MS Outlook
#1
05-22-03, 06:00 AM
MS Outlook
Hi, Everybody,
This is my first post in this forum.
1. In MS Outlook 98 or 2000 I know that you can setup under Option to automatically put the e-mail address of the person that you reply to in the Contact Folder. Is there an automatic way to put the person that I send e-mail to my Contact Folder? I mean I don't want to go through the process of setting up in the Contact Folder, or Address Book, plus that person never reply my e-mail so I don't have a chance to reply his/her e-mail.
2. Also in MS Outlook, there is a Junk e-mail and an Adult setting that I can put all incoming mail from a list to either the Junk mail folder or Delete folder to be deleted later on. Is there a way to block the mails, so that they don't even come to my computer, i.e. they just stop at the server level and got dumped, or rejected, just like Hotmail.
Thanks a lot.
This is my first post in this forum.
1. In MS Outlook 98 or 2000 I know that you can setup under Option to automatically put the e-mail address of the person that you reply to in the Contact Folder. Is there an automatic way to put the person that I send e-mail to my Contact Folder? I mean I don't want to go through the process of setting up in the Contact Folder, or Address Book, plus that person never reply my e-mail so I don't have a chance to reply his/her e-mail.
2. Also in MS Outlook, there is a Junk e-mail and an Adult setting that I can put all incoming mail from a list to either the Junk mail folder or Delete folder to be deleted later on. Is there a way to block the mails, so that they don't even come to my computer, i.e. they just stop at the server level and got dumped, or rejected, just like Hotmail.
Thanks a lot.
#2
05-22-03, 07:32 AM
You should be able to do both of these - depending on your mail server. If you have POP3 e-mail (like that provided by an ISP) then you will have to go through their mail server to filter your e-mail. It's not near as easy as Hotmail's (where you just click a button and turn it off), you have to manually setup your filters. If you're not sure where to find it, ask your mail provider.
As for the "Automatically put people I reply to in my Address Book" - go to Tools, in the menu bar, click Options..., click the Send tab, should be about the 3rd or 4th option down (depending on your version.)
BTW, there is a Mail filter built-in to Outlook Express, but to do the way you ask (at the server) you have to go through the e-mail provider. If you want to look at OE's options, go to Tools, Message Rules >, Mail... and setup your filters there.
Good luck!
As for the "Automatically put people I reply to in my Address Book" - go to Tools, in the menu bar, click Options..., click the Send tab, should be about the 3rd or 4th option down (depending on your version.)
BTW, there is a Mail filter built-in to Outlook Express, but to do the way you ask (at the server) you have to go through the e-mail provider. If you want to look at OE's options, go to Tools, Message Rules >, Mail... and setup your filters there.
Good luck!
#3
05-22-03, 08:12 AM
Thanks, Brandon,
I know about the "automatic put people I reply ..." routine, however I want to know about "automatic put people I SEND to the contact folder"
Regarding junk mail, I will talk to my ISP to see what they can do. BTW I am setting this thing up in my office, I need a more personal setup in this case, or may be not, lets say it is, what I am trying to say is the e-mail sender might be welcome to one receipient but not welcome to another. So one staff will want to put it in the junk e-mail list and the other dosen't! If in the ISP level it will block all mails from that sender. Or will it not? Anyway I will talk to my ISP.
Thanks.
Bye.
I know about the "automatic put people I reply ..." routine, however I want to know about "automatic put people I SEND to the contact folder"
Regarding junk mail, I will talk to my ISP to see what they can do. BTW I am setting this thing up in my office, I need a more personal setup in this case, or may be not, lets say it is, what I am trying to say is the e-mail sender might be welcome to one receipient but not welcome to another. So one staff will want to put it in the junk e-mail list and the other dosen't! If in the ISP level it will block all mails from that sender. Or will it not? Anyway I will talk to my ISP.
Thanks.
Bye.
#4
05-22-03, 08:34 AM
I know about the "automatic put people I reply ..." routine, however I want to know about "automatic put people I SEND to the contact folder"
Regarding junk mail, I will talk to my ISP to see what they can do. BTW I am setting this thing up in my office, I need a more personal setup in this case, or may be not, lets say it is, what I am trying to say is the e-mail sender might be welcome to one receipient but not welcome to another. So one staff will want to put it in the junk e-mail list and the other dosen't! If in the ISP level it will block all mails from that sender. Or will it not? Anyway I will talk to my ISP.
Good luck!
#5
05-22-03, 10:34 AM
In Outlook you can right click an e-mail address in the to or cc fields (wait until it is underlined) and select add to contacts. It isn't automatic but it is the next best thing.
Outlook has junk mail filters you can turn on using the organize button but they are very primitive. Do a search for filters.txt to see what filters are included with your version. You can increase the effectiveness by creating a few new filters using the rules wizard. There are also any number of spam filters that plug into Outlook, some are freeware. Some you have to pay for. Some are good, most are pretty bad. The best will use Baysian filtering. Filtering at the ISP is tricky because no spam filter is perfect. There is always a risk that the filter will trap a valuable e-mail. Any ISP will want to make sure their tails are covered legally before implementing a server side filter.
Outlook has junk mail filters you can turn on using the organize button but they are very primitive. Do a search for filters.txt to see what filters are included with your version. You can increase the effectiveness by creating a few new filters using the rules wizard. There are also any number of spam filters that plug into Outlook, some are freeware. Some you have to pay for. Some are good, most are pretty bad. The best will use Baysian filtering. Filtering at the ISP is tricky because no spam filter is perfect. There is always a risk that the filter will trap a valuable e-mail. Any ISP will want to make sure their tails are covered legally before implementing a server side filter.
#6
08-02-04, 06:13 AM
Originally Posted by jmiddleton
In Outlook you can right click an e-mail address in the to or cc fields (wait until it is underlined) and select add to contacts. It isn't automatic but it is the next best thing.
Outlook has junk mail filters you can turn on using the organize button but they are very primitive. Do a search for filters.txt to see what filters are included with your version. You can increase the effectiveness by creating a few new filters using the rules wizard. There are also any number of spam filters that plug into Outlook, some are freeware. Some you have to pay for. Some are good, most are pretty bad. The best will use Baysian filtering. Filtering at the ISP is tricky because no spam filter is perfect. There is always a risk that the filter will trap a valuable e-mail. Any ISP will want to make sure their tails are covered legally before implementing a server side filter.
Outlook has junk mail filters you can turn on using the organize button but they are very primitive. Do a search for filters.txt to see what filters are included with your version. You can increase the effectiveness by creating a few new filters using the rules wizard. There are also any number of spam filters that plug into Outlook, some are freeware. Some you have to pay for. Some are good, most are pretty bad. The best will use Baysian filtering. Filtering at the ISP is tricky because no spam filter is perfect. There is always a risk that the filter will trap a valuable e-mail. Any ISP will want to make sure their tails are covered legally before implementing a server side filter.
There are now many Bayesian filters available, most of them free.
Is there a Bayesian filter for Outlook? I know of nine so far:
http://www.spambully.com - Spam Bully
http://starship.python.net/crew/mhammond/spambayes/ - SpamBayes
http://www.upserve.com - Spammunition
http://www.inboxshield.com - InboxShield
http://www.junk-out.com/ - Junk-Out
http://www.vargonsoft.com/Outclass - Outclass
http://www.disruptor.de - Disruptor OL
http://spamtiger.bemat.nl - SpamTiger
and
http://junkchief.org - JunkChief
Is there anything that can protect my company's server? The best commercial server-level Bayesian filter is probably Death2Spam. SpamProbe, one of the best open-source Bayesian filters, can also be run on the server.
Most commercial server-level spam filters are still rule-based.
But there are starting to be some that use Bayesian filtering. The way to find them is probably to search in Google. The question to ask the salesman is, does the filter learn to recognize spam based on the spam and nonspam mail we receive? If it doesn't learn, it isn't Bayesian.
#7
08-02-04, 07:00 AM
Since upgrading to Outlook 2003 a couple of months ago I've found the builtin junk mail filter sufficient to meet my needs. A dramatic improvement over earlier versions. Outlook 2003 has other anti-spam features like blocking image downloads unless the sender is on your "safe senders" list.
If you're looking for server side spam filtering for a buisness with at least 25 mailboxes, make sure you include service providers like MessageLabs and Brightmail on your list of options.
If you're looking for server side spam filtering for a buisness with at least 25 mailboxes, make sure you include service providers like MessageLabs and Brightmail on your list of options.
