How can I set up RULES in outlook to catch words in attachements ?

[BLUE WATER]

Howdy,

Right now I get a lot of SPAM crap and my Norton Antivirus deletes the
attachments
as they come in to my email on Outlook 2002 XP Pro system. However these
emails
arrive with an attachment "norton antivirus deleted.txt" and I can't seem to
catch these
emails based on the RULES or RULES wizard. Is there anyway RULES can scan
the words in the name of the attachments like it does for subject line ?

Thanks

 

[Cerridwen]

Howdy,

Right now I get a lot of SPAM crap and my Norton Antivirus deletes the
attachments
as they come in to my email on Outlook 2002 XP Pro system. However
these emails
arrive with an attachment "norton antivirus deleted.txt" and I can't
seem to catch these
emails based on the RULES or RULES wizard. Is there anyway RULES can
scan the words in the name of the attachments like it does for
subject line ?

Thanks

Please repost in an Outlook group. This group is for issues with Windows XP,
not application installed thereunder.

 

[sgopus]

As a general rule of thumb, rules and filters are a waste
of time, you wind up with so many that you don't get the e-
mail you want.
I suggest you get a third party piece of software to deal
with spam, I use one called e-mail washer, be warned
DO NOT USE the bounce feature, most spam are using faked
headers, so you would be bouncing it back to someone who
didn't send it in the first place.

 

[Steve Nielsen]

As a general rule of thumb, rules and filters are a waste
of time, you wind up with so many that you don't get the e-
mail you want.
I suggest you get a third party piece of software to deal
with spam, I use one called e-mail washer, be warned
DO NOT USE the bounce feature, most spam are using faked
headers, so you would be bouncing it back to someone who
didn't send it in the first place.

So what? I bounce them anyway along with the non-faked return addressed
spam. What difference does it make?

And it's named "Mailwasher" not "e-mail washer"

www.mailwasher.net

Steve

 

[NobodyMan]

So what? I bounce them anyway along with the non-faked return addressed
spam. What difference does it make?

It wastes bandwidth. Bandwidth is limited after all.

 

[sgopus]

I see it doesn't matter to you, that your adding to the
SPAM out on the net. Oh well!! Oh by the way, Who cares
if the name is correct, what difference does it make??
I'm sure they will find it, no matter!

 

[Steve Nielsen]

Bouncing an email at the server is not spamming, all it is doing is
returning a message from the server that the destination address is
invalid. For your information, I get very little spam or any unsolicited
emails in the first place because I don't give out my real address and I
practice safe computing, one or two that may or may not have valid
return addresses is of no consquence to me, you, or anyone else. Even if
it were scores of bounce messages being undeliverable I defy you to
prove that this action had any signifigant effect on the internet
bandwidth at all.

As far as the name of the application is concerned, it is generally
considered a good idea to strive for accuracy when dealing with
computers, is it not? But then if it doesn't matter to you to get names
and information accurate and that you may be adding to the confusion of
some folks who read here that may not be as computer wise as you and I -
Oh well!! - yourself. It's no skin off my nose. I don't care that you
put out inaccurate information, I just don't want it confusing others if
I can do something to help it, and THAT, my friend, is what this
newsgroup is SUPPOSED to be about - HELPING.

Steve

 

[NobodyMan]

Bouncing an email at the server is not spamming, all it is doing is
returning a message from the server that the destination address is
invalid. For your information, I get very little spam or any unsolicited
emails in the first place because I don't give out my real address and I
practice safe computing, one or two that may or may not have valid
return addresses is of no consquence to me, you, or anyone else. Even if
it were scores of bounce messages being undeliverable I defy you to
prove that this action had any signifigant effect on the internet
bandwidth at all.

OK, if you have several messages that bounce back, and so does your
neighbor, and their neighbors as well...you get the idea. It quickly
adds up to wasted bandwidth and all this unecessary traffic does tie
up and slow down all other internet traffic in the grand scheme of
things. As I said before, bandwidth IS limited. We all need to do
our part to cut down on the unnecessary traffic.

 

[Steve Nielsen]

OK, if you have several messages that bounce back, and so does your
neighbor, and their neighbors as well...you get the idea. It quickly
adds up to wasted bandwidth and all this unecessary traffic does tie
up and slow down all other internet traffic in the grand scheme of
things. As I said before, bandwidth IS limited. We all need to do
our part to cut down on the unnecessary traffic.

I produce very LITTLE overall traffic on the `net in the first place, so
I'm hardly contibuting to any bandwidth problems because I bounce three
or four messages a week that may or may not have a valid return address.
And you know what? A couple of bounced back to a valid return address
has actually resulted in them no longer spamming me, so I actually HAVE
cut down on bandwidth useage.

Now if your consciense is nagging you about YOUR contribution to
bandwidth useage then deal with it as you see fit.

Steve

 

[sgopus]

My post, with its attitude, was to let you know, you have
a selfish attitude, with your (my actions don't add to the
bandwidth) using the bounce feature, of mailwasher.
you failed to realize, You by yourself don't add much to
the bandwidth, however WE, are advising millions of others.
this poor advice, (to use the bounce feature) is and will
affect the bandwidth, as many uninformed users will also
use the bounce feature, now when you total that up, it
will certainly affect the bandwidth, turn your sights to
the global picture, not your local one..
I state again, DO NOT USE THE BOUNCE FEATURE!
it's positive return does not outweigh the negitive effect
on the internet/spam.

 

[Gordon]

My post, with its attitude, was to let you know, you have
a selfish attitude, with your (my actions don't add to the
bandwidth) using the bounce feature, of mailwasher.

No, but as spammers almost always use forged or spoof return addresses then
either it's a waste of time, or some other poor innocent sod gets all the
bounce notifications. So don't do it.

 

[Steve Nielsen]

I understand your point. You may believe I have a selfish attitude but
you are wrong. I do see the global picture, just not from the same angle
as you. If someone is getting so much spam that using the bounce feature
is going to signifigantly impact internet bandwidth then it's time for
them to get a new email address and be more careful who they let have it.

Steve