That's a good idea that I've also implemented (with the exception of doing
a text search for 'e'). If my address is not specifically listed as the
recipient, then filter to trash. However, as I am on numerous mailing lists
that don't come out all that often (so I don't have specific filters, just
for them), I have had to add some additional parameters to that very filter
that you mentioned, such that if:
[Strings][EMAIL PROTECTED][Location]sender[Presence]yes
[Strings][EMAIL PROTECTED][Location]recipient[Presence]no
and so on, where [EMAIL PROTECTED] is from one of my mailing lists. The only
problem with this approach is that there are lots of emails that get routed
to me with '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' not listed anywhere in the To: or CC: fields,
but instead it is 'apparently-to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]' (which is a telltale
indication of SPAM), and it fools this filter. I wish there was a way to
specifically say it must have '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' in either To: or CC: or BCC:
and if not, filter to trash. The spammers can think of all sorts of ways to
get around our filters.
Of course, we'll never be able to filter all SPAM, I know that. The problem
is that I still get about 10-20 SPAMS a day that break the filters, which
is why I started filtering by certain text strings like "make money
fast"... and this is the part that is not working for me at all, and I
don't know why.
--
kelly's red beet factory http://www.redbeet.com
A boy, not a girl in Calgary Canada.
----- Original Message -----
Date: Friday, June 01, 2001, 11:26:25 AM
Subject: why do my #?@! filters not work
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> On Friday June 1, 2001 at 9:45:12 AM, Kelly Martin wrote:
>> If these (or other alternatives) are met then the message is moved to
>> Trash. But it ain't workin'.
> You can also try a different approach to spam messages. Instead of
> concentrating on spam, filter all legitimate mail to your Inbox, and then
> anything remaining consider as junk and have it filtered directly to the
> trash. The easiest way to set that up is to create a "Personal" Filter
> that has your address(s) as the Recipient, and this filter will be
> *second* to last in your filter list. The very *last* filter will search
> for "e" anywhere, and will filter straight into the trash. Actually works
> quite well.
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