by our spam filter. That means that if you enter the rule hits=2.\d required you will filter all emails rated between 2.0 but less than 3.0. For that reason, if you use this advanced filter for filtering spam you should create a separate rule for all three cases. Otherwise, just relying on filtering the subject field for #SPAM# and filtering the header for hits=2.\d required allow emails rated between 3.0 but less than 5.0 to pass through unfiltered.