The following sections explain the four filter modes.įigure 1. To specify the filter mode, choose Tools, Options, and then click Junk E-Mail on the Preferences tab to display the Junk E-Mail Options dialog box shown in Figure 1. How Outlook 2007 junk e-mail filtering worksīefore you start configuring the new junk e-mail filtering features in Outlook 2007, you should have a better understanding of how it applies these filters. E-mail can also be blocked based on the originating top-level domain or language encoding used. It also provides a Blocked Senders list to help you identify e-mail addresses and domains that send you junk e-mail, which enables you to exclude those messages from your Inbox. Outlook 2007 offers four levels of junk e-mail protection, with Safe Senders and Safe Recipients lists to help you identify valid messages. The Junk E-Mail folder restricts certain e-mail functionality, displaying e-mail messages as plain text and preventing replies to messages contained in the folder, as well as blocking attachments and embedded links. Anti-phishing measures have been added that scan e-mail for suspicious content and automatically disable it.
Office Outlook 2007 improves on the junk e-mail and adult content filters to provide much better anti-junk-mail features. Fortunately, Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 offers several features to help you deal with all the junk e-mail coming through your Inbox. Tired of wading through so much junk e-mail? Anyone with an e-mail account these days is hard-pressed to avoid unsolicited ads, invitations to multilevel marketing schemes, or unwanted adult content messages. How Outlook 2007 phishing protection worksĮnabling and configuring junk e-mail filtering How Outlook 2007 junk e-mail filtering works To learn more about other books on the 2007 Microsoft Office system, visit Microsoft Press. A former contributing editor for Windows Magazine, Jim writes for several technical publications and Web sites.
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