Outlook: Segregating Messages from Strangers

Outlook 2002 lets you use rules to set up a simple but effective spam filter.

Sue Mosher

April 20, 2003

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I want to move all the messages I receive from people who aren't in my Contacts folder to a folder called Junk. Will Outlook let me do that?

With Outlook 2002, you can construct a Rules Wizard rule to move messages from unknown senders to a Junk folder. Start by creating a blank rule that tells Outlook to check messages when they arrive. Set no conditions for the rule, and choose Yes when Outlook asks, This rule will be applied to every message you receive. Is this correct? Next, set up an action to move the messages to your Junk folder, and add the stop processing more rules action. Finally, use except if sender is in specified Address Book to create an exception. Click specified and select the contacts list that you want to check. Figure 1, page 16, shows how the finished rule should look.

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