From Leo's mailbag:
> From: A Computer User
> Sent: August 30, 2008
> To: Ask Leo!
> Subject: can't blocked sender prevent the mail from being downloaded?
>
> Leo,
> The Blocked Senders List in Outlook Express...........
>
> I am getting a fair amount of spam and to put the spam-addresses into
> the spamfilter of my server is somewhat awkward. So, I tried to use the
> Blocked Senders facility in Outlook Express, hoping that these spams
> are eliminated at the server. Not so, they are all first loaded into my
> PC and then automatically sent to the Deleted Folder.
>
> Since I am on dial-up and time costs money,this is not the idea to get
> rid of these misfits and MIcrosoft only did half a job with this.....
> unless someone knows how to make use of the Blocked Senders facility in
> OE more effectively.
This isn't a failing in OE, it's really just how desktop
mail programs work: they have to download the email in order
to then examine it and then take whatever steps you've
defined. There's no way for OE, or any desktop program, to
fully examine the mail before it gets downloaded.
Unfortunately if you need server-side actions taken, you
need to define those actions on the server.
Sorry I don't have better news.
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Thanks for asking,
Leo Notenboom
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