In my experience filters and routing go down a list and when they find a match, that match is used.
Outlook Express however processes ALL filters reguardless of a previous match.
Thus putting the 'kill_all' as the last filter, would delete ALL incoming mail reguardless of any other filters you may have setup.
By putting the 'kill_all' filter at the top, the other filters still process and will move any special filtered mail to the proper folders and not delete it.
I have found an excellent way to filter spam using M$ Outlook Express: (only works for POP tho, not IMAP)
tools->message rules->mail
New...
check off 'where the to or cc line contains people'
and also check off 'delete it'
then click on the 'contains people' link, enter your e-mail address for the pop account, click add and then 'options'
select the 'does not contain' option and click ok
give the rule a name like 'kill_all' and click ok
this rule needs to be placed at the top of your message rules to work properly as the list behaves the exact opposite as a routing table. (its M$, what do you expect?)
this will delete any e-mail not specifically addressed to you (as most spam is).
you will need to create message rules for any mailing lists you may be on, but you should have already done that to properly organize them into folders.;)
since using this method i have not had to read one spam e-mail sent to my pop account.
:)
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In my experience filters and routing go down a list and when they find a match, that match is used.
Outlook Express however processes ALL filters reguardless of a previous match.
Thus putting the 'kill_all' as the last filter, would delete ALL incoming mail reguardless of any other filters you may have setup.
By putting the 'kill_all' filter at the top, the other filters still process and will move any special filtered mail to the proper folders and not delete it.
I have found an excellent way to filter spam using M$ Outlook Express: (only works for POP tho, not IMAP)
;)
tools->message rules->mail
New...
check off 'where the to or cc line contains people'
and also check off 'delete it'
then click on the 'contains people' link, enter your e-mail address for the pop account, click add and then 'options'
select the 'does not contain' option and click ok
give the rule a name like 'kill_all' and click ok
this rule needs to be placed at the top of your message rules to work properly as the list behaves the exact opposite as a routing table. (its M$, what do you expect?)
this will delete any e-mail not specifically addressed to you (as most spam is).
you will need to create message rules for any mailing lists you may be on, but you should have already done that to properly organize them into folders.
since using this method i have not had to read one spam e-mail sent to my pop account.
:)