14th Aug 2007
Outlook spam filter settings - from Express to 2007
Have you just upgraded to Outlook 2007 from Outlook 2003 or Outlook Express? Spam, of course, is sent to you regardless of what email client you use, but Outlook spam filtering can greatly decrease the amount you actually see. However, some people have found it difficult to configure the 2007 version of Outlook’s spam filter; thankfully, there are some guides available to help the user set it up.
Microsoft’s official site describes Outlook spam protection. The new, improved “Junk E-mail Filter” is turned on by default and is set to low. Some bloggers find this more than sufficient, but you can set it to High. While this is ideal for users who receive a great deal of spam, Microsoft suggests checking the Junk E-mail Folder to see if any legitimate messages have slipped through the net.
Another part of the Junk E-Mail Filter is the spam list, or Junk E-Mail Filter List. There are five different list types that are automatically maintained, but also allow user customization; using downloaded spam lists, you can block certain senders or even whole top-level domains; for example, if you wish to avoid Russian spam, you can block all Russian mail. (See http://office.microsoft.com/en-gb/outlook/HA012300261033.aspx for more.)
Of course, extra spam blocking software or anti spam software is also recommended for those whose spam problems will just not go away. After all, some critics (see http://chris.pirillo.com/2006/05/26/65-reasons-why-outlook-2007-will-suck) have said that the manual spam blocking process in Outlook is cumbersome and works on a “one at a time” basis. Perhaps, then, some users need more antispam software.
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