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Filtering Spam in Entourage — Basic

Summary: Set up mail filters to decrease junk mail (also known as spam) in your e-mail inbox. This basic form of filtering uses the spam status header to filter junk mail into a separate folder.

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What to do		How to do it
1	Begin creating a new rule.	Open Entourage. Select Tools, and then click Rules. Click New.
2	Specify the header.	For Rule name, type Spam Click the arrows next to All messages and select Specific Header. In the field next to it, type X-Spam-Flag In the field next to Contains, type YES in all caps.
3	Tell it to move messages.	Click the down pointing arrow next to Change status, and select Move message.
4	Create a folder.	Click the arrows next to Inbox, and select Choose folder. Click New Folder.
5	Name the folder.	Type Spam in the Name field. Click Create to continue. The new Spam rule will show up in your Rules window. Close the window.
6	Pay attention to filtered spam.	Incoming e-mail that appears to be spam will automatically be moved to the new folder you created. It's possible for legitimate e-mail to be marked as spam. Periodically check the contents of the Spam folder to ensure that this has not occurred before deleting its contents.