Outlook express Rules

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Jim

In the never ending fight against spam, I'm trying to get
a good definition of what microsoft's message rules
actually mean.

I catch 50% of incoming spam by directing spam -
identified by key words directly to my delete folder AFTER
the message has been downloaded.

Since the download from the server happens - is there a
feedback to the spammer that I am a real e-mail address?

There are other options for which I can't find a
definition:

1. Do not download from server.....if I choose this, will
my alotted server space just clog up and prevent new mail
from arriving?

2. Delete from server....this option seems to complete the
download. I think messages are deleted from the server
after download anyway so I'm not sure what this option
does?

Does anyone have a good working definition of what these
rules actually do and which are the most effective against
spam?

Thanks
 
You might try asking this question in a group that supports Outlook Express
rather than Microsoft Outlook. (outlook express groups should be under
microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer...)
 
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