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.

How to set up OE Message Rules:
http://www.oeupdates.com/outlook-exp...lock-spam.html

http://www.timeatlas.com/mos/Email/O...tlook_Express/

http://www.jackieswebworks.com/outlo...ss%20notes.htm

Some Message Rule Ideas:
http://www.mindspring.com/~majik/messagerules.htm

Some tips:
http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/tips/rules.htm

Controlling Junk Mail in Outlook Express:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/.../junkmail.mspx

Message Rules not working?:
http://www.tomsterdam.com/insideoe/faqs/why.htm#rules
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Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"Jack Sadie" wrote in message
...
Windows XP and OE 6.
I have made a rule requiring messages with "mcibatreasurer in the to or
from lines" to be transferred to a special folder. With most messages this
is working well but a couple recently have remained in the in-box and I
expect these are spam (if not more sinister).

Here is the message source for one of these :-

Return-Path:
X-Original-To:
X-Envelope-To:
Delivered-To:
Received: from 234-200-246-201.adsl.terra.cl
(234-200-246-201.adsl.terra.cl [201.246.200.234])
by banzai.systems.pipex.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0E8B0E000087;
Mon, 11 Aug 2008 03:20:14 +0100 (BST)
Message-ID: 01c8fb37$446fa680$eac8f6c9@supports
From: "Evangeline Blake"
To:
Subject: Fireworks CS3
Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2008 22:20:17 -0400
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain;
format=flowed;
charset="iso-8859-1";
reply-type=original
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
X-Priority: 3
X-MSMail-Priority: Normal
X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2670
X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2670
X-Spam: Not detected
X-Antivirus: avast! (VPS 080809-0, 09/08/2008), Outbound message
X-Antivirus-Status: Clean


Does this explain how this is getting by ? What have I missed? What do I
need to alter in the rule for these to be transferred out of my in-box ?

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Regards, Jack Sadie