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Bozo
filters
One person annoys you, one company sends you
too many "special offers", and you're just tired of seeing anything from
that person or company. Don't boil, just block 'em. Here's
how in Outlook Express:
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Choose a message from the person or company.
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Choose Message, Block Sender.
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Click on Yes to remove all e-mail in your
Inbox from that address.
From now on, all messages from that source
will be sent right to the Deleted Items folder. Another
popular name for this technique is "bozo filter."
In Eudora you need to create a filter to
transfer messages from that person to the Trash.
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Choose a message from the person.
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Click on Special/Make filter.
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Eudora will automatically fill in the
details of the sender.
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Review them and amend them so
that they show the name of the person you want to block,
instead of their complete email address.
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Under Action, click Delete message.
From now on, all messages from that person
will be transferred to the trash.
Notes:
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A similar technique can be
used with Mozilla/Netscape Mail and other email clients.
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Eudora 6.0 introduces a Junk filter into its Paid Mode. Once
this is activated (by crossing Qualcomm's palm with the
required amount of silver), you have full anti-spam
(unwanted email) facilities at your disposal. To block a
sender, just right-click on the message and choose Junk. Well worth the
price if you get a lot of junk email, as too many of us do
these days.
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