Outlook Live - 'Create rules' option

[Guest]

It is clear that in Office Live in the spam filter, that incoming mail is
getting round the rules one creates by randomizing letters, or putting a
phrase such VIAGRA (SUPPOSEDLY FILTERED OUT BY A RULE) in a header such as
VIAGRA2d34lc9d
This, it appears cannot be filtered out because the filtered word is banked
with a series of random letters. Why can't the letter sequence V-I-A-G-R-A,
be filtered out even if it is hidden within a 'word'as shown above. This
principle would work with senders' names combined with a series of random
letters. The rules need to be changed so that spam filters are allowed to
work effectively. Despite creating rules in the 'advanced
option',thespammers still get round these rules by including cossecutive
random letters in the sender, header or subject content. Surely Microsoft
can think of something, for I am tired of receiving half a dozen such emails
a day.

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[Brian Tillman]

It is clear that in Office Live in the spam filter, that incoming
mail is getting round the rules one creates by randomizing letters,
or putting a phrase such VIAGRA (SUPPOSEDLY FILTERED OUT BY A RULE)
in a header such as VIAGRA2d34lc9d
This, it appears cannot be filtered out because the filtered word is
banked with a series of random letters. Why can't the letter
sequence V-I-A-G-R-A, be filtered out even if it is hidden within a
'word'as shown above.

I don't know if MOOL handles rules any differently than standard Outlook,
but the strings you put in rules can be anywhere in the message and still be
detected. If I have a rule that looks for "light", it will match on
"light", "flashlight", "lighthouse", or "slightly". A rule looking for
"viagra" shjould find "viagra1234" and "123viagra456" as well. Moreover,
the matching is case-insensitive. What it won't match is "v1agra" (i.e.,
the digit one substituted for the letter "i") or "v i a g r a" (spaces
between each letter).

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

if the message is html and the word is constructed with html comments
between the letters you'll see VIA in the message but the filter sees
<!-->V<!-->I<1-->A in the source.

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Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
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