Tools | Options | Message Rules | Mail | New.
Box 1 - Where the From line contains people {check it}
Box 2 - Check: Delete it from server (Or Delete it & Stop processing more
rules if you want messages not in the Address Book to go to Deleted Items).
Box 3 - Click on the blue words Contains People
Click on the first address to highlight it. Scroll down to the end and hold
down the Ctrl key while you click on the last address. This will highlight
them all. Right click on them and click on From in the menu that appears.
Now click Options and Choose: Message *does not contain* the people below in
the top Options box, and choose: Message matches any one of the people below
in the bottom Options box.
OK your way out of the new rule.
Now, only addresses you entered will be downloaded. You will not see any
other e-mail.
Don't forget, if you add someone to your Address Book, you will have to add
them to the rule. It will not be added automatically.
Be sure to see these links for more options.
Some Message Rule Ideas:
http://www.mindspring.com/~majik/messagerules.htm
Some tips:
http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/tips/rules.htm
Message Rules not working?:
http://www.tomsterdam.com/insideoe/faqs/why.htm#rules
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Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~
"Buford T. Justice" wrote in message
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Is there a program available that simply allows only approved senders to
go to the Inbox and blocked senders to go to Deleted Items? Perhaps it
could read the Windows Address Book for approved senders and senders not
in it are seen as blocked senders. I think that would be a very effective
and easy way to deal with spam. I would be surprised if there is not a
simple freeware add-on for Outlook Express that would do this.