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Old October 10th, 2006, 07:49 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
Ron
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I keep getting bogus-- and virus filled-- messages supposedly from
Microsoft and the "Microsoft Security Corporation," etc. I set filters
in OE6 to never download these messages from the server, but it does
anyway. Can anyone tell me why the filter doesn't do what I tell it?
Thanks.

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Old October 10th, 2006, 07:56 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
Ted Zieglar
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No way to know since we don't see your message rule from here.

Also: You might want to consider anti-spam software.

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Ron wrote:
I keep getting bogus-- and virus filled-- messages supposedly from
Microsoft and the "Microsoft Security Corporation," etc. I set filters
in OE6 to never download these messages from the server, but it does
anyway. Can anyone tell me why the filter doesn't do what I tell it?
Thanks.

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Old October 10th, 2006, 09:24 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
Ron
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Default It Keeps Coming


Ted Zieglar wrote:
No way to know since we don't see your message rule from here.


It was pretty straightforward: if from Microsoft (or anything with
Microsoft in it) *don't download from server.* But it ignores the rule
and lets the crap through anyway. I can route it to the delete folder
easily enough, but I rather not let it get that far in the first place.
Block sender doesn't work either.

Ron

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Old October 10th, 2006, 09:31 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
Bruce Hagen
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Default It Keeps Coming

If it is a Subject rule, it should work. (See my reply). If it is a Message
Body rule, Delete it from server will not work because the message has to be
downloaded before the rule can see the text. So for that, Delete it & Stop
processing more rules is the best you can do.
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"Ron" wrote in message
ups.com...

Ted Zieglar wrote:
No way to know since we don't see your message rule from here.


It was pretty straightforward: if from Microsoft (or anything with
Microsoft in it) *don't download from server.* But it ignores the rule
and lets the crap through anyway. I can route it to the delete folder
easily enough, but I rather not let it get that far in the first place.
Block sender doesn't work either.

Ron


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Old October 10th, 2006, 09:57 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
Michael Jennings
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Default It Keeps Coming

"Ron" wrote in message ups.com...

Ted Zieglar wrote:
No way to know since we don't see your message rule from here.


It was pretty straightforward: if from Microsoft (or anything with
Microsoft in it) *don't download from server.* But it ignores the rule
and lets the crap through anyway. I can route it to the delete folder
easily enough, but I rather not let it get that far in the first place.
Block sender doesn't work either.


Don't download it - kill it on the mailserver with MMM3:
http://mmm3.sourceforge.net/


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Old October 10th, 2006, 10:52 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
Ron
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Default It Keeps Coming


Bruce Hagen wrote:
If it is a Subject rule, it should work. (See my reply). If it is a Message
Body rule, Delete it from server will not work because the message has to be
downloaded before the rule can see the text. So for that, Delete it & Stop
processing more rules is the best you can do.


Interesting... But I had it set up as a From rule as it seems to be the
logical thing to do. Of course as somebody once said, "logic is the
science of being wrong with certainty."

Ron

 




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