Outlook Express Block Senders List

[Guest]

I am using OE 6 and i use block senders list. Can anybody tell me how many
'people or domains' I can put on the list,or is it unlimited.

 

[bumtracks]

I had built up a rather large blocked list and filters in OE email and one
day decided to clean it up and start fresh/ It was an Oh Wow moment -
uber supprized on how much faster my email seemed to load - seemingly
instant speed boost.

 

[Bruce Hagen]

I am using OE 6 and i use block senders list. Can anybody
tell me how many
'people or domains' I can put on the list,or is it
unlimited.

Between Message Rules and Blocked Senders, you can have a
total of 4096 entries.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP - (IE/OE)
~IB-CA~

In memory of Alex Nichol, MVP (1935-2005)
http://www.dts-l.org/

 

[Guest]

thank you ,the both of you for the info.

 

[witsend2004]

My wife has a list of 30 emails on the block senders list and she cannot
enter anymore. Is there any way to add more?

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

[X-post to OE General this time]

It's *always* best to begin a new thread about /your/ problem.

1. Close OE.

2. Start | Run | Regedit | Navigate to and delete this key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Identities\{GUID}\Software\Microsoft\Outlook
Express\5.0\Block Senders

(where GUID = long number corresponding to your Identity)

3. Open OE. You will have to rebuild your Block Senders list afterwards but
it should work now.

Regedit Basics
http://www.insideoe.com/tips/regedit.htm
--
OE-specific newsgroup:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlookexpress.general

~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002

 

[Elmo]

My wife has a list of 30 emails on the block senders list and she cannot
enter anymore. Is there any way to add more?

Stop SPAM and other malware! Create two mail rules in OE.

In Outlook Express, click Tools, Message Rules, Mail.

_First rule:_

A. In "Select the conditions for your rule" click "Where the from line
contains people", click "contains people", click Address Book, click
the first name, shift-click the last, click "From" button, click OK.

B. In "Select the actions for your rule", click "Stop processing more
rules". This will let everyone in your address book fall through to
your Inbox.

C. Name the first rule "Pass" or "Accept".

_Second rule:_

A. In "Select the conditions for your rule" click "For all messages"

B. In "Select the actions for your rule", click "Move to the specified
folder". Click "Specified" in the bottom pane, click New Folder, type
SPAM, click OK, click the SPAM folder to highlight, click OK to select
that folder.

C. Name the rule "SPAM".

This moves the unwanted emails to the SPAM folder.

_If you find an email in the SPAM folder you don't want filtered_

- Click and drag the email to the Inbox. While it's still highlighted:

- Click "Message", "Create Rule from Message".

- In "Select conditions for your rule":

"Where the From line contains people" should already be checked and
should show the email address of the person you're adding under "Rule
Description".

- In "Select the actions for your rule"

Click "Stop Processing more rules".

- "Name the rule"
Name the rule after the individual so it's easier to recognize.

Make sure the rule is NOT listed last. If it is, move it upwards. The
SPAM rule must be the last one listed.

_Advantages_

1. No SPAM or other malware from email! No amount of filtering by
sender or subject matter will prevent spammers; they use a different
subject and address every few days. But this setup prevents ALL SPAM
from fictitious addresses.

2. Few Viruses! Only viruses from compromised systems which have your
email address in their address book.

3. After checking through subject lines in the SPAM folder, you can
delete all the spam, etc. without viewing them. Press Ctrl/A to select
all subjects, press Shift/Delete to permanently delete all messages in
the SPAM folder. This way, short of viewing the first email in the
list, no other email is actually viewed.

_With Thunderbird_
(OE7 might have this feature too.)

Create one rule. Click:

Tools, Message Filters, Filters for Email account, New, make the Filter
Name "SPAM", If "From" "isn't in my address book" "Personal Address
Book", Perform these actions: "Move Message to" "Trash on Local Folders".

Check Unread messages in the Trash folder and delete occasionally. Drag
to the Inbox if you want to keep one. Right-click the email in the
header, click "Add to Address Book" if you find you've missed one.

Any mail in the Trash folder, look at its "From" column to see if it's
from someone you haven't added yet. Don't look at the subject column;
don't fall for "their" tricks. I truly hope this is helpful.

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Stop SPAM and other malware! Create two mail rules in OE...

And how does this address OP's issue, Elmo?

 

[Elmo]

And how does this address OP's issue, Elmo?

By blocking ALL senders not in the address book.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

By blocking ALL senders not in the address book.

Many people, perhaps even most people, can not afford to block all
senders not in the address book, because they often get important mail
from people they don't know in advance will be sending them mail.

It is *not* true that every message from someone you may not know is
automatically spam. Although what you suggest may work for you, it
certainly wouldn't work for me, nor would it work well for most
people. I think that, as general advice, it's a very poor way to try
to control spam.

 

[Elmo]

Many people, perhaps even most people, can not afford to block all
senders not in the address book, because they often get important mail
from people they don't know in advance will be sending them mail.

It is *not* true that every message from someone you may not know is
automatically spam. Although what you suggest may work for you, it
certainly wouldn't work for me, nor would it work well for most
people. I think that, as general advice, it's a very poor way to try
to control spam.

Please don't use my suggestion then.

I never miss a message; I look in the Trash for emails with valid
senders before clearing the trash.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:
Elmo wrote:
witsend2004 wrote:
My wife has a list of 30 emails on the block senders list and she cannot
enter anymore. Is there any way to add more?
Stop SPAM and other malware! Create two mail rules in OE...
And how does this address OP's issue, Elmo?
By blocking ALL senders not in the address book.

Many people, perhaps even most people, can not afford to block all
senders not in the address book, because they often get important mail
from people they don't know in advance will be sending them mail.

It is *not* true that every message from someone you may not know is
automatically spam. Although what you suggest may work for you, it
certainly wouldn't work for me, nor would it work well for most
people. I think that, as general advice, it's a very poor way to try
to control spam.

Please don't use my suggestion then.

I won't. ;-)

But please don't be offended because I disagree with you on this
particular issue. I recognize that you often give good advice here.

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

By blocking ALL senders not in the address book.

While that may be what OP wants to do in the end, using these Message Rules
does not address the issue of not being able add to Blocked Senders.

 

[Elmo]

While that may be what OP wants to do in the end, using these Message
Rules does not address the issue of not being able add to Blocked Senders.

Agreed.. But I have seen others suggest alternate methods when a
solution may have been available. In this case, I've tried the Blocked
Senders list, and WE all know the spam writers create new addresses
regularly, making this a non-solution to spam.