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Does SpamGuard work if I use a POP3 client?

Yes. To better manage the contents of your Bulk Mail Folder when downloading to an external email client such as Outlook or Outlook Express, Yahoo! Mail customers can add the word "bulk" to the subject line. This allows you to setup a filter on your mail client to automatically route Bulk Mail messages into a specific folder.

This option is defaulted to off, and can be turned on by logging into your account and following the steps:

  1. Click the "Mail Options" link in the upper-right of the navigation bar.
  2. Select the link labeled "POP Access and Forwarding" under Management.
  3. Please check the option: "For messages that SpamGuard thinks are spam, add [Bulk] as a prefix to the subject".
  4. Click "Save Changes".

To create a Bulk Mail folder and filter in Outlook Express, simply do the following:

Creating the Bulk folder:

  1. Open your Outlook Express client and click the "File" menu.
  2. From the menu, select "Folder" then "New".
  3. In the dialog box that comes up, enter a name for the new folder (we recommend "Bulk"), and select where in your folder list that you want the new folder. We recommend you select "Local Folders" to put it at the same level in your list as your Inbox, but some may prefer it to be a sub-folder of your Inbox. To make it a sub-folder of your Inbox, click on "Inbox" in the dialog box instead of "Local Folders."
  4. Finish by clicking "OK." You now have a folder to receive the bulk messages.

Creating the Rule to route Bulk messages to the Bulk folder:

  1. On the Outlook Express toolbar, click the "Tools" menu; select "Message Rules" then "Mail". In the dialog box that comes up, do the following (note that if you already have other rules, you'll need to click the "New..." button before continuing).
  2. In the upper box titled "1. Select Conditions for your rule:" check the box labeled "Where the subject line contains specific words."
  3. In the second box titled "2. Select the Actions for your rule:" check the box titled "Move it to the specified folder."
  4. In the third box titled "3. Rule Description:" click on the "contains specific words" link and enter "[Bulk]" (with the brackets but without the quotes).
  5. Click "Add" and then "OK."
  6. In the same box, now click the "specified folder" link, and double click on the "Bulk" folder you created earlier.
  7. Finally, in the last box, give the rule a name and then click "OK." We recommend a simple name such as "Bulk."
  8. Click "OK" again and you're done.

You now have a rule that tells Outlook Express to automatically put your bulk messages into the new Bulk folder when you receive mail.

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