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  GETTING HELP: SPAM RULE
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Creating a Spam Rule
  1. From the GroupWise client, choose Tools, then Rules from the menu.
  2. Press New to create a new rule.
  3. Enter a name for your rule, such as Spam or Junk Mail.

     
  4. Make sure that there is a checkmark beside Received.
  5. Select Mail as the Item types.
  6. Press Define Conditions.
  7. From the drop-down box beside the first field choose Subject.
  8. Click in the blank field and type {SpamScore:*sss. This condition tells GroupWise to run this rule when the subject includes a spam score. SpamScore is only included in the subject line of messages that have spam scores of 4 or higher.
  9. Press OK.
  10. Press Add Action and select Move to folder.
  11. Place a checkmark in the box next to the Junk Mail folder. You may need to scroll to see the Junk Mail folder.
  12. Press Move. Your completed rule will look like this:
  13. Press Save.
  14. The Spam rule will be in the rules list. Check to make sure that the box beside the Spam rule contains a checkmark. If not, click in the box to insert a checkmark to tell GroupWise to enable the rule.

    Note: GroupWise runs the rules in the order they appear in the rule list. If you notice the rule is not working, select it in the rule list and drag it to the top of the list so it will be the first rule to execute.
  15. Press Close.

Setting the Junk Mail folder to automatically delete items

  1. Select Tools, then choose Junk Mail Handling.
  2. Click in the box beside Automatically delete items days after delivery (move to Trash) to add a checkmark and turn on auto delete.
    By default when an item in the Junk Mail folder is 14 days old, it will be automatically moved to the Trash. You can change the number of days you want to keep items in the Junk Mail folder.
  3. Press the up and down arrows in the day field to specify how long you want to keep the items in the Junk Mail folder.
  4. Click OK.

     

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