Lately, every day I get an email whose address is from a different bogus
sender. the subject is blank, as is the message body. Each contains a pdf
attachment which is a stock pump and dump recommendation written in funny
text to avoid automatic spam filtering.

Is there a way to use OE6 message rules & spam filtering to act only on
messages with blank subjects or message text?


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PT

For Blank Subject:

Box 1 - Where the Subject line contains specific words
Box 2 - Delete it from server, or Delete It and Stop processing more rules
to send it to Deleted Items.
Box 3 - Click on the blue "Contains specific words" and Add *one at a time*
a, e, i, o, u, y, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,
Click: Options and change to: Does not contain....

{This is how it's been suggested to create the rule for a long time. I
include the entire alphabet so an e-mail with a subject like XP will not be
rejected}.

For Blank From: See rule #1, and
For Blank To & CC: See rule # 2 he
http://www.mindspring.com/~majik/messagerules.htm

For Blank Message Body, Do the same as Blank Subject, but for the action,
choose: Delete It and Stop processing more rules, as the message has to be
download for the rule to realize the message body is blank.

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

Some tips:
http://www.insideoe.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

"PT" wrote in message
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Lately, every day I get an email whose address is from a different bogus
sender. the subject is blank, as is the message body. Each contains a
pdf attachment which is a stock pump and dump recommendation written in
funny text to avoid automatic spam filtering.

Is there a way to use OE6 message rules & spam filtering to act only on
messages with blank subjects or message text?


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PT