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Old February 25th 09, 08:47 AM posted to microsoft.public.outlook,microsoft.public.outlook.general
Ben M. Schorr - MVP (OneNote)
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Default To use JUNK FILTER or RULES

Good news and bad news:

First the bad news: There isn't a good way to force processing of
messages you already downloaded UNLESS you left a copy on the server and
want to reconfigure your account again and force Outlook to redownload
the messages. I don't think you want to do that.

Now the good news: It doesn't really matter because blocking by e-mail
address is a lousy way to fight spam anyhow. Spammers just spoof new
addresses and use bogus addresses that they change faster than something
you'd change really fast. If a list of 400 spammer e-mail addresses
blocks more than 5% of your spam you're lucky.

You're much better off using the junk mail filter in Outlook set to High
and if that's not enough then maybe add a 3rd party solution like
SpamBayes (Google it).

Or check with your ISP and see if they have any filters on the
server-side they can employ to help you. Simple address-based
blocklists are generally a huge waste of energy for the very little
benefit they provide.

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-Ben-
Ben M. Schorr, MVP
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"Phillip" wrote in message
:

I have OL 2007 in a POP3 configuration.
I have thousands of "junk" email and I have created a list of "spammers"
that total about 400 email addresses. I have imported these into the Junk
Blocked senders list. This will be great for future emails.

The question is, is there a way that I can force the processing of the junk
blocked senders on email already in my inbox?

Or...Should I create a RULE with these addresses? Is there a way to add
hundreds of email addresses to a rule?

Thanks


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