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set up local mail filters for spam
 
If you are using our spam filtering service, your spam emails are now being delivered with "[SPAM] (original subject)" as the subject. So how do you get them out of our inbox?
 
With local mail filters you can set up a local mail filter in your email software that will move all the [SPAM] mail to another folder. This will search all the subjects of the emails you receive, and when it finds "[SPAM]" your filter will move the email to your special "spam" folder. This will allow you to do whatever you want with the spams later. We recommend doing it this way instead of just deleting the spam because it is possible that some real emails got tagged as spam.
 
Setting up filters is painless. just follow the instructions for your mail client below:

Outlook for Windows.
  1. open outlook.
  2. click the "tools" menu in outlook and select "rules wizard".
  3. the "rules wizard" window will pop up. click "new".
  4. make sure "check messages when they arrive" is selected and click "next".
  5. check the box next to "with specific words in the body".
    6.
  6. in the lower part of the window, click the "specific words" link.
  7. in the "search text" window, right click in the "add new" field and type in the following: [SPAM]
  8. click "add". click "ok". click "next".
  9. check the box next to "move it to a specified folder".
  10. click "new".
  11. a new window will open. type in "spam" in the first box.
  12. make sure "inbox" is selected in the lower window and click "ok".
  13. click next.
  14. name the rule "spam" and click finish.
  15. you're all set.

Outlook Express for Windows.

  1. open outlook express.
    2.
  2. in the "tools" menu, select "message rules" and select "mail".
  3. check the box that says, "where the subject line contains the specific words".
  4. check the box labeled, "move it to the specified folder".
    5.
  5. in the "rule description" box, click on the underlined words "contains specific words".
  6. a window will pop up. in the top blank box type in: [SPAM].
  7. click "add", then click "ok".
  8. click on the underlined word "specified".
  9. a new window will pop up. click on the "new folder" button.
  10. type in: SPAM, and click "ok".
  11. click "ok" again. now you should be back at the "new mail rule" window.
  12. enter the name "spam" for this filter in the "name of the rule" field.
  13. click "ok" and you're all set.
Outlook Express for the Mac.
  1. open outlook express.
    2.
  2. click "tools" and then "mail rules" or "rules".
  3. click "new rule" or "new".
  4. type "spam" in the "rule name" box.
  5. in the pull-down that says "from" or "all messages", select "subject".
    6.
  6. leave the "contains" pull-down as it is.
    7.
  7. in the blank box, type: [SPAM]
    8.
  8. in the "action" pull-down menu, make sure it says "move message".
  9. in the next pull down menu, select "choose folder" or "new".
    10.
  10. in the new window, click "new". name the new folder "spam".
  11. click "create".
  12. select the "spam" folder you just created, and then click "choose".
  13. click "ok" and you're all set.
Netscape Messanger (Linux, Mac and Windows)
  1. open netscape messanger.
  2. click "edit" and select "mail filters" or "message filters".
    3.
  3. click "new". a window will pop up.
    4.
  4. type "spam" in the "filter name" or "name column" box.
  5. keep "match all the following" checked.
  6. there is a pull-down menu that says "sender", change it to "subject".
    7.
  7. leave the pull-down menu that says "contains" as it is.
  8. in the blank box next to that, type: [SPAM]
  9. keep the "move to folder" pull-down menu as it is.
  10. change the "inbox" pull-down menu to say "local mail" (the one above inbox).
  11. click on the "new folder" button. a new window will pop up.
  12. type in "spam" in the name box.
  13. make sure the pull-down menu below says "local mail".
  14. click "ok" until all the windows are gone (on the mac, just close the filters window).
  15. you're all set!
Eudora (Mac and Windows).
  1. open eudora.
    2.
  2. click "tools" and select "filters". a window will pop up.
  3. click "new" at the bottom.
  4. at the top, select "incoming". make sure that is the only one selected.
    5.
  5. in the "header" pull-down, select "subject:".
  6. in the next pull-down, leave "contains" selected.
  7. type: [SPAM] in the box next to the "contains" pull-down.
  8. in the "action" section, click the arrow on the first pull-down that says "none".
    9.
  9. in the menu, click "transfer to".
  10. a new button will appear next to the pull-down. it says "in". click it and a menu will appear.
    11.
  11. click "new...".
  12. name the new folder "spam"
  13. closing the window will save your changes.
  14. you're all set!