Junk mail filter runs *after* rules and alerts.

[Tim]

I work from an IMAP connection which can sometimes be slow. If I read my
email via the direct IMAP connect, the junk mail filters does not run until I
actually click on a message to download it, which can be frustrating as it
chops through the junk mail as I work through my inbox rather than more
efficiently in the background as I read a genuine message.

In an effort to circumvent this and speed things up a bit, I now have
Outlook set up to copy all incoming email into a local inbox folder using a
"rule" and I do much of my actual work on that folder. However, the junk
mail filter does not seem to work until *after* the rules & alerts are
executed. This means that all my junk email is copied into that local folder
and never passes through the junk filter, which partially defeats the point
of the exercise.

Basically, I would like to know how to force the junk mail filter to run on
my email without my needing to read it or do it all myself.

Thanks for any help.

Tim

 

[Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]]

I work from an IMAP connection which can sometimes be slow. If I read my
email via the direct IMAP connect, the junk mail filters does not run
until I
actually click on a message to download it,

Correct. It is documented at the Office web site that you must configure
the IMAP account to download the entire message and not just headers in
order for the Junk E-mail filter to run.

In an effort to circumvent this and speed things up a bit, I now have
Outlook set up to copy all incoming email into a local inbox folder using
a
"rule" and I do much of my actual work on that folder. However, the junk
mail filter does not seem to work until *after* the rules & alerts are
executed. This means that all my junk email is copied into that local
folder
and never passes through the junk filter, which partially defeats the
point
of the exercise.

In fact the Junk E-mail filter runs before rules and only in the Inbox of
the receiving account. Since you download only headers, if you use a rule
to move the messages, then the Junk E-mail filter won't run on any of the
messages that get moved.

Basically, I would like to know how to force the junk mail filter to run
on
my email without my needing to read it or do it all myself.

Configure the send/receive group to download the entire message.

 

[Tim]

Thanks Brian, I've done that and I will now have to wait for some junk mail
to make sure it worked ;-)

By the way, it would be nice if it were possible to run a junk mail filter
on demand on any given folder. It might seem an odd request, but I've had
multiple occasions to wish for such a thing.

Cheers,

Tim

 

[Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]]

Thanks Brian, I've done that and I will now have to wait for some junk
mail
to make sure it worked ;-)

Let us know.

By the way, it would be nice if it were possible to run a junk mail
filter
on demand on any given folder. It might seem an odd request, but I've had
multiple occasions to wish for such a thing.

I'd agree with this. I don't think there should be any hidden rules and I
think we should have complete control over the order in which they run.