Spam has become a major concern and many a times, there's more of spam than
legitimate mail coming into a user's mailbox. Sorting and deleting all this spam
from the inbox takes a toll on productive time. To evade spam, there are plenty
of paid and free anti-spam software available.
But if you are using Vista on your desktop or laptop then you don't have to go
for third party software. It offers you a mail client that is designed to
protect users from bulk spam mail. Here we will show you how to configure
Windows Mail in Vista to block incoming spam. Vista Windows mail also comes with
an option that detects phishing mails and protects users from getting 'phished.'
You can even define your own list of banned email IDs, in case Vista is not able
to detect spam coming in from them.
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Applies To: Vista users USP: Configure Windows Mail in Vista to combat spam and phishing attacks Primary link: http://support. microsoft.com/ph/11732 Google Keyword: Spam prevention in Vista |
Open Windows Mail, configure your account, click on 'Tools' and junk email options. Select the level of protection: No Automatic Filtering, Low, High, and Safe List Only |
To block phishing attacks, configure Windows Mail by clicking Tools> Junk e-mail options. Select 'phishing' and tick 'Protect My Inbox from messages with potential Phishing Links' |
Sometimes, legitimate mails get blocked and sent to junk folder. To avoid this right-click on the legitimate mail and select junk E-Mail>add Sender to Safe Senders' list |
To set a block list of your own from Junk mail option go to Block Senders tab and add all the email IDs that you want to block on your Windows mail |