Outlook 2000 Spam - How to FIlter on HTML Source

[BrianEWilliams]

I just recently started getting a lot of spam that has random words in
the subject and body, but at the top, there is an HTML graphic with the
advertising pitch. Looking at the HTML source of the email, I found
some HTML code that identifies this type of spam pretty well, but I
can't figure out how to set up an Outlook filter that works on the HTML
source. I have no trouble filtering on visible text, but is there a
way to filter on the HTML source? If not, is there a good add-in
program that might help? I am using Outlook 2000 and Windows XP Pro.
Thanks.

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

Outlook 2000 cannot filter on HTML content, nor can any later version with
any success. Use SpamBayes, available from sourceforge.net.

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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

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unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
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After furious head scratching, BrianEWilliams asked:

| I just recently started getting a lot of spam that has random words in
| the subject and body, but at the top, there is an HTML graphic with
| the advertising pitch. Looking at the HTML source of the email, I
| found some HTML code that identifies this type of spam pretty well,
| but I can't figure out how to set up an Outlook filter that works on
| the HTML source. I have no trouble filtering on visible text, but is
| there a way to filter on the HTML source? If not, is there a good
| add-in program that might help? I am using Outlook 2000 and Windows
| XP Pro. Thanks.

 

[BrianEWilliams]

Outlook 2000 cannot filter on HTML content, nor can any later version with
any success. Use SpamBayes, available from sourceforge.net.

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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.

Interesting project, but I was unable to confirm that SpamBayes can
filter based on HTML content. Thanks for the tip on Outlook's
inability to do this. Saves me looking for something that isn't there.