Overview
The mail server for Mathematical Sciences marks messages that it determines to be spam. For any message found to be spam, the string [SPAM?]-, immediately followed by a numeric spam score, is prepended to the Subject: header. Also, a footnote that includes a report of the spam scoring is appended to the body of the message. The altered Subject: header can be used to filter spam.
You can set up either a server-side filter on the email server, or a client-side filter in the application that you use to read your email. The advantage of server-side filtering is that you only need to create one filter, and it will run regardless of whether you are logged into the mail server. If you use Mathematical Sciences Webmail or email clients configured with the IMAP protocol, you can use server-side filtering to move spam into a separate folder. If you use only email clients configured with the POP protocol, you can still use server-side filtering for other issues, but you will not be able to create a spam filter that moves spam into a separate server-side folder.
Server-side Filtering
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Log into Mathematical Sciences Webmail.
In the menu across the top of the page, click on "Filters".
Click on the "New Rule" button.
In the "Filter Rule" page, in the text box to the right of "Rule Name:",
type in the name you want to give the rule.
Under the "All of the following" radio button, pull down the "Select a
field" selection box and click on "Subject".
Pull down the selection box to the right of "Subject" and click on
"Begins with".
In the text box to the right of "Begins with", type [SPAM?]-.
Under "Do this:", pull down the selection box and click on "Deliver to
folder:".
In the "Select target folder" selection box, choose the folder that you
want to move spam into.
Click on the "Save" button.
Click on "Mail" in the menu at the top of the page, to return to your
inbox.
Client-side Filtering
Alpine
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In Alpine, at the "MAIN MENU", type 's', for "SETUP".
In the "SETUP" menu, type 'r', for "Rules".
At the "Type of rule setup :" prompt, type 'f', for "Filter".
In the "SETUP FILTERING RULES", type 'a', for "Add".
In "ADD A FILTERING RULE", press Enter.
Backspace over "Filter Rule", and then type in the name you want to give
your rule, and press Enter.
Press the down-arrow key until "Subject pattern" is highlighted.
Press Enter.
Type "[SPAM?]-" and press Enter.
Press the down-arrow key, so that the highlight moves down past "ACTIONS
BEGIN HERE", into the "Filter Action" area, until "Folder List" is highlighted,
under "Move".
Press Enter.
Type the name of the folder that you want spam moved to, and then press
Enter.
Type 'e' to exit "ADD A FILTERING RULE".
Type 'y' to save your changes.
In "SETUP FILTERING RULES", type 'e' to exit.
Type 'y' to commit your changes.
Apple Mail
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Click on "Mail" in the menu bar.
In the "Mail" menu, click on "Preferences...".
In the window that pops up, click on the "Rules" icon.
Click on the "Add Rule" button.
In the box to the right of "Description:", enter a name for the rule.
Click on the pull-down box labeled "From" and click on "Subject".
Click on the pull-down box labeled "Contains" and click on "Begins with".
In the next box to the right, enter "[SPAM?]-".
Under "Perform the following actions:", make sure the leftmost box says
"Move Messages".
Pull down the "No mailbox selected" menu and click on the mailbox you
want your spam to be moved to.
Click on the "OK" button.
Close the preferences window.
Eudora
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Click on "Tools" in the menu bar.
In the menu, select "Filters"
In the "Filters" window, click on the "New" button at the lower left-
hand corner.
In the "Match" area, in the "Header:" selection box, choose "Subject:".
In the selection box under "Header:", select "starts with".
In the empty input box to the right of "starts with", type "[SPAM?]-".
In the "Action" area, in the topmost selection box, choose "Transfer To".
Click on the box that says "In", to the right of "Transfer To", and
select the folder that you want spam moved to.
Click on the "X" in the upper right-hand corner of the "Filters" window
to close it.
Click on "Yes" in the "Save changes to Filters?" box that pops up.
Outlook
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To configure Outlook's built-in spam filter:
To create a spam filter:
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Click on "Tools" in the menu bar.
In the menu, select "Rules and Alerts..."
In the "Rules and Alerts" window, click on the "New Rule..." button.
In the "Rules Wizard" window, click on "Start from a blank rule".
In the "Step 1: Select when messages should be checked" area, click on
"Check messages when they arrive".
Click on the "Next >" button.
In the "Step 1: Select condition(s)" box, check the box by "with specific
words in the subject".
In the "Step 2: Edit the rule description (click on an underlined value)"
box, click on "specific words".
In the "Search Text" window, in the box under "Specify words or phrases
to search for in the subject:", type "[SPAM?]-".
Click on the "Add" button.
Click on the "OK" button.
Click on the "Next >" button.
In the area under "Step 1: Select action(s)", check the box by "move it
to the specified folder".
In the "Step 2: Edit the description (click an underlined value)" area,
click on "specified".
In the "Choose a folder:" area, click on the folder you want to move
spam to.
Click on the "OK" button.
Click on the "Next >" button.
Click on the "Next >" button again.
Under "Step 1: Specify a name for this rule", give your rule a name.
Under "Step 2: Setup rule options", make sure that the "Turn on this
rule" box is checked.
Click on the "Finish" button.
Click on the "OK" button.
Outlook Express
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Click on "Tools" in the menu bar.
In the menu, select "Message Rules".
In the submenu, select "Mail...".
In the "New Mail Rule" window, under "1. Select the Conditions for your
rule:", check the box by "Where the Subject line contains specific words".
Under "2. Select the Actions for your rule:", check the box by "Move it
to the specified folder".
Under "3. Rule Description (click on an underlined value to edit it):",
click on "contains specific words".
In the "Type Specific Words" window, type "[SPAM?]-".
Click on the "Add" button.
Click on the "OK" button.
Under "3. Rule Description (click on an underlined value to edit it):",
click on "specified".
In the "Move" window, click on the folder you want to move spam to.
Click on the "OK" button.
Under "4. Name of this rule:", give your rule a name.
Click on the "OK" button.
Click on the "OK" button.
pine
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In pine, at the "MAIN MENU", type 's', for "SETUP".
In the "SETUP" menu, type 'r', for "Rules".
At the "Type of rule setup :" prompt, type 'f', for "Filter".
In the "SETUP FILTERING RULES", type 'a', for "Add".
In "ADD A FILTERING RULE", press Enter.
Backspace over "Filter Rule", and then type in the name you want to give
your rule, and press Enter.
Press the down-arrow key until "Subject pattern" is highlighted.
Press Enter.
Type "[SPAM?]-" and press Enter.
Press the down-arrow key, so that the highlight moves down past "ACTIONS
BEGIN HERE", into the "Filter Action" area, until "Folder List" is highlighted,
under "Move".
Press Enter.
Type the name of the folder that you want spam moved to, and then press
Enter.
Type 'e' to exit "ADD A FILTERING RULE".
Type 'y' to save your changes.
In "SETUP FILTERING RULES", type 'e' to exit.
Type 'y' to commit your changes.
Thunderbird
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Click on "Tools" in the menu bar.
In the menu, select "Message Filters..."
In the "Message Filters" window, click on the "New" button.
In the "Filter Rules" window, in the selection box next to "Subject",
choose "begins with".
In the empty box to the right of "begins with", type "[SPAM?]-".
Under "Perform these actions" at the bottom of the box, click on the
button next to "Move to folder:".
To move spam into a new folder, click the "New Folder" button to the
right. In the "New Folder" box, type in the name of the folder. Click the
"OK" button.
In the "Filter Rules" window, click the "OK" button.
Close the "Message Filters" window.
