Follow these guidelines to help lower your risk of receiving junk e-mail.
Take advantage of the Junk E-mail Filter in Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 Office Outlook 2007 helps to mitigate the problem of spam by providing the Junk E-mail Filter, which automatically evaluates incoming messages and sends those identified as spam to the Junk E-mail folder.
Block pictures in HTML messages
that spammers use as Web beacons Office Outlook 2007 has an additional anti-spam feature. By default, this feature blocks automatic picture downloads and other external content in messages if the content is linked to a server. If you open a message that has external content when this feature is turned off, the external content downloads automatically, inadvertently verifying to the server that your e-mail address is a valid one. Your e-mail address can then be sold to a spammer. You can unblock external content for messages that come from sources that you trust. For details, see Block or unblock automatic picture downloads in e-mail messages.
Turn off read and delivery receipts and automatic processing
of meeting requests Spammers sometimes resort to sending meeting requests and messages that include requests for read and delivery receipts. Responding to such meeting requests and read receipts might help spammers to verify your e-mail address. You can turn off this functionality. However, read and delivery receipts and automatic processing of meeting requests are useful features that you should not be afraid to use within a secure corporate network.
Note Delivery receipts can be turned off only by your e-mail server administrator.
Turn off read receipts
- On the Tools menu, click Options.
- Click E-mail Options.
- Click Tracking Options.
- Under Use this option to decide how to respond to requests for read receipts. Only applies to Internet Mail accounts, click Never send a response.
Turn off automatically acceptance of meeting requests
- In Outlook, on the Tools menu, click Options, and then click Calendar Options.
- Under Advanced options, click Resource Scheduling.
- Clear the Automatically accept meeting requests and process cancellations check box.
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