I use OE and have the following message rule: Where the From line contains Hahaha and where the Subject line contains Snow White and where the message has an attachment Do not Download it from the server Yesterday I received this virus in my Inbox. Why didn't the message rule work???
If after making all the changes that is being suggested and your rule still does not work, it is probably because POP3 mail accounts do not have the ability to delete incoming mail at the server, only IMAP and HTTP accounts can do that. There are 3 kinds of mail accounts: 1. POP3 2. IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) 3. HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) (such as Hotmail) To determine which type of account you have: Tools / Accounts / Mail tab / Properties / Servers tab ,,,,, in window for "My incoming mail server is a ???? server." will be the type of account you have. For more info. on your type, open "Help" and search for your type ,,, POP3, IMAP or HTTP. Bob Hays _________________________________________ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rebecca Bowden" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2001 6:33 AM Subject: [OE] Message Rules > I use OE and have the following message rule: > > Where the From line contains Hahaha > and where the Subject line contains Snow White > and where the message has an attachment > Do not Download it from the server > > Yesterday I received this virus in my Inbox. Why didn't the message rule work??? > > > ==== OUTLOOK-EXPRESS Mailing List ==== > To remove your email address from this list, visit this url: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~cheps/maillist.htm >
Too many rules = just use one like the HaHaHa or one you are not to likely to see in your normal e-mail - I use the HaHaHa and it gets them all . Dan My list web site http://www.wvi.com/~wb ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rebecca Bowden" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2001 4:33 AM Subject: [OE] Message Rules > I use OE and have the following message rule: > > Where the From line contains Hahaha > and where the Subject line contains Snow White > and where the message has an attachment > Do not Download it from the server > > Yesterday I received this virus in my Inbox. Why didn't the message rule work??? >