How to keep unwanted mail out of my inbox

[beach bum]

I came to Outlook from AOL, where I was able to create a 'custom sender
list'. Any email received from senders not on that list went to the spam
folder. How do I accomplish the same thing in Outlook? I know about blocking
specific senders but that doesn't cover the unknown senders.
Alternatively, is there a way to delete an email without opening it first?

Thank you.

 

[Brian Tillman]

I came to Outlook from AOL, where I was able to create a 'custom
sender list'. Any email received from senders not on that list went
to the spam folder. How do I accomplish the same thing in Outlook?

Depends on the version, which you decided wasn't important enough to
mention.

I know about blocking specific senders but that doesn't cover the
unknown senders.
Alternatively, is there a way to delete an email without opening it
first?

Certainly. Right-click and choose Delete or select it and press (or click)
Delete.

 

[beach bum]

The version is Outlook Express 6.0

Thank you for your answer re deleting mail.

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

Try posting this in an Outlook Express news group - this is not one of them.
Outlook is a part of Microsoft Office and is what this group supports.
Outlook Express is a part of Internet Explorer and has its own news groups.

You can also find some good Outlook Express information here:

http://www.insideoutlookexpress.com/


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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, beach bum asked:

| The version is Outlook Express 6.0
|
| Thank you for your answer re deleting mail.
|
| "Brian Tillman" wrote:
|
||
||| I came to Outlook from AOL, where I was able to create a 'custom
||| sender list'. Any email received from senders not on that list went
||| to the spam folder. How do I accomplish the same thing in Outlook?
||
|| Depends on the version, which you decided wasn't important enough to
|| mention.
||
||| I know about blocking specific senders but that doesn't cover the
||| unknown senders.
||| Alternatively, is there a way to delete an email without opening it
||| first?
||
|| Certainly. Right-click and choose Delete or select it and press (or
|| click) Delete.
|| --
|| Brian Tillman

 

[Brian Tillman]

The version is Outlook Express 6.0

You're in the wrong newsgroup. This newsgroup is for Office Outlook, a
completely different application than Outlook Express. The newsgroup you
want is news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlookexpress.general

 

[beach bum]

Thank you much for pointing me in the right direction