Apply Junk sender rules to header to delete msg from server

[Guest]

Outlook 2002 XP,
Dial Up/ ISP is Compuserve Classic POP3

I always download only the headers from the ISP Server, then go through them
one at a time to delete spam.

How can I use the junk mail rules to screen out spam from the downloaded
headers and delete their messages from the server without having to download
the message to my inbox to apply a rule, and exposing myself to additional
virus attacks, etc.

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

You can't. Outlook's Rules Wizard rules operate only on fully downloaded
messages.

 

[Guest]

Sue

Thanks for the quick and on the mark response...

It would be a welcome and convenient capability to be able to set up rules
to act on only downloaded headers. It would seem that if I can view the
header and determine it is spam/junk, then mark for deletion and then
"process marked headers" that outlook should be able to do the same based on
rules and a reference list I've established, e.g. the Junk Senders list.

Perhaps an input to the developers que.

I'm not familiar with marco's but may explore some way to create a macro
that would use the same logic to allow me to dump messages from my ISP server
based on my criterea and using just the headers to identify junk messages.

In any event, you've saved me valuable time trying to make something happen
that isn't possible..

Cheers

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

That would require a complete re-engineering of Outlook's POP/IMAP download
engine. There are third-party tools that can log into yoiur mail account
before Outlook downloads it. Maybe that wold work for you. See
http://www.slipstick.com/rules/junkmail.htm#tools

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

 

[Guest]

Sue

Understand, Thanks, and I'm off again to Slipstick