2nd February 2001

Coming from the "Filth Filters" Department, Lockergnomie Mick Gurling tweaks his mail trash. Outlook 2000 rules our lives (at least, those of us who turned to the "dark side" of the Inbox). Rules? Who needs rules? Anybody who receives spam. Microsoft's mail client comes with the ability to automatically tag junk mail before it sees the light of day. In the "Tools" menu, click the "Organize" icon (a segmented yellow cube), then select the "Junk E- Mail" tab. Turn it on or off. Care to see what gets auto-flagged for flogging? Search your hard drive for the "FILTERS.TXT" file. You can edit that thing by hand, if you wish; remove entries which you believe wouldn't violate your eyeballs. As with any automated system, perfection should not be expected. I'm sure a few nasty- wasties will slip by undetected every so often. I've found my DELETE key works just as well.