If you get a lot of email marked (SPAM?), you may want to set your email program to filter the spam into a separate email box.

Eudora on a PC
Eudora on a Mac
Netscape 6 Mail on a PC or Mac
Netscape 4.7 Mail on a PC
Netscape 4.7 Mail on a Mac
Outlook Express on a PC
Outlook Express on a Mac

Pine

Eudora on a PC

1. From the Tools menu, select Filter.
2. Set it to filter Incoming mail. In the Header: box, type X-Spam-Status: that starts with the word Yes. It isn't obvious that you can type in the Header: box, but you can.
3. In the Action section, set it to Transfer the spam to a mailbox you call SPAMBOX.
4. Close the window and save the changes.

Be sure to review the SPAMBOX mailbox for falsely labeled mail. Be sure you delete the contents of your SPAMBOX mailbox periodically to keep from filling your computer's hardrive.

For more detailed filter instructions, see the Help pages on Eudora or go to Eudora's support pages.

Eudora on a Mac

1. Click on Window in the toolbar and open the Filters window.
2. Click New in the lower left-hand corner of the Filters window.
3. Make a filter for Incoming mail with Any Header that contains the expression X-Spam-Status: Yes.
4. For Action, Transfer the spam to a mailbox named SPAMBOX, so click on Mailbox in the toolbar and create a new mailbox called SPAMBOX.
5. Click on the arrow next to None in the Actions section of the Filters window. Select Transfer to and select the SPAMBOX mailbox from the Transfer menu.
6. Finally, close the Filters window, and it will ask you to save your changes.

Be sure to review the contents of your SPAMBOX mailbox for falsely labeled mail, and be sure you delete the contents of your SPAMBOX mailbox periodically to keep from filling your computer's hardrive.

For more detailed filter instructions, see the Help pages on Eudora or go to Eudora's support pages.

Netscape 6 Mail on a PC or Mac

1. From the Edit menu, select Message Filters.
2. In the Message Filter dialog box, click New.
3. In the Filter Rules dialog box, name your filter SpamAssassin. Set it to filter messages where the body contains the words X-Spam-Status: Yes.
4. Under Perform this action, set it to Move to folder and click the New folder button.
5. Name your new folder SPAMBOX.
6. Click OK to close the Filter Rules dialog box.
7. Click OK to close the Message Filter dialog box.

Be sure to review the contents of your SPAMBOX mailbox for falsely labeled mail, and be sure you delete the contents of your SPAMBOX mailbox periodically to keep from filling your computer's hardrive.

Netscape 4.7 Mail on a PC

1. From the Edit menu, select Message Filters. In the Message Filter dialog box, click New.
2. In the Filter Rules dialog box, name your filter SpamAssassin. Set it to filter messages where the body contains the words X-Spam-Status: Yes.
3. Select Move to folder and click the New folder button.
4. Name your new folder SPAMBOX.
5. Click OK to close the New Folder dialog box.
6. Click OK to close the Message Filter dialog box.

Be sure to review the contents of your SPAMBOX mailbox for falsely labeled mail, and be sure you delete the contents of your SPAMBOX mailbox periodically to keep from filling your computer's hardrive.

Netscape 4.7 Mail on a Mac

1. From the Edit menu, select Message Filters. In the Message Filter dialog box, click New and name your rule SpamAssassin. Be sure there is a check in the enabled box.
2. Click the triangle to get the Filter Action section of the box. Set it to filter messages where the body contains the words X-Spam-Status: Yes. Set it to Move to folder, click on New folder and call the folder SPAMBOX.
3. Close the box.
   
   

Be sure to review the contents of your SPAMBOX mailbox for falsely labeled mail, and be sure you delete the contents of your SPAMBOX mailbox periodically to keep from filling your computer's hardrive.

Outlook Express on a PC

1. From the Tools menu, select Inbox Assistant.
2. Click Add, and in the Properties box, enter (SPAM?) in the Subject: line.
3. Under Perform the following action: select Move to:, click the Folder button, and, create a folder called SPAMBOX. Click OK to close the box.
4. Click Ok to close the Properties box.
5. Click Ok to close the Inbox Assistant box.

Be sure to review the contents of your SPAMBOX mailbox for falsely labeled mail, and be sure you delete the contents of your SPAMBOX mailbox periodically to keep from filling your computer's hardrive.

Outlook Express on a Mac

1. From the File menu, select New and Folder, and title your folder SPAMBOX.
2. From the Tools menu, select Mail Rules.
3. Click the New Rule icon, and in the Define Mail Rule box, enter (SPAM?) in the Subject line.
4. For Actions select Move Message and select the SPAMBOX folder.
5. Click OK to close the Define Mail Rule box.
6. Click OK to close the Mail Rules box.

Be sure to review the contents of your SPAMBOX mailbox for falsely labeled mail, and be sure you delete the contents of your SPAMBOX mailbox periodically to keep from filling your computer's hardrive.

Pine

Log in to your WELL account.

If you have made no or few customizations to Pine: You may type !pinespam at the OK prompt to set up a mail folder called SPAMBOX and set up a filter to move tagged spam to it. Using !pinespam will remove any other customizations you may have done to your Pine configurations, but you can restore other choices by hand after using !pinespam.

If you want to preserve customizations you currently have in Pine:

1. Open Pine. (Depending on your settings, you may type mail or pine or you may use the PicoSpan Menu system to bring up Pine.)
   
   
2. From Pine's Main Menu, select s for Setup, then r for Rules.
   
   
3. For "Type of rule setup", select f for Filters and hit enter.
   
   
4. Type a for Add to add a new spam filter set. You will see a configuration screen. Use the up and down arrow keys to move among the settings. Most will be left blank. When you reach one you want to change, either type * to mark the choice you want or type c to change the contents of the setting. Press enter to accept each change.

   Set as follows:

   • Type in a nickname for the new filter such as SpamAssassin.
   • Leave the Current Folder Type as-is, with Specific and INBOX selected.
   • Change Filtered Message condition: Subject pattern = (SPAM?).
   • Select and change Filter Action: * Move.
     Enter folder name(s) in primary collection, or use List = SPAMBOX.
   • If you want Pine to mark to delete each spam in your SPAMBOX, then under Set Deleted Status select * Set this state. With this recommended setting, each time you close the SPAMBOX after inspecting it for false positives (incorrectly marked legitimate email), Pine will ask if you want to delete the contents of SPAMBOX. You can simply hit enter to agree.

   Pine will now create your SPAMBOX file.

5. Type E to Exit Setup and type Y to replace (update) your old settings with this new filter set included.
   
   

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