How do I block emails that have no SUBJECT entered?

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In Outlook Express you would do the following;-
Box 1) Tick "Where the subject line contains specific words"
Box 2) Tick "Delete it" and "Stop processing more rules"
Box 3) "Where the subject line does not contain" add 'a' or 'e' or 'i' or
'o' or 'u'
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GrimReaper
 
I had this for the From Line......thanks to one of the MS MVP's.....

However, you have to click on the 'and' to change it to 'or' and then
click on Options to choose 'does NOT contain'. Just added it for the
Subject line.....

Thanks.....Heather
 
hehe. That would work except for email in languages other than English where
vowels are not so common... but that's a good idea nevertheless.
 
GrimReaper said:
In Outlook Express you would do the following;-
Box 1) Tick "Where the subject line contains specific words"
Box 2) Tick "Delete it" and "Stop processing more rules"
Box 3) "Where the subject line does not contain" add 'a' or 'e' or 'i' or
'o' or 'u'
Outlook Express adds the or. This principal may help with other e-mail
programs
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What is the significance of 'Stop processing more rules'?

Funny, I don't have the options of and of 'does not contain' in Box 3,
just 'contains'
GrimReaper
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How about those ones with various non-alphabetic symbols/characters?

NL
 
'Stop processing more rules' prevents OE from falling into other rules and
attempting to process the email with those rules. For example, if you have a
rule to automatically move any email with "XYZ" in the Subject into a
specific folder, you want that rule to run and process the email and then
not accidentally fall into other rules that might decide that the email is
trash and delete it... the ORDER of the rules in the list is important:
specific rules for exceptional cases should appear before more general
rules. Specific rules should also contain the 'stop processing more rules'
as well.
 
Kerry Liles said:
'Stop processing more rules' prevents OE from falling into other rules and
attempting to process the email with those rules. For example, if you have a
rule to automatically move any email with "XYZ" in the Subject into a
specific folder, you want that rule to run and process the email and then
not accidentally fall into other rules that might decide that the email is
trash and delete it... the ORDER of the rules in the list is important:
specific rules for exceptional cases should appear before more general
rules. Specific rules should also contain the 'stop processing more rules'
as well.
Thanks.

NL
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Neville Lindsay said:
Funny, I don't have the options of and of 'does not contain' in Box 3,
just 'contains'
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In Box 3, click on the blue words that you want to use to delete
spam.....then you will see on the next box that "Options" is no longer
grayed out. Click on that and you have the choice to make it 'does not
contain'........
How about those ones with various non-alphabetic symbols/characters?
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I would imagine that the Rule re English vowels would cover that. Or
you could copy and paste some of the symbols over and use that.

Cheers.....Heather
 
Heather said:
In Box 3, click on the blue words that you want to use to delete
spam.....then you will see on the next box that "Options" is no longer
grayed out. Click on that and you have the choice to make it 'does not
contain'........

I would imagine that the Rule re English vowels would cover that. Or
you could copy and paste some of the symbols over and use that.

Cheers.....Heather
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Thanks. I really should wake up.

NL
 
Kerry said:
hehe. That would work except for email in languages other than English where
vowels are not so common... but that's a good idea nevertheless.
Click to expand...
 
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