Creating a filter
Note: the instructions below work only with POP accounts. Outlook Express for Windows's message rules do not work with IMAP accounts.
Outlook Express for Windows can filter your messages that a "tag" like
[NOD32: deleted
]
added to the beginning of their Subject
lines. Here's how to do so:
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In the list of Local Folders, select the Inbox folder.
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Go to the Tools menu and choose Message Rules->Mail...:
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In the New Mail Rule window, in section 1. Select the conditions for your rule:, click the box next to Where the Subject line contains specific words:
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In the New Mail Rule window, in section 2. Select the Actions for your rule:, click the box next to Move it to the specified folder:
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In the New Mail Rule window, in section 3. Rule Description (click on an underlined value to edit it):, click the phrase contains specific words (which should be highlighted in blue and underlined):
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In the Type Specific Words window, in the top field, which is labelled Type specific words or a phrase, and click Add, type
[NOD32: deleted]
exactly as shown here:
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Click Add.
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Click OK.
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The New Mail Rule window will once again appear. In section 3. Rule Description (click on an underlined value to edit it):, click the word specified (which should be highlighted in blue and underlined):
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Click Deleted Items to highlight it:
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Click OK to select this folder.
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The New Mail Rule window will once again appear. In section 4. Name of the rule:, give a name of your choosing to your newly created spam filter, such as "Spam Filter".
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The New Mail Rule window should now look similar to the following.
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Click OK to add your new spam filter.
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Click OK to close the "Message Rules" window.
That's it. Any new messages which have [NOD32: deleted] in the subject will be moved to the Deleted Items folder.