Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Windows Mail - Junk Mail Filter

Nothing clogs the email inbox more than junk email, otherwise known as spam. Regardless of all the laws, and other legal action, spam continues to be to be a serious problem. It forces you to wade through a long list of unwanted and sometimes offensive messages, just to find the email you want to read.

In a effort reduce this problem, Windows Mail includes a built-in Junk Mail Filter that automatically screens email. Its' job is to identify and separate out junk e-mail. This filter needs you to train the filter what you consider to be junk and what is wanted. Windows Mail starts identifying and separating junk mail the first time you use it, without any need for special settings.

To access the Junk Email Filter open Windows Mail, left click on Tools then go down to Junk e-mail options. This will open a window that allows to set up your Junk Email Filter to your specific preferences.

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