Setting Spam Rules

Please use the links below for instructions for your mail client to setup a spam rule for filing junk mail.

Microsoft Outlook Web Access (Webmail) Spam Rule

Please make sure to execute the following steps using Internet Explorer or a browser that uses Internet Explorer as a base browser (i.e. Avant Browser). Netscape, Mozilla, and Firefox will not work with these instructions.

  1. Logon to webmail (mail.apu.edu)
  2. Click on “Rules” (See illustration below.)
  3. Click “New...”
  4. Complete the next screen like the screenshot below:
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    Illustration of webmail rules accessScreenshot of webmail save rules warning
    This will only delete any rules that are currently disabled for you, anything that is NOT disabled will reman in effect, so, in most cases it is safe to click “Ok” on this message.
  5. After the rule is in place, the rules window will look something like this:
    Screenshot of webmail rules window
    Now you can go back to your Inbox and perform other tasks. From this point on, all messages tagged as [Spam] will be filed in the folder your specified for Junk Mail.

Microsoft Entourage for Mac Spam Rule

  1. Click on the “Tools” menu.
    Screenshot of Entourage tools menu
  2. Click on “Rules.”
    Screenshot of Entourage tools menu with Rules selected
  3. Select the “Mail (Exchange)” tab.
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    Screenshot of Entourage Mail (Exchange) Rules tab
  4. Click the “New” button.
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    Screenshot of Entourage create new rule button
  5. Give the Rule a name.
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    Screenshot of Entourage rule name field
  6. Under the “If” section, click the first drop-down menu and select “Subject.”
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    Screenshot of Entourage rule subject selection
  7. Make sure the second drop-down menu says “Contains.”
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    Screenshot of Entourage rule contains selection
  8. Type [Spam] in the text field.
  9. Under the “Then” section, click the first drop-down menu and select “Move message.”
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    Screenshot of Entourage rule move message selection
  10. Under the “Then” section, click the second drop-down menu and select “Choose folder.”
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    Screenshot of Entourage choose folder selection
  11. Under the next window, select “Junk E-mail” and click the “Choose” button.
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    Screenshot of Entourage junk e-mail folder
  12. If there are any more actions listed, select the action by clicking on it and then click the “Remove Action” button.
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    Screenshot of Entourage rule remove action button
  13. Make sure the “Enabled” box is checked.
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    Screenshot of Entourage rule enabled checkbox
  14. Click the “OK” button.
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    Screenshot of Entourage rule OK button
  15. Close the “Rules” window.
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