News Reading Rules Aren't working with Vista Mail

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I set up key words I don't want to see in the rules and they just don't
work. (key words in subject then the action is to 'Delete') It worked
perfectly in Outlook Express. I also miss the block option that put other
users on a blocked list with one click. Why did MS decide to complicate or
not even include these options in Vista Mail?? Am I don't something wrong
with the keywords? I also set up the same sort of system with the users I
don't want to see but it doesn't work either. The user still shows the
header and name are still there.
 
Add a sender to the Blocked Senders list
When a message is received from an e-mail address that's on the
Blocked Senders list, it is automatically moved to the Junk e-mail
folder. The only exception is if the address is also on the Safe
Senders list, in which case the message won't be filed as junk
because the Safe Senders list has priority over the Blocked Senders
list.
Click to open Windows Mail.
Click a message from the sender that you want to add to the Blocked
Senders list.
Click the Message menu, point to Junk e-mail, and then do one of the
following:
To block all future messages from that specific sender, click Add
Sender to Blocked Senders List.
To block all messages from any sender whose domain name (the portion
of the e-mail address after the @) is the same as the sender's,
click Add Sender's Domain (@example.com) to Blocked Senders List.
Note
If you want to add a sender to the Blocked Senders list and you
don't have a message from that sender available, you can add the
sender's address manually. To do this, click the Message menu, point
to Junk e-mail, and then click Junk e-mail Options. Click the
Blocked Senders tab, click Add, type the e-mail address you'd like
to block, and then click OK.

All in Help!

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
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I've also had some indications that the Blocked Senders list
doesn't work for news. Sorry, haven't had time to investigate
this more fully.

Gary VanderMolen
 
Add a sender to the Blocked Senders list
When a message is received from an e-mail address that's on the
Blocked Senders list, it is automatically moved to the Junk e-mail
folder. The only exception is if the address is also on the Safe
Senders list, in which case the message won't be filed as junk
because the Safe Senders list has priority over the Blocked Senders
list.
Click to open Windows Mail.
Click a message from the sender that you want to add to the Blocked
Senders list.
Click the Message menu, point to Junk e-mail, and then do one of the
following:
To block all future messages from that specific sender, click Add
Sender to Blocked Senders List.
To block all messages from any sender whose domain name (the portion
of the e-mail address after the @) is the same as the sender's,
click Add Sender's Domain (@example.com) to Blocked Senders List.
Note
If you want to add a sender to the Blocked Senders list and you
don't have a message from that sender available, you can add the
sender's address manually. To do this, click the Message menu, point
to Junk e-mail, and then click Junk e-mail Options. Click the
Blocked Senders tab, click Add, type the e-mail address you'd like
to block, and then click OK.

All in Help!

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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Thanks Gerry, I actually know how to do all of this, it's just
ineffective for the news reader.
 
Thanks Gerry, I actually know how to do all of this, it's just
ineffective for the news reader.
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My testing indicates that Block Senders only applies to mail now.
 
I believe it does work.
You have to open the message, and click on Message - Junk Email - Add Sender
to Blocked Sender list

It seems to work for me.
 
Dave

Junk Email is a Mail Folder not a News Folder!

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
I know... but it works!

With the News Rules you can delete, etc. but the header still shows up, with
an empty body.

But with the blocked sender, you don't even see the headers...
I know it works because I don't see posts from the blocked senders, but I do
see the responses to them by others.

Maybe it's a fluke with my system......?
 
Frank Saunders said:
My testing indicates that Block Senders only applies to mail now.
Click to expand...

Yes, same result here.
Another big retrenchment from OE's capabilities.
 
For some reason Blocked Sender does not work for me when
it comes to newsgroups. Also, when adding a blocked sender,
OE would offer to remove all currently visible posts from that
sender, something WinMail does not offer. I can't understand the
rationale for removing that useful feature from WinMail.

Gary VanderMolen
 
Dave

Do you still see the header if you delete using Shift+Delete?

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
The rationale is often irrational.

steve

Gary VanderMolen said:
For some reason Blocked Sender does not work for me when
it comes to newsgroups. Also, when adding a blocked sender,
OE would offer to remove all currently visible posts from that
sender, something WinMail does not offer. I can't understand the
rationale for removing that useful feature from WinMail.

Gary VanderMolen
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