Outlook junk mail filter problems with bogus return addresses

[burketjv]

I'm having problems sending some junk mail to the junk file. The message I'm
getting is that I've entered the address wrong, but I haven't entered
anything, I just try to identify the mail as junk. And I agree that the
address that ends up showing looks bad. How is that bad address getting
there and how can I overcome this problem?

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

The spammer is probably including it in the message. Marking addresses is usually a waste of time, because the spammer will use another address next time. I just delete 'em.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

 

[Brian Tillman]

I'm having problems sending some junk mail to the junk file. The
message I'm getting is that I've entered the address wrong, but I
haven't entered anything, I just try to identify the mail as junk.
And I agree that the address that ends up showing looks bad. How is
that bad address getting there and how can I overcome this problem?

There is no way in Outlook to identify a message as junk. The most Outlook
will do is to add the sender's address to the Blocked Senders list, but that
in no way identifies the message itself as junk. If you have a button that
appears to do that, then you must have some add-on.

 

[systemtek]

The spammer is probably including it in the message. Marking addresses is usually a waste of time, because the spammer will use another address next time. I just delete 'em.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

I personally dont just delete them they all get added to Junk Senders
list, that way should they ever come again they dont arrive in my inbox
they go in the deleted items folder. You can download a list of 15016
Junk Sender addresses from
http://www.systemtek.co.uk/TechDocs/Computer/Download_Junk_Sender_list.htm
this list is updated almost weekly. Might be of some use to someone.

Thanks, Duncan