Filtering Spam using X-Spam-Level of 5

OUTLOOK

1. Go to Tools->Rules Wizard...
2. Click 'New...' (On the top right)
3. Choose 'Check messages when they arrive'
4. Click 'Next'.
5. Check 'With specific words in the message header'.
6. Click on 'specific words'.
7. Type in: X-Spam-Level: ***** (one space between the : and the *****)
8. Click 'Ok'.
9. Click 'Next'.
10. Check 'Move it to the specified folder'.
11. Click on 'specified'.
12. Highlight an existing folder, or create a new one.
13. Click 'Ok'.
14. Click 'Next'.
15. Click 'Next'. (Again, unless you want to add exceptions.)
16. Give the rule a name. (The default is what you typed for "specific words", above.)
17. Check 'Turn on this rule'. (You may or may not want to check 'Run this rule on my Inbox now'.)
18. Click 'Finish'.

OUTLOOK EXPRESS

1. Go to Tools->Message Rules->Mail...
2. Check 'Where the Message Body contains specific words'
3. Select 'Where the Message Body contains specific words '.
4. Click on 'contains specific words'.
5. Type in: X-Spam-Level: ***** (one space between the : and the *****)
6. Click 'Add'.
7. Click 'Ok'.
8. Select 'Move it to the specified folder'.
9. Click on 'specified'.
10. Highlight an existing folder, or create a new one.
11. Click 'Ok'.
12. Give the rule a name. (The default is New Mail Rule #1.)
13. Click 'Apply Now'. (You may or may not want to Apply Rule Now)
14. Click 'OK'.

OUTLOOK EXPRESS 5.x on MACINTOSH

1. From the menu bar, choose Tools, then Rules.
2. Select POP, and then hit "new" for a new rule.
3. Under the section marked "If", choose "specific header" and then type or paste in the name of the header, which is "X-Spam-Level".
4. Under "Contains:" type in *****.
5. In the section marked "Then", specify an action -- move to a new folder, change its status or color, as you see fit. Note that we do not recommend simply deleting messages found by this rule.
6. The Enabled box needs to be checked in order for this rule to be active - it will be checked by default.

OUTLOOK EXPRESS 4.5 on MACINTOSH

The instructions are the same as for Outlook Express 5.x for Mac, but the menu item under Tools is called Mail Rules, and there's no choice between POP/IMAP. The rest is the same, except that if you are sending messages found by this rule to a special mail folder, you must already have created the destination folder before you create the rule.

Thunderbird

Thunderbird allows you to create a custom filter. You can supply the special x-header information to Thunderbird by doing the following:

1. In the pull-down bar at the top of your Netscape 4.78 window, go to "Edit: Message Filters". A new window will open.
2. Click "New". Click "Advanced". A new window will open.
3. Enter "X-Spam-Level", click "Add", and click "OK". The latest new window will close.
4. In the pull-down list, select "X-Spam-Level".
5. In the "contains" box, enter "X-Spam-Level: *****".
6. In the "Perform this action" pull-down list, select "move to folder".
7. Click "new folder" and create a Spam folder. It should then be selected in the pulldown list of your folders.
8. Click OK.
9. The next time you check your mail, check to see if any messages were automatically filtered into your Spam folder!

MAC OS X MAIL

Mac OS X's built-in Mail program can create filters based on custom headers.
1. In the menu bar, click 'Mailbox' then 'New Mailbox' and create the mailbox you want the Spam to end up in.
2. In the menu bar, click 'Mail' then 'Preferences...'
3. Click 'Rules' then 'Create Rule'.
4. Add a description of the rule, then click the 'From' Criteria, then click 'Expert...'
5. In the Header: field enter 'X-Spam-Level', click 'Add Header' and 'OK'
6. Now click 'From' and select 'X-Spam-Level'. Select 'Contains' in the next box and enter '*****' in the third Criteria box.
7. In the Action section, check 'Transfer to mailbox' and select the desired mailbox. Click 'OK'.
8. Adjust the rule priorities if you want, and dismiss the Mail Preferences dialog box.
9. The next time you check your mail, check to see if any messages were automatically filtered into your Spam mailbox!