Outlook 2K Rules (with ___ in the message header)

[MyndPhlyp]

Is there a way to use an Or operator in the "specific words" field of the
"with ___ in the message header" condition? Better still, is there a way to
add multiple instances of the same general condition into a single rule
(effectively reading "with ___ in the message header Or with ___ in the
message header Or ...")?

I've found this rule condition particularly useful for trapping spam based
on IP addresses. The obvious problem is that I'm accumulating tons of
mini-rules. I'm just looking for a way I can consolidate things a bit.

 

[Roady [MVP]]

Nope, create separate rules for that. How often do you actually receive spam
from the same address? A third party ant-spam tool might be more effective.

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Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003


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Is there a way to use an Or operator in the "specific words" field of the
"with ___ in the message header" condition? Better still, is there a way to
add multiple instances of the same general condition into a single rule
(effectively reading "with ___ in the message header Or with ___ in the
message header Or ...")?

I've found this rule condition particularly useful for trapping spam based
on IP addresses. The obvious problem is that I'm accumulating tons of
mini-rules. I'm just looking for a way I can consolidate things a bit.

 

[MyndPhlyp]

Nope, create separate rules for that. How often do you actually receive spam
from the same address? A third party ant-spam tool might be more

effective.

Thanks for dashing my hopes. It runs in streaks (single address IP spam, but
also hope). True, many are one shot deals. What would be sweet is if I could
specify net blocks to go after entire domains rather than individual IP
addresses. I'm contemplating writing an add-on but have yet to venture down
the research path into that project.

 

[Roady [MVP]]

Domains aren't effective either as these are often randomly generated or
spoofed in another way. Sounds to me that you are spending way too much time
on dealing with spam. Any anti-spam solution shouldn't be more work than
manually pressing the DELETE button ;-)

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003


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Nope, create separate rules for that. How often do you actually receive spam
from the same address? A third party ant-spam tool might be more

effective.

Thanks for dashing my hopes. It runs in streaks (single address IP spam, but
also hope). True, many are one shot deals. What would be sweet is if I could
specify net blocks to go after entire domains rather than individual IP
addresses. I'm contemplating writing an add-on but have yet to venture down
the research path into that project.

 

[MyndPhlyp]

Domains aren't effective either as these are often randomly generated or
spoofed in another way. Sounds to me that you are spending way too much time
on dealing with spam. Any anti-spam solution shouldn't be more work than
manually pressing the DELETE button ;-)

Been there. Done that. And again, and again, and ... Still ain't got a
T-shirt. That big ol' "X" is starting to fade from all the use; won't be
long before the ink is totally worn off that button.

'Tho I have time on my hands (obviously), and it isn't an insurmountable
task to simply delete the stuff, I hope only to control the flow a little
better. I haven't been too impressed by third-party solutions.

I'm not planning to target domain /names/ but rather the IP address range
for the domain (192.168.0.0/24, for example). I don't do a lot of
international correspondence so I could eliminate APNIC and other non-US
blocks right off the top if I wanted to use the big hammer but I would
prefer to keep the roadblocks in smaller increments. The few that escape the
trap would (hypothetically) leave an acceptable workload... 'til I decide to
pitch a fit about even that minor bit of traffic.