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Junk Filter doesn't filter
  1. #1


    Michael Dobony Guest

    Junk Filter doesn't filter

    I keep getting same junk mail over and over even after marking the mail as
    junk. Why doesn't the junk filter work? I have made sure it was enabled.



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  2. #2


    Ildhund Guest

    Re: Junk Filter doesn't filter

    The junk filter does work, but obviously not on the precise message
    you're getting. It doesn't learn like some do. We're told that
    monthly updates will be forthcoming via Windows Update in the
    future.
    When you say 'same junk mail over and over', how is it 'same'? Same
    sender, same subject, same content? What kind of account - POP3,
    IMAP, HTTP? If it's POP3, you can set up a rule to filter it out. If
    it's an HTTP account, you can use the filters at Hotmail (on sender
    and subject) to deal with it.
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    Noel

    "Michael Dobony" <survey@xxxxxx> wrote in message
    news:1vgvuydivpnk3$.1qgxx3myqps1j.dlg@xxxxxx

    > I keep getting same junk mail over and over even after marking the
    > mail as
    > junk. Why doesn't the junk filter work? I have made sure it was
    > enabled.

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  3. #3


    Joseph Meehan Guest

    Re: Junk Filter doesn't filter

    As noted, there can be many reasons. Often the SPAMers like to use the
    same message, but send it from a slightly different address or make some
    other small, easily overlooked changes to beat out filters.

    "Michael Dobony" <survey@xxxxxx> wrote in message
    news:1vgvuydivpnk3$.1qgxx3myqps1j.dlg@xxxxxx

    > I keep getting same junk mail over and over even after marking the mail as
    > junk. Why doesn't the junk filter work? I have made sure it was enabled.

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    Joseph Meehan

    Dia 's Muire duit




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  4. #4


    Michael Dobony Guest

    Re: Junk Filter doesn't filter

    On Sat, 27 Sep 2008 16:38:45 +0100, Ildhund wrote:

    > The junk filter does work, but obviously not on the precise message
    > you're getting. It doesn't learn like some do. We're told that
    > monthly updates will be forthcoming via Windows Update in the
    > future.
    > When you say 'same junk mail over and over', how is it 'same'? Same
    > sender, same subject, same content? What kind of account - POP3,
    > IMAP, HTTP? If it's POP3, you can set up a rule to filter it out. If
    > it's an HTTP account, you can use the filters at Hotmail (on sender
    > and subject) to deal with it.
    Some are exact same subject line, others are exact same sender.

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  5. #5


    ...winston Guest

    Re: Junk Filter doesn't filter

    And the answer to the earlier question was ???
    <qp>
    What kind of account - POP3, IMAP, HTTP?
    </qp>


    "Michael Dobony" <survey@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:1umdcw03u6xbl.1my3bc325lzzs.dlg@xxxxxx

    > On Sat, 27 Sep 2008 16:38:45 +0100, Ildhund wrote:
    >

    >> The junk filter does work, but obviously not on the precise message
    >> you're getting. It doesn't learn like some do. We're told that
    >> monthly updates will be forthcoming via Windows Update in the
    >> future.
    >> When you say 'same junk mail over and over', how is it 'same'? Same
    >> sender, same subject, same content? What kind of account - POP3,
    >> IMAP, HTTP? If it's POP3, you can set up a rule to filter it out. If
    >> it's an HTTP account, you can use the filters at Hotmail (on sender
    >> and subject) to deal with it.
    >
    > Some are exact same subject line, others are exact same sender.

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