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Note: The
following rules are biased towards MS Outlook and Norton
Antispam which is bundled with Norton
Internet Security 2003.
1. First step, is to
handle the antispam software situation.
A. If you have antispam software that is less than a
year old, then run an update to bring your software
current.
B. If you're antispam software is a
year old or if you don't have antispam software, Norton
Internet Security 2003 comes with
antispam software as well as antivirus and firewall components.
2. Get an account at SpamCop.net.
To report the spam that does gets passed the filter.
3. Setup your antispam
software:
A. Set highest level of sensitivity
for spam for the highest sensitivity to spam.
B. Create a spam folder
in the mail client, and create a rule that will put mail
with "Spam Alert" in the subject into the
folder.
4. Monitor the email for
a week look for any false positives or missed emails and
adjust the rules in the anitspam software accordingly.
make sure the anitspam software ignores all false
positives before proceeding.
5. Once the alerts are
consistent, it is time to create another email client
rule. Now it is time to report the spam. Use the email generated from SpamCop.net and now
automatically forward all messages with "Spam
Alert" in the subject to the Spam Cop email. 6.
Get the Government involved. The FTC is also a place
to report spam. Add uce@ftc.gov
to the forward rule. 7.
(optional) You can set the rule that redirects the
"Spam Alert" email to a folder to permanently
delete the mail. Make sure this rule is placed after
the Spam Cop forward rule. That's
it! The next step would be to get the missed
messages, but that requires a lot more work for very
little benefit in my opinion. This setup will reduce
at least 80% of spam that is received.
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