Eudora Spam Filter

1. Open Filters Window

• With Eudora open click once on the Tools menu.
• Mouseover Filters in the submenu.
• Click once to open the Filters window.

2. Add New Filter

• The Filters window shoudl now be displayed in the right pane.
  If it isn't click once on the Filters tab at the bottom.
• Click the New button To add a new filter.

3. Match Group Fields

• After clicking new in the previous step the fields in the Match group become active.
• Select Subject in the first Header field.
• Make sure the next dropdown list has contains selected.
• In the text field to the right enter the words or phrases to filter.
  These will vary depending on the type of email you typically receive.
• You can leave the other fields in the Match group as they are.

4. Action Group Fields

• Click once on the first dropdown in the Action group.
• Mouseover the Junk option near the bottom and click once.

5. Save Your Filter

• All you need to do now is save your filter.
• Click once on the File menu.
• Mouseover the Save option and click once to save your filter.

Congratulations

You have now successfully added a new filter to your email. You may add more filters depending on the amount and type of spam you receive. We recommended checking the Spam folder you created periodically to retrieve legitimate emails that have been mistakenly filtered based on the rules you have applied.

Eudora's Junk Filter

The pay version Eudora has a built-in Junk Filter that will learn the type of email you consider Junk and automatically filter it. You only need to tell Eudora what you consider Junk and what you consider Not Junk.

6. Tell Eudora an Email is Junk

• With the email open click once on the Message menu.
• Mouseover the Junk option and click once to alert Eudora you consider the email junk.

Sometimes, particularly when you first start using the Junk Filter, Eudora will mistakenly send legitimate email to the Junk folder. You will need to let Eudora know you do not consider this email Junk. You will need to periodically check the contents of the Junk folder to find these emails.

6. Tell Eudora an Email is Not Junk

• With the email open click once on the Message menu.
• Mouseover the Not Junk option and click once to alert Eudora you do not consider the email junk.

You will find several other features useful in controlling how Eudora determines what is and isn't Junk Mail. These can be found in the Options window.

7. Open the Options Window

• Click once on the Tools menu.
• Mouseover Options and click once to open the Options window.

8. Options Window: Junk Mail

• Click once on the Junk Mail icon in the categories pane to the left to display the Junk Mail window
• You can set these options to suit your needs, though using the items checked in the image below is a good start.
• Moving the Junk Threshold to a lower number will filter more junk mail, but will also mistakenly move more legitimate mail to the Junk folder.
• Moving the Junk Threshold to a higher number will filter less junk mail, but will be less likely to mistakenly move more legitimate mail to the Junk folder.
• You will need to experiment with the Junk Threshold to determine a number that is best for filtering your email.

9. Options Window: Junk Mail Extras

• Click once on the Junk Mail Extras icon in the categories pane to the left to display the Junk Mail window
• The image below shows the default settings for the Junk Mail Extras.
• You can set these options as best suits your needs.

Additional information about Eudora's built-in Junk Mail Filtering can be found in the Eudora Help File.