If you use Outlook Express, a listener, Jerry, pointed out an important and extremely helpful tip for seeing less junk in your Inbox. Thanks Jerry!
1. Click Tools from the menus
2. Click Message Rules –> Mail
3. (Click the New button IF the ‘new mail rule’ box doesn’t appear)
4. Check the box “Where The To Line Contains People”
5. Check “Delete It” or another action you prefer
6. Click on the blue “Contains People” in the third box
7. In the select people box, type in Your E-Mail address
8. Click the Add button
9. Click on the Options button (this is the most important step)
10. Click the circle next to “Message does NOT contain the people below”
11. Click on OK
12. Click on OK again.
13. Click OK on the final window
This rule will look at all incoming mail and if your address is not in the “To” portion of the email, it will be deleted. In step seven and eight, you may also want to add addresses that you receive email newsletters through.
Combine this rule with other techniques described elsewhere on our site (search our site for ‘spam’), and you may find your email becoming a little more pleasant again. Remember to check your deleted folder every few days to quickly scan for something legitimate that might have slipped by your filters.
