Why does Delete it from server not work for you? Note that spammers
constantly change there already munged address, so filtering on that is
useless.

If you filter in your mail, you will get no spam. This is not appropriate
for everyone's situation though.

I would filter in the mail. Start with the Address Book only rule and as you
get messages you want from people not in your Address Book, (E-mail from
businesses, bills, your ISP, etc.), you can add them to the rule.

Tools | Options | Message Rules | Mail | New.

Box 1 - Where the From line contains people {check it}

Box 2 - Check: Delete it & Stop processing more rules if you want messages
not in the Address Book to go to Deleted Items, or you can create a Junk
folder and direct them there.

You can choose Delete it from server, but be careful as you will never have
any messages downloaded to any folder if you choose this option.

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 to your Inbox. 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.

Also:

In general:

Have all rules that divert mail to folders first.

Delete it from server next.

All others last.

Make sure that every rule also has Stop processing more rules checked,
unless that option is grayed out.


Good luck in your quest against spam. I wish it was easy.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"GMrks" wrote in message
...
My ISP allows 7 email addresses and family has them all. But protecting
one
older member who is responding to spam and Undisclosed-recipients mail, is
a
little harder. Beyond changing the email address, its using OE mail
rules.

Shouldn't have to change email address because of spam. They should be
blocked properly.

I personally don't get a lot of spam. I have different emails addresses
from a variety of providers and use OE6 to get email from them all
without
going to those websites.

I haven't been to hotmail in years, but continue to get the email through
OE. Windows Live Mail now, I haven't been to that website since it
relaunched.


It might be a long time before I'm upgrading to Vista. I'll continue to
use a variety of email addresses so something must take place of OE.

My family members will use only one email address. Other family and
business contacts would have to be change of email address. I'd rather
protect them from spam much as possible first.


I've followed some of those links provided before setting up message
rules.
But some spam keeps coming in to my family member.

The "firewall" term was just a description of the email process I hope
for.

Mail enters a file, processed, then allowed into my Inbox. OE could have
a
process works that way. I want the Delete from Server rule to mean
something
stronger.

OE should have a Mail Server folder where the mail collects before it
reaches the Inbox. If the rule says Delete from Server. Email would never
enter the Inbox and instantly deleted.

Whatever future Microsoft mail program, people are going to have a variety
of different email providers. OE works to retrieve email from different
providers.


"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

There never will be an OE7, so don't hold your breath. Firewalls are
primarily for your Internet connections, and not e-mail. Message rules
work,
if they are set up correctly. All that aside, if you never post your real
e-mail address except for your friends and trusted sites, (your bill
paying, your bank, etc.), you will never get spam.

I have an e-mail address that I have used for over four yeas. I have yet
to
get any spam. If I want to order something online, or similar, I use
another
address. My throwaway one. My ISP allows up to seven addresses at no
extra
charge.

Enter your address at Lending tree, or Priceline.com and wait a week or
two.
You will be bombarded. Please review the following for what you can do
with
message rules. Filtering in may be your best option.