Stop Male Enhancement And Other Email SPAM Using Rules

Stopping email SPAM all together is an almost impossible thing in today’s world. However one of the worst (and usually embarrassing) kinds of SPAM to receive is the “make your penis bigger” email, especially if you are at work, and even worse if it has pictures. Fortunately Outlook and Vista Mail (not Outlook Express) has a nice feature that lets us eliminate this or any other type of type of SPAM from ever getting to our mailbox.


The steps for Vista Mail and Outlook are similar so I will only include steps for both when there are differences between the two. Also these steps are best done when you still have the SPAM email that you want to block.

1.Go to Tools
2.In Vista Mail choose “Message Rules” then “Mail”. In Outlook choose “Rules and Alerts.”
3.In Outlook choose “New Rule” then in the “Start from a blank rule” box choose “Check messages when they arrive.” Now push “Next.”
4.From the “Select Conditions” box; in Vista Mail put a checkmark into “Where the Subject Line contains specific words” and another checkmark into “Where the message body contains specific words”; in Outlook put a checkmark into “with specific works in the subject or body.”
5.From the “Rule Description” box; in Vista Mail click on the FIRST blue underlined link “contains specific words”; in Outlook click on the blue underlined link “specific words”.
6.In the top box put in a word that is used in this message that makes it offensive, such as “penis” or “enlargement”, you can also use phrases such as “bigger dick”.
7.Each time you put in a new word or phrase, click on “Add”
8.When you have added all of the words and phrases push “OK”, don’t worry you can add more at a later time.
9.In Vista Mail from the “Rule Description” box; click on the blue underlined link “and” now change it to the second option “Messages match any one of the criteria”; push “OK”. The blue underlined link should change to “or”.
10.In Vista Mail from the “Rule Description” box; click on the SECOND blue underlined link “contains specific words”. Now repeat steps 6 through 8 using the same words as before.
11.In Outlook push “Next”
12.From the “Select Actions” box put a checkmark into “delete it“
13.In Outlook push “Next” then “Next“ again
14.In the “Name for this Rule” box name the rule appropriately, such as “penis enlargement SPAM blocker”.
15.In Vista Mail click on “OK” then again on “OK”. In Outlook click on “Finish” then “OK”.
16.That’s it; from now on any email that contains the words you added earlier will be automatically deleted.

If you want to add more words later or delete some go to “Tools” then in Vista Mail go to “Message Rules” then “Mail”; now make sure that the correct rule is selected in the top box and in the “Rule Description” box click on the FIRST blue underlined link “contains…” repeat for the SECOND blue underlined link “contains…” with the same words; in Outlook click on “Rules and Alerts” now make sure that the correct rule is selected in the top box and in the “Rule Description” box click on the blue underlined link.

•Be careful NOT to add generic terms such as “dick” because this will block any email that has the word “dick” in the email, even if this is your boss’s first name. A specific phrase such as “bigger dick” should be ok unless one of your co-workers is complaining and using a phrase such as “Kyle is a bigger dick than Jack” then again your eyes will never see this email. •This guide will not work if you use Outlook Express

•If the Rules and Alerts option is not available in Outlook, it means that you have not setup an email address for use in Outlook.

 •The version of Outlook used in this guide is the one that came with Microsoft Office 2007, if you are using a different version of Ms. Office then your Outlook may be a bit different, although it will still be close enough for this guide to work for you.



ABOUT THE AUTHOR 

Serj Sagan is the CEO and owner of the male enhancement company that is dedicated to find the real truth about male enhancement products and its manufacturers and expose that truth to the consumer. Copyright 2008 Serj Sagan of http://www.enhancementresearch.com/ This article may be freely distributed as long as this resource box stays attached.

Avoid This 4-Letter Word

So what is spam?

According to Wikipedia, Spam is the use of electronic messaging systems to send unsolicited bulk messages, especially advertising, indiscriminately. However, reality is that spam is anything the reader thinks it is. Maybe you’ve sent out an ezine and it’s been marked as spam and you want to yell, “I’m not a spammer! I didn’t spam you! You signed up to receive this information!” Do you know that feeling?


There are some common reasons people report emails as spam.

---Length of time between emails. If you haven’t sent to your list in several months, chances are they’ve forgotten who you are.

---Change in sender. Did you change your email address or have emails coming from a different address? They don’t recognize you.

---Content is not what they expected. Set clear expectations of what they’re signing up for and what they will receive. In my instance, I have a Virtual Assistant company. My ezine includes business tips for entrepreneurs. I also co-founded a non-profit that does equine assisted therapy. If I started emailing my entrepreneurs about the therapy, they might not be too happy!

--- Recipient didn’t ask for email. If you’ve purchased a list, then the recipient definitely did not ask to receive emails from you. Make sure you’re only emailing to people who WANT to hear from you.


Along with the above tips, there are a few more things you can do to alleviate the possibility of someone reporting you as spam.

--- Use double opt-ins. When someone signs up, have them to confirm their email address.

--- Set expectations. If someone is signing up for a monthly ezine, and you decide you want to do weekly tips, ask the subscriber to opt into that list. Don’t just assume because they signed up for the monthly ezine that they want to receive weekly tips.

--- Make sure your email looks reputable.

---Don’t try to hide your unsubscribe link. Make it visible so someone can easily unsubscribe rather than report you as spam through their ISP.

--- Brand your subject line. Be sure to include your company name or initials or your ezine title in the subject line so people know what they’re opening. For example, this week’s subject line of my ezine was “[GCOS] Avoid this 4-letter word”.

--- Avoid known spam triggers. When creating your content, be sure your content and formatting do not trigger the spam filters. For instance, if your picture ratio outweighs your word ratio, it could trigger the spam filters. And of course, we know certain words will do that, which I won’t include here!!

--- Check your spam rating. Several email marketing providers offer a spam score before you send your email. Make sure you’re within the limits and make changes to reduce your spam score.


While there’s no set and sound rule to avoid being reported as spam, following these tips will lessen those chances! What things do you do to avoid the spam trap?



By: Jama St. John 

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