Custom rule to filter on sender name

[Philip Beaurline]

I am getting a lot of spam with things like "viagra" and "cialis" in the
sender name, where the sender address changes constantly. I'd like a rule to
filter on this. Can anyone tell me how?

Thanks
Philip

 

[Michael Bauer [MVP - Outlook]]

Create a rule for specific words in the text, there's no need for VBA.

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Am Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:23:08 -0800 schrieb Philip Beaurline:

 

[Philip Beaurline]

Thanks for your reply.

I do have rules for the sender address, subject, message header and message
body, but they don't catch words in the SenderName field. I am trying to
cobble together a custom rule but my VBA skills are next to nothing.

 

[Michael Bauer [MVP - Outlook]]

The message header should do it.

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Am Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:27:02 -0800 schrieb Philip Beaurline:

 

[Philip Beaurline]

Well I thought so too. Something is apparently blocking the rule from reading
the SenderName in the header. I tested this by creating a rule that
successfully detected part of the email address, but my Sender Name rule
would not detect anything in SenderName. Hence my quest to make a custom
rule. Is there something I am missing?

Thanks for your help with this.

 

[Philip Beaurline]

Oh nevermind. I just figured out that the rule filter words are case
sensitive. Argh.