Where does all my "spam" go?

[Scott]

I've been getting daily spam reports, saying "Your Spam folder contains 2 new
messages. Messages in this folder will be deleted after 28 days." Well,
some of these are legitimate emails, so I go to the junk e-mail folder, but
it is empty. Where is all of this spam being taken? Anyone know? Thanks.

 

[Brian Tillman]

I've been getting daily spam reports, saying "Your Spam folder
contains 2 new messages. Messages in this folder will be deleted
after 28 days." Well, some of these are legitimate emails, so I go
to the junk e-mail folder, but it is empty. Where is all of this
spam being taken? Anyone know? Thanks.

Since Outlook doesn't generate any messages like that (that I'm aware and
I've been using it for years), I suspect you have an add-in doing it. I
know, for example, the appliance called the Barracuda Spam and Spyware
Firewall will send exactly that type of message. I suspect its a
notifcation from your server or a filter on the server that's generating the
message.

 

[Carlbloke]

I have also been getting these messages but cannot find the program that is
doing it. i have Symantec and Mcafee that i know of installed but cannot find
the spam folder anywhere. Any suggestions?

 

[Gordon]

I have also been getting these messages but cannot find the program that is
doing it. i have Symantec and Mcafee that i know of installed but cannot
find
the spam folder anywhere. Any suggestions?

Do you have an IMAP email account? If so then the Spam folder is on your
mail server and you can access it either through your ISPs webmail function
(if they have one) or by subscribing to it in Outlook.

 

[Brian Tillman]

Do you have an IMAP email account? If so then the Spam folder is on
your mail server and you can access it either through your ISPs
webmail function (if they have one) or by subscribing to it in
Outlook.

Actually, subscribing shouldn't be necessary. An IMAP account will show all
folders, subscribed ot not. The subscribing will cause Outlook to monitor
the folder for new messages, but you'll still be able to see the folder name
in the folder list.

 

[Gordon]

Actually, subscribing shouldn't be necessary. An IMAP account will show
all folders, subscribed ot not. The subscribing will cause Outlook to
monitor the folder for new messages, but you'll still be able to see the
folder name in the folder list.

nope, mine does not show the Spam folder by default - I have to tell outlook
to subscribe to it before it displays...

 

[Brian Tillman]

nope, mine does not show the Spam folder by default - I have to tell
outlook to subscribe to it before it displays...

Well, I've seen difference servers elicit different Outlook behavior with
IMAP, so perhaps we're both correct.

 

[Gordon]

Well, I've seen difference servers elicit different Outlook behavior with
IMAP, so perhaps we're both correct.

I expect so - we usually are!