OE6 - How to block on Envelope-To:

[SM777]

I have an old email address that I dont use but is consantly spammed. I have a rule set to delete all mail sent to me@acme.com but any message which has me@acme.com in the Envelope-To: does not get blocked.

How can I create a rule to block messages with my address in the Envelope-To: field?

 

[SM777]

top.

 

[mscallisto]

Given the rule:

Where the "To Line" contains "People", "Delete it"

and "me@acme.com" is added to the list of "People"
it should work just file in OE6.

You must however display the "To" column and confirm that "me@acme.com" is actually there and it's not something else like "me" or "SM777"

Much Luck

 

[SM777]

Here is the rule I have:

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Apply this rule after the message arrives
Where the To or CC line contains 'me@acme.com'
Delete it
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As I say it works when my email address is in the To: field but not if it is in the Envelope-To: field.

Here is a typical message header which the rule does not work with:

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X-From_: md5612000@yahoo.com Fri Jan 18 06:24:06 2002
Envelope-to: me@acme.com
Delivery-date: Fri, 18 Jan 2002 06:24:06 +0000
Received: from [61.134.9.12] (helo=creator.jinrunda.com.cn)
by imailm2.svr.pol.co.uk with esmtp (Exim 3.33 #1)
id 16RSRZ-0008R1-00
for me@acme.com; Fri, 18 Jan 2002 06:24:06 +0000
Received: from 61.129.112.51 [63.233.206.13] by creator.jinrunda.com.cn
(SMTPD32-7.04 EVAL) id A0001C5C0034; Fri, 18 Jan 2002 14:26:08 +0800
Message-ID: <000057a87711$0000242f$0000137c@61.120.77.229>
To: <Information>
From: &quot;Mark&quot; <md5612000@yahoo.com>
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This spam gets through. Only messages which my email address is in the To: field (the one just above From: &quot;Mark&quot; get deleted.

I think I understand your messages saying that I must display the &quot;To&quot; field. I assume you mean that the To field must be in my visible columns which it is.

Whats going wrong here? Is it a Micro$haft fudge for the direct marketing brigade? Same as that it is not possible to turn of HTML for incoming mail?

 

[rjkrash]

Have you tried a rule that &quot;has specific words in the Message header&quot; as the trigger?
The two rules for success are:
1. Never tell them everything you know.

 

[SM777]

I cant find the rule to do that.

Only have &quot;where the message body contains specific words&quot;

Trying this option now. Just gotta wait for some spam. Why is it you never get any when you want some...

 

[rjkrash]

Must be that is an OL2002(XP) only rule option, sorry. OL2002 has a bunch of other stuff for junk mail too. Don't think the &quot;message body&quot; will catch your address it but try for sure. I have found that the best rules look for specific words. If the junk that gets through is coming from the same place(s) try to id some typical language to check for. Good Luck.
The two rules for success are:
1. Never tell them everything you know.