Spam and Outlook Express

I suggest you use Message Rules to filter out advertising.

In Outloook Express, find Tools>Message Rules>Mail>Mail Rules>New (or whatever the labels are in Deutsch).
Now make a new "Message Rule". Every time an incoming message contains the word 'Viagra' (or any other word or phrase you define), you can define how you want it treated:
(a) Don't download the email from your server at all.
(b) Immediately delete that email.
(c) Put the email in a special "Spam" (or any other name you want) Outlook Express folder, where you can review it later.

Give this rule a name like "Spam or Porn".

Add new bad words to the rule every time you see a new one.

I have done this for several years, and now can filter out almost all the spam before it gets to my Inbox.

Another rule which works well: make a rule for "Trusted Senders" who you know and trust. Make this rule the first one processed, and define the rule so that whenever the sender of an email matches a name you have entered for this rule, no other rules are processed. Transfer everyone in your address book to that rule. That way you won't miss a Viagra joke sent by one of your friends <g>!

Good Luck!!!

Und vermutlich haben wir alle noch ein paar Tipps auf Lager. Die müssen
wir aber nicht über die Genealogieliste Westfalen-L verbreiten, oder?
Dafür gibt es genügend andere Foren und Informationsquellen. Ich habe auch
noch einen Tipp, den schicke ich gleich in privater Mail.

Also bitte weitere Tipps zum Thema Spamabwehr nicht mehr über die Liste
geben. Danke.

Arthur
(Listwoner)