Why Use Filters and Rules ?

Filtering for spam can be a challenge since spam messages usually come from many different senders, including senders who use fake e-mail addresses or send from multiple addresses. This means that you must frequently update your rules and filters.

Here are several strategies that can increase the effectiveness of your filters:

• Filter for offensive words that might appear in a spam message, but not in a message you would want to keep.
• Filter for URLs that appear in spam.
• Use the e-mail address from the full header view to create a filter or rule.

To make sure you are not losing essential mail, it is a good idea to filter suspect messages into a specific folder (such as junk mail) so you can check it periodically. If you do filter messages into a specific folder, be sure to empty it frequently. Mailbox space is limited and exceeding your limit can cause new incoming mail to bounce.