Outlook, POP3 and Spam

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Alex D.

Does any body knows if Outlook downloads even Spam messages from POP3
accounts? if so, does it store them into the Junk folder? I am confused
about setting up the spam blocker , if on the server or the client.

Thanks,
alex.
 
It's client-side. The messages are downloaded then dealt with...
 
thanks Vince. let say my email provider has a spam blocker that can be set
up through a webmail interface, would those emails already marked as "spam"
in the server be downloaded through POP3 ? or Outlook would recognize them
and let them stay in the server's webmail "Junk" folder?
 
if the server moves them to a junk folder, outlook will not download them -
pop3 accounts only download from the server inbox.

For the most part, server side filtering is much better and more efficient
to handle the bulk of the spam.

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From your answer and Vince's I infer that it depends on the email provider
and how it handles that situation, if it moves the spam to a real "Bulk"
folder or just mark them as "spam" in the header, am I right?

Thanks,
alex.



Diane Poremsky said:
if the server moves them to a junk folder, outlook will not download
them - pop3 accounts only download from the server inbox.

For the most part, server side filtering is much better and more efficient
to handle the bulk of the spam.

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



Join OneNote Tips mailing list: http://www.onenote-tips.net/


Alex D. said:
thanks Vince. let say my email provider has a spam blocker that can be
set up through a webmail interface, would those emails already marked as
"spam" in the server be downloaded through POP3 ? or Outlook would
recognize them and let them stay in the server's webmail "Junk" folder?
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Correct. My ISP adds info in the message header to mark a message as
potential SPAM. I could also configure the server to move the messages to
Bulk Mail folder. Personally, I'd rather deal with it client-side since
there's less potential for real mail to get held up as potential spam.
 
I also prefer to deal with spam client-side, is easier to move good email
from "Bulk" into the "Inbox", or adding senders to the "Safe List"
 
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