Spam, or junk mail, is a plague that affects virtually every email user. You can keep unwanted messages out of your Inbox with the potent combination of Apple Mail, a bit of know-how, and a few third-party tools. In this book, you'll learn everything you need to know to keep spam out of Mail.

Stamp out spam in Apple Mail by following email expert Joe Kissell's meticulously researched steps! Gain insight into the types of spam, why you get so much of it, and how to handle fraudulent or malicious messages. This ebook explains how Apple Mail filters out spam, discusses six ways to optimize the Junk Mail filter, and covers three ways to unclog your incoming queue if it gets stuck on spam. You'll also learn how the Junk Mail filter uses your Previous Recipients list and how to keep spammers out of this list. Is spam still sneaking through the Junk Mail filter? Joe introduces you to add-on utilities that catch even more spam. Bonus section! Learn how rules interact with the Junk Mail filter.

Read this ebook to learn the answers to questions such as:

• Which spam flags added by a server can take precedence over your Address Book
• Adjust Your .Mac Settings, the changes Apple made to .Mac junk mail filtering
• How to stop image-based spam
• Use Add-On Spam Filters to discuss the latest versions of each utility
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• Discussion of Windows viruses and modern means of running Windows on a Mac

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