Category: Windows
by Dennis Faas, infopackets editor
http://www.infopackets.com
Dear Dennis,
I keep getting unsolicited emails that claim they are from a
web address which in fact does not exist. Is there a mail rule that I
can create in Outlook Express to check for valid web addresses, and block
the ones that aren't valid (ie: a "faked" web address)?
Bonnie V.
My Response:
Rather than attempting to block all the offending emails, why not just
create an anti-spam filter to delete all emails that are not from a list of
your friends?
Example:
Apply this rule after the message arrives
Where the From line does not
contain 'friend1@here.com'
or 'friend2@there.com'
and Where the To line contains 'youremail@address.com'
Delete it
This would effectively delete all emails NOT included in your
friend1, friend2 list.
The only problem scenario is:
- You will have to manually enter all of your friend's email addresses
when creating this mail rule; this can also be a problem if you
accidentally mis-type a friend's email address. It's best to keep an
eye on your Deleted Items folder until you're satisfied that the mail rule
is working the way you want it to.
- This is not ideal for those of us who are in contact with a large
number of people.
On the other hand, this mail rule should be very powerful for a great
number of users who only talk to a small of people via email.
