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Email Client Configuration Instructions

Johns Hopkins Enterprise Messaging (JHEM) Users

Web mail Client (.pdf format)

Netscape Messenger Client

MS Outlook Client

MS Outlook Express

Eudora

GroupWise Users

Netscape Messenger Client

To create a SPAM filter for Netscape Messenger:

  1. Open Netscape Messenger.
  2. Create a folder called "spam"
  3. Click Edit, and then click Message Filters.
  4. Click New.
  5. Type a name for the filter.
  6. In the Contains box, type:
    JHSPAM-ALERT
  7. Do one of the following: To immediately delete spam messages, click Delete. To transfer emails marked "spam" into a special folder, click Inbox, and then select the folder name "spam".
  8. Click OK

MS Outlook 2002 Client

To create a spam filter for Microsoft Outlook 2002:

  1. Open a new rule:
    1. Open Microsoft Outlook
    2. Click Tools from the drop down menu
    3. Select Rules Wizard from the Tools menu
    4. Click New
    5. Select "Start from a blank rule"
    6. Highlight "Check messages when they arrive"
    7. Click Next
  2. Define which messages the rule will apply to:
    1. Under "Which condition(s) do you want to check?" check "with specific words in the subject"
    2. Click "specific words" to edit words to filter on and type: JHSPAM-ALERT
    3. Click Add
    4. Click Ok
    5. Click Next
  3. Define what to do with the messages:
    1. Under "What do you want to do with the message?" check "move it to the specified folder"
    2. Click "specified" to edit folder
    3. Highlight "Personal Folders"
    4. Click "New…"
    5. Add Spam (or folder name of your choice)
    6. Click Ok
    7. Click Ok again
    8. Click Next
  4. Add any exceptions that you wish and then click Next
  5. Type a name for this rule under "Please specify a name for this rule:"
  6. Ensure that "Turn on this rule" is checked
  7. Check "Run this rule now on messages already in "Inbox"". This step moves and Spam messages that are currently in your Inbox to the Spam folder
  8. Click Finish

MS Outlook Express

To create a spam filter for Microsoft Outlook Express:

  1. Open a new rule:
    1. Open Microsoft Outlook Express.
    2. Click Tools, point to Message Rules, and then click Mail. You see the New Mail Rule dialog box.
  2. Click "Where the Subject line contains specific words" under "Select the Conditions for your rule."
  3. Define what to do with the messages:
    1. Click "Move it to the specified folder" in "Select the Actions for your rule."
    2. Click "Contains specified words" in Rule Description.
    3. In "Type Specific Words" type:  JHSPAM-ALERT
    4. Click Add
    5. Click OK.
    6. Click "Specified" in Rule Description.
    7. Choose your "SPAM" folder (if it does not exist, choose New Folder and creater a folder named "SPAM").
    8. Click OK.
  4. Type a name for this rule in the "Name of the rule" box.
  5. Click OK.
  6. Click OK in the Message Rules window.

Eudora

To create a spam filter for Eudora:

  1. Open Eudora.
  2. Click Tools, and then click Filters.
  3. Click New.
  4. Under Match, check both the following:  Incoming Manual\
  5. Under Header, and then click Subject.
  6. In the Contains box, type:   JHSPAM-ALERT
  7. Go down to Action.
  8. Click the first box, and then select "Transfer to."
  9. Click "In."
  10. Then choose the action, Trash or to another Folder, for example SPAM (must have folder created first before you can choose it-see the instructions to create Folder).
  11. Go to File, and then click Save.

Create a Folder within Eudroa

  1. Click on the Mailbox option at the top of the window
  2. Choose New
  3. Type the desired Name of the folder, then check the box that says "Make it a Folder"
  4. Click OK
  5. Folder should appear in account.

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