Junk Mail Exception list fails

[Mary Ann]

I have Outlook 2000 and have the Junk Mail filter
activated. I have many email addresses in the exception
list. Some in the format (e-mail address removed)
and others as *.domain.com Nonetheless, email addresses
specially referenced in the exception list in either
format continue to get bounced. I have the exception list
as the very first rule that gets executed. What should I
do to make this work properly?

Thanks!