junk e-mail safe list

[Leo Esch]

I have my Junk e-mail filter set to "Safe list only", however, recently spam
is getting into my inbox. I also tried the "high" setting and it is about
the same.

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

Check to see whether your own email address is on the safe recipients list. If it is, then you'll get every piece of spam sent to it in the Inbox.

 

[Leo Esch]

Dear Sue,
my name is not in the safe recipients list, but my domain is. This problem
just began occuring a few days ago. It is filtering most but not all junk.
Leo

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

Then take the domain out. IMO, your address and domain should not be on the safe recipients list. That's a sure way to short-circuit almost any anti-spam program.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

 

[Leo Esch]

Dear Sue,
I've taken my e-mail address as welll as my domain out of my safe list and I
still get about 10 junk mails daily. This only began happening about 10 days
ago. Before that, the filter worked almost perfectly. What can I do to
restore it to it glory days?

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

There's a newer update to the filter now; see if that works better. I would not use Safe List Only, but would let Outlook's filter run.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers