getting rid of spam in Microsoft Outlook

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I have just installed Windows Defender and have run a full scan. I am still
getting tons of spam. Any suggestions on how I can rectify this? My
computer is Windows XP and the program is Office XP. Thank you.
 
You system doesn't have to be infected with viruses or adware/spyware to get
SPAM. All spammers need is your e-mail address. Under Microsoft Office you
do have features to reduce/eliminate spam. Under Office, click Tools, and
click Rules and Alerts; click Actions, click Junk e-mail. These features are
sometimes called filters. Use Outlook Help and/or search the Internet for
articles describing how to use these functions. Also, some Security software
will augment Outlook Express and Microsoft Office with additional filtering
capabilities. Good luck.
 
Unfortunately, "I am new" is using Outlook 2002 (Office XP) rather than the
2003 version.

I would recommend reading here:

http://www.slipstick.com/rules/junkmail.asp

There is some information here about how to use rules in the older Outlook
versions, and also information about third-party add-ons to fill the gap.

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Thanks Bill. You caught my mistake. I was referencing options in Office
2003. I upgrade from Office XP about a year ago.
 
We just switched to 2003 for a whole office, since it came with the current
version of Microsoft Windows Small Business Server... It makes a huge
difference in spam control, even without the anti-spam features of Exchange,
which we will be using soon.

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I have just installed Windows Defender and have run a full scan. I
am still
getting tons of spam. Any suggestions on how I can rectify this?
My
computer is Windows XP and the program is Office XP. Thank you.
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Explain why you thought Windows Defender had anything to do with spam.
Just try. Installing WordPerfect, WinZip, or Doom 3 won't affect
spam, either.

SpamPal is free.
 
I've used SpamPal for years, primarily with Outlook Express. It is free, it
works, but it isn't under development. The built-in learning filters in
Thunderbird or current versions of Outlook (2003 and newer) work better.

It might not be the right product for someone not too computer savvy,
though.

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I've used SpamPal for years, primarily with Outlook Express. It is
free, it works, but it isn't under development. The built-in
learning filters in Thunderbird or current versions of Outlook (2003
and newer) work better.
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So what you are talking about for "learning filters" is Bayesian
filters. Yeah, I know Microsoft expends an entire paragraph of mumbo
jumbo trying to explain what is their spam filter but Microsoft is
doing is trying to hide that they finally also included a Bayes
filter. SpamPal has a Bayes plug-in, too.
It might not be the right product for someone not too computer
savvy, though.
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Which is true of any security or spam software, or any other software
you install. If you are unwilling to learn how to use the product
then it was your choice to be lazy and your choice to waste disk
space. Anti-virus, intrusion protection/detection system software,
anti-spam, and all other security products are worthless if a user
simply answers Yes or Allow to every prompt or can't figure out how to
best configure the product to their needs. Putting a hammer in a
boobs hand who hasn't a clue about what a hammer is for won't get them
nailing together a house.
 
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