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Posted 04 December 2005 - 01:38 PM

Lately I am getting-+ spam that has nothing in "From". I choose it as Spam in Mail and it doesn't stop it. It keeps on coming. How can I specify to mail that email with no address is spam?
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Posted 06 December 2005 - 11:12 AM

Hi-
Check out: http://junkmatcher.s...Home/index.html .
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Posted 06 December 2005 - 12:05 PM

That is a strange page that forced itself to the bottom of the screen. I just found a better, free solution thanks to good Old (?) Google. Here is the solution:
Setting Up Filters for Mail for MAC
1. Go to the "Mailbox" menu at the top and select "New Mailbox."
2. Select "On My MAC" and give the folder a name you wish to call your Spam folder.
3. Go to the Mail menu and select "Preferences."
4. Click on the "Rules" button at the top.
5. Click on the "Add Rule" Button.
6. Give the Rule a name.
7. Select "Any Recipient." 8. Select "Contains."
9. Enter "UCE" in the empty field.
10. Select "Transfer Message."
11. Select the mailbox you would like spam to go to and click "OK."
I have no idea what "UCE" is but if it works what the hell! I am now waiting for the spam to hit so I can see if it really works.
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Posted 06 December 2005 - 08:43 PM

So you know "UCE" is an acronym for Unsolicited Commercial Email
You may want to enter another definition for spam as "UBE" which is an acronym for "unsolicited bulk e-mail"
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Posted 06 December 2005 - 08:52 PM

Great! Now I know what it is. Nevertheless I am going to wait and see if it works. If it doesn't I will enter yours. Thanks.
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Posted 06 December 2005 - 09:14 PM

It is not an either UCE or UBC, it's both.
Both of these acronyms refer to unsolicited e-mail. Use both for maximum junk e-mail filtering.
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Posted 06 December 2005 - 09:43 PM

Thank you but I am still going to wait and see if the instructions work as it is first.
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