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How to set up email filtering

So you don't want inane banter cluttering up the important stuff in yer Inbox. Here's what you do.

Netscape

• Open Messegnger (The Netscape email client)
• Pull down the "Edit" Menu Item
• Select "Message Filters"
• Click the "New" Button
• Beside "Filter name" enter "Harley"
• From the first dropdown control, select "subject"
• From the next dropdown control, select "contains"
• In the next field, type "{Harley}"
• In the next dropdown, select "Move to folder"
• Hit the "New Folder" button and type "Harley"
• Hit the "OK" button

Then to sort the messages in this folder by thread, Select "View" Menu Item. Then select "Sort" and "Thread"

Outlook Express (Outlook is similar)

• Open Outlook (The Microsoft email client)
• Pull down the "Tools" Menu Item
• Select "Message Rules"
• Select "Mail"
• In Box #1, Check "Where the Subject line contains specific words"
• In Box #2, Check "Move it to the specified folder"
• In Box #3, Select the link "contains specific words"
• In the top field, type "{Harley}"
• Hit the "OK" button
• In Box #3, Select the link "specified"
• Hit the "New Folder" button and type "Harley"
• Hit the "OK" button on the Move window
• Hit the "OK" button on the Rules window

Another view of setting up filters under Outlook Express Version 4 and 5.

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