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Old 08-09-2008   #4 (permalink)
Gary VanderMolen


 
 

Re: emails to me end up in junk E-mail folder

You're welcome.

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Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)


"FireBrick" <w9ol@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:e8vrEol%23IHA.4476@xxxxxx
Quote:

> thank you and yes your right OE didn't have a junk feature.
> So far WM is blocking most of the spam and crap.
> but I guess it's pretty hard to tell the difference perfectly.
>
> I agree the preference decision was poor judgement.
>
> "Gary VanderMolen" <Gary@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:%23HtTMKl%23IHA.3392@xxxxxx
> If the replies from the Yahoo list are always sent from the same
> email address, you can add that email address to the Safe Senders list.
>
> However, most list emails use the From address of the individual
> sender, which makes white-listing impractical. If the Subject always
> contains a keyword, such as the list name, you could filter on that.
> However, I believe that WM's internal spam rules take precedence
> over custom rules, a bad design decision. I don't think OE had a
> Junk E-mail (spam) filter, which is why you didn't experience that
> problem with OE.
>
> Your only choices are to turn the Junk E-mail filter off, or else
> continue adding those senders to the Safe Senders list.
>
> --
> Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)
>
>
> "FireBrick" <w9ol@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:%23iVZEJk%23IHA.528@xxxxxx
Quote:

>> for some reason, emails to me from 'certain' lists such as yahoo, end up
>> in
>> the junk folder.
>> For example
>> I write a message to this Yahoo sponsored 'list'.
>> If some replies to my email address with a answer, it goes to the junk
>> folder.
>>
>> I can see nothing in any of the Rules, that would cause this.
>>
>> I've tried the Not Junk
>> I've tried making a rule from that message and it still happens.
>>
>> Could it have anything to do with my NickName of 'FireBrick'????
>>
>> Allthough I didn't have any problem with OE like this...
>>
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