Filter non-USA domains using rules in Outlook 2003

[Gregg Hill]

Hello!

I want to create a set of rules on my wife's computer in Outlook 2003 that
will drop any mail coming from foreign domains (.cz, .ng, .ru, .it, .mx,
etc) in order to reduce spam. Almost all the spam she gets comes from
domains outside the US. I have created a rule in Outlook 2003 and it works
well, but inputting nearly 250 domains to drop is a pain. I would like to
import a text file of domain suffixes to drop, but I do not know how to do
it. Can an import of a text file be done to create or add to a rule?

Another annoyance: when I add the "except if sender is in Contacts address
book" exception to the rule, the rule only checks the main Contacts folder
and not any sub-folders. Is there a way to add the entire Contacts directory
structure as an exception?

Thank you for your help!

Gregg Hill

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

Use one contacts folder and categories to differentiate the contacts. SP1
will allow you to filter by country, until it's released, you'll need to use
a rule looking for words in the header. You can't import partial domains,
outlook doesn't support wildcards.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
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[Richard Fink]

This is what I use:



Sometimes a an address like (e-mail address removed) will sneak through, bur very few.

-Ric

 

[Gregg Hill]

You are brilliant! I did not even think to use categories. I love it!

Thank you!

Gregg Hill

Use one contacts folder and categories to differentiate the contacts. SP1
will allow you to filter by country, until it's released, you'll need to use
a rule looking for words in the header. You can't import partial domains,
outlook doesn't support wildcards.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Author, Google and Other Search Engines (Visual QuickStart Guide)



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Hello!

I want to create a set of rules on my wife's computer in Outlook 2003 that
will drop any mail coming from foreign domains (.cz, .ng, .ru, .it, .mx,
etc) in order to reduce spam. Almost all the spam she gets comes from
domains outside the US. I have created a rule in Outlook 2003 and it works
well, but inputting nearly 250 domains to drop is a pain. I would like to
import a text file of domain suffixes to drop, but I do not know how to do
it. Can an import of a text file be done to create or add to a rule?

Another annoyance: when I add the "except if sender is in Contacts address
book" exception to the rule, the rule only checks the main Contacts folder
and not any sub-folders. Is there a way to add the entire Contacts
directory
structure as an exception?

Thank you for your help!

Gregg Hill

 

[Gregg Hill]

Richard,

You, too, are brilliant. Thanks for the tip.

Gregg Hill


This is what I use:



Sometimes a an address like (e-mail address removed) will sneak through, bur
very few.

-Ric