Shoreline Web Developers' Junk Scrubber (Spam Filter)

Junk Scrubber User's Guide

Set Up Instructions

Welcome to the Junk Scrubber User's Guide. Junk Scrubber uses a software package called OpenProtect to shield you from both spam and viruses. In tests performed by Shoreline Web Developers, involving thousands of e-mails, Junk Scrubber eliminated over 95% of all spam with no "false positives" (legitimate messages labeled as spam).

Shoreline Web Developers provides this service Free of charge with our standard hosting and e-mail service.

Please note that each separate e-mail account must be individually set up on our system and configured. If you have any questions about Junk Scrubber, feel free to send us an e-mail .

There are two simple steps to set up and begin using our spam and virus filter:

Step 1. E-Mail Request.
To get started quickly, just send us an e-mail requesting the spam/virus filter. Make sure to include your domain with a list of the e-mail accounts, for example: me@yourdomain.com, which you want to include.

Step 2. Configuring Your E-mail Program
Configure your e-mail program to send spam and virus messages to appropriate folders. Step by step instructions for this are shown below.

Step 2: Configuring Your E-mail Program

After you have requested Junk Scrubber, all spam and virus messages are still received, but Junk Scrubber has placed a Flag in the Subject Line. This Flag is now used to send such messages to "Junk" Folders, instead of jamming your Inbox.

If you use Outlook Express, the exact instructions are shown below. If you use any other e-mail program, the procedure to set up your system will be somewhat different, however, the basics will be the same.

You will need to set up one folder for spam and another for viruses. Then tell your program to send messages flagged as spam {Spam?} to the spam folder, and messages flagged as virus {Virus?} or {Filename?} to the virus folder.

For advanced users, use your message filter system to create these two rules:

1. To deliver any messages with the {Spam?} tag in the Subject Line to a folder called Spam.

2. To deliver any messages with the {Virus?} or {Filename?} tag in the Subject Line to a folder called Virus.

If you are not sure how to do this, follow these simple instructions to set up your e-mail program:

Step 1.

Right click on "Local Folders".

Left click on "New Folder..."

Step 2.

Type Spam as your new folder name.

Then click OK.

Repeat Steps 1 & 2 to create another new folder called Virus.

Step 3.

Click on Tools >

Message Rules >

Mail

Step 4.

In the Message Rules window -

click New.

Step 5.

First, we will set up the rule to filter spam.

Under Section 1 of New Mail Rule

Click the checkbox next to:

"Where the Subject line contains specific words"

Under Section 2

Click the checkbox next to:

"Move it to the specified folder"

Step 6.

Under Section 3

click the blue link that says,

"contains specific words".

Then type into the text box as shown,

{Spam?}

Click the Add button and the {Spam?} tag will appear in the lower text area.

Finally, click OK.

Step 7.

Still under Section 3

click the blue link that says,

"specified".

Select the Spam folder you created earlier.

Finally, click OK.

Step 8.

The screenshot at left shows what you should see so far.

Make sure the Rule Description at bottom appears as you see it here.

Now, click the New button again.

Step 9.

Now we set up the rule for viruses.

As in Step 5 above, click the checkbox next to: "Where the Subject line contains specific words" under Section 1. Then, click the checkbox next to: "Move it to the specified folder" under Section 2.

Under Section 3, click the "contains specific words" link.

In the upper text box, type {Virus?} then click the Add button. Now type {Filename?} in the same upper text box and click the Add button again. Click the OK button.

As in Step 7 above, click the blue link that says, "specified". But this time, select the Virus folder you created earlier.

Finally, click OK.

Step 10.

The set up is now complete and the screenshot at left shows what you should see.

Make sure the Rule Description at bottom appears as you see it here.

To finalize all this, click the OK button.

Congratulations, you're done.

Your spam and virus troubled are over!

Although "false positives" (legitimate messages labeled as spam) are unlikely, you should quickly scan through your Spam and Virus folders periodically. How often is up to you. We recommend at least once a week.

Now that you've read the setup instructions, you can proceed!