Outlook 2000 Filtering

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This example created a filter that looks for any message with unwanted@spam.com in the From: line and deletes it.

  1. Click Tools, go to Rules Wizard.
    http://www.xmission.com/help/screenshots/outlook/winol2kfilt1.gif
  2. Click New.
    http://www.xmission.com/help/screenshots/outlook/winol2kfilt2.gif
  3. In this example, under Which type of rule do you want to create?, select Check messages when they arrive.
  4. Click Next.
    http://www.xmission.com/help/screenshots/outlook/winol2kfilt3.gif
  5. In this example, under Which condition(s) do you want to check?, check with specific words in the sender's address.
  6. Click on the underlined phrase, specific words.
    http://www.xmission.com/help/screenshots/outlook/winol2kfilt4.gif
  7. In the Search Text window, enter the entire or partial email address(es) that you would like to filter.
  8. Click OK.
    http://www.xmission.com/help/screenshots/outlook/winol2kfilt5.gif
    Click Next.
  9. In this example, under What do you want to do with the message?, check delete it.
  10. Click Next.
    http://www.xmission.com/help/screenshots/outlook/winol2kfilt6.gif
  11. In this example, there are no exceptions, so click Next.
    http://www.xmission.com/help/screenshots/outlook/winol2kfilt8.gif
  12. In the Please specify a name for this rule: box, specify a name for your rule. We've left ours at the default, unwanted@spam.com.
  13. Click Finish.
    http://www.xmission.com/help/screenshots/outlook/winol2kfilt9.gif
    http://www.xmission.com/help/screenshots/outlook/winol2kfilt10.gif