Launch Outlook Express. Click the Message menu and choose Create
Rule From Message... A dialog box will open titled, "New Mail Rule".
Under "1. Select the Conditions for your rule:", uncheck the box next to
Where the From line contains people. Check the box next to Where
the Subject line contains specific words.
Under "2. Select the Actions for your rule:", check the box next to Move
it to the specified folder.
Under "3. Rule Description (click on an underlined value to edit it):", click
contains specific words.
A dialog box will open titled "Type Specific Words". Type *SPAM*
in the space provided, then click Add (using no spaces, type one asterik,
the word SPAM in caps, and one asterik.) *SPAM* should appear
in the space under "Words:".
Click on *SPAM* to highlight it, then click OK.
Under "3. Rule Description (click on an underlined value to edit it):", click
specified.
A dialog box will open titled "Move". Click Local Folders to
highlight then click New Folder.
Type a name for your spam folder, such as SPAM, then click OK.
The name of your new folder should appear under Local Folders. Click
OK in the "Move" window. This will return you to "New Mail Rule".
Under "4. Name of the rule:" enter a name for this new rule, such as
SPAM Filter. Click OK, and you are finished creating
your new SPAM filter.
A message will pop up that says, "The rule was successfully added."
Click OK.
You're done. All incoming mail that has been tagged as SPAM by Mindstate's
SPAM filter will be directed to the spam folder that you created above (SPAM
under Local Folder).
