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Cal Poly Pomona

Managing Email Spam

Client Configuration Guide: Outlook 2000 (PC)

  1. Make sure you have completed the basic setup of SpamAssassin
  2. Open the Outlook application
  3. From the "File" menu, select "New" and "Folder..."
  4. Give the folder a name (i.e. Spam)
  5. Select the location for the folder and click "OK"
  6. From the “Tools” menu, select “Rules Wizard”
  7. Select the “New" button
  8. Highlight "Check messages when they arrive"
  9. Click "Next"
  10. Check the box for "with specific words in the message header"
  11. Under the "Rule description" area, click on "specific words"
  12. Type X-Spam-Flag: YES and click "OK"
  13. Click "Next"
  14. Check the box for "move it to the specified folder"
  15. Under the "Rule description" area, click on "specified" folder
  16. Select the folder you just created (i.e. Spam).
  17. Click "Next"
  18. Click "Next"
  19. Verify your settings
  20. Click "Finish"
  21. Click "OK"

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