Filtering Spam Flagged by PureMessage
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- Select Tools | Filters (Mac: Window | Filters).
- Click the New button.
- Check the Incoming box.
- Select Subject: from the "Header:" pull-down menu.
- Select Transfer To from the "Action" pull-down menu.
- Either select an existing mailbox to transfer spam messages to or create a new mailbox.
- Select Tools | Rules Wizard.
- Click the New button.
- Select the Move messages based on content rule.
- Click specific words, type spam?, click the Add button, and then click OK.
- Click specified, select an existing folder, or click New to create a new folder, and then click OK.
- Click Next and verify that with specific words in the subject or body is checked.
- Click Next and verify that move it to the specified folder is checked.
- Click Next and select any exceptions.
- Click Next and specify a name for the rule, e.g., FilterSpam.
- Click Finish and then click OK to save the rule.
- Select Tools | Rules and Alerts.
- Click the New Rule button.
- Select the Move messages with specific words in the subject to a folder template.
- Click the Next button.
- Verify that with specific words in the subject is checked under Step 1.
- Click specific words under Step 2, type spam?, click the Add button, and then click OK.
- Click specified under Step 2, select an existing folder, or click New to create a new folder, and then click OK.
- Click Next and verify that move it to the specified folder is checked.
- Click Next and select any exceptions.
- Click Next and specify a name for the rule, e.g., FilterSpam.
- Click Finish and then click OK to save the rule.
- Select Tools | Message Rules | Mail.
- Check Where the Subject line contains specific words under "Conditions".
- Check Move it to the specified folder under "Actions".
- Click contains specific words under "Rule Description", type spam?, click the Add button, and then click OK.
- Click specified under "Rule Description", select an existing folder or click the New Folder button to create a new folder, and then click OK.
- Specify a name for the rule (e.g., SpamFilter) under "Name" and click OK.
- Click OK to save the rule.
- Click Options | Rules.
- Select New Rule .
- Select Create a new rule for arriving messages.
- Click Delete Disabled Rules button if you receive the box "Compatibility with Outlook".
- In the "After the message arrives " box, select If the message includes specific words...
- Check the box to the left of "in the subject".
- In the "Rule Description " box on the left, click on specific words.
- In the "Add words or phrases" window, type the text to search for—in this example spam?
(This match is not case sensitive.) - Click the Add button.
- Click OK.
- Select the action you want to perform. In this example, select the Move, copy, or delete.
- Select Move it to the specified folder .
- In the "Rule Description" box on the left, click on specified.
- In the "Choose a Folder:"dialog box, select an already existing folder or create a new one. For this example, select Mailbox - Your Name and select Junk E-Mail.
- Click OK.
- Specify a name for this filter -- spam. It does not matter what you call it—this is just so you can tell it apart from other filters you may create.

- Click Save.
- Make certain that the box to the left of the rule is checked.
- Click the Mail icon to return to your mailbox.
- Select Tools | Rules.
- Click to select either the "Mail (POP)" or "Mail (IMAP)" tab, depending on whether you are using POP or IMAP.
- Click the New button.
- Enter a Rule name, e.g., FilterSpam.
- Select Subject from the "All messages" pull-down menu.
- Type spam? in the field after "Contains".
- Select Move message from the "Change status" pull-down menu.
- Select an existing folder or create a new one from the "INBOX" pull-down menu.
- Click OK.
- Select Mail | Preferences.
- Click on the Rules button on the Toolbar.
- Click on the Add Rule button.
- Enter a name for the rule (e.g., FilterSpam) in the "Description" field.
- Select Subject from the "From" pull-down menu.
- Type spam? in the field after "Contains".
- Select Transfer Message and then choose an existing mailbox or create a new one.
- Click OK.
- Select Tools | Filters.
- Click on the Add button.
- Enter a name for the rule (e.g., FilterSpam) in the "Rule name:" field.
- Select Subject from the "Sender" pull-down menu.
- Type spam? in the field after "contains".
- Select Move to Folder and then choose an existing mailbox or create a new one.
- Click OK.