How do I apply the junk e-mail filter to existing email?

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Ben K

I've already got about 10000 emails that I didn't filter from Outlook XP and
have upgraded to the Outlook 2003 Client. Now I want the Outlook 2003
Client to filter those 10000 emails for SPAM. But it seems like it can only
be applied to incoming mail? Is there a way to do this or a 3rd party tool I
can use to "wash" my email of spam?
 
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Diane Poremsky [MVP]

To the best of my knowledge, there is no way to filter for those message
unless you use Exchange server and configure outlook for cache mode.

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Ben K

Thanks for your response. Does Outlook 2003 have a "bounce/redirect"
feature? Could i mass redirect the emails back to myself so they come into
my inbox again? I know Eudora has such a feature as well as many other
clients.

Diane Poremsky said:
To the best of my knowledge, there is no way to filter for those message
unless you use Exchange server and configure outlook for cache mode.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Author, Google and Other Search Engines (Visual QuickStart Guide)



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Ben K said:
I've already got about 10000 emails that I didn't filter from Outlook XP
and
have upgraded to the Outlook 2003 Client. Now I want the Outlook 2003
Client to filter those 10000 emails for SPAM. But it seems like it can
only
be applied to incoming mail? Is there a way to do this or a 3rd party
tool I
can use to "wash" my email of spam?
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Diane Poremsky [MVP]

No, it does not. It seems like a lot of work for 10,000 messages. I'd set up
some rules to filter for keywords or messages not sent to me etc and use
"Run Rules Now" - a well crafted rule can get rid of a lot of the spam.
http://www.slipstick.com/rules/junkmail.htm#sue

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Author, Google and Other Search Engines (Visual QuickStart Guide)



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Ben K said:
Thanks for your response. Does Outlook 2003 have a "bounce/redirect"
feature? Could i mass redirect the emails back to myself so they come
into
my inbox again? I know Eudora has such a feature as well as many other
clients.

Diane Poremsky said:
To the best of my knowledge, there is no way to filter for those message
unless you use Exchange server and configure outlook for cache mode.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Author, Google and Other Search Engines (Visual QuickStart Guide)



Join OneNote Tips mailing list: http://www.onenote-tips.net/

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Ben K said:
I've already got about 10000 emails that I didn't filter from Outlook
XP
and
have upgraded to the Outlook 2003 Client. Now I want the Outlook 2003
Client to filter those 10000 emails for SPAM. But it seems like it can
only
be applied to incoming mail? Is there a way to do this or a 3rd party
tool I
can use to "wash" my email of spam?
Click to expand...
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