Microsoft Outlook 2007 automatically attempts to filter some junk e-mail from your Inbox to keep it from getting clogged with phishing attempts, spam, and other unwanted messages.

As the amount of unsolicited e-mail constantly rises, you may find Outlook's default filtering level ineffective in dealing with the swarm of junk e-mail. You can increase the filter level so that more junk is caught at the risk of filtering some legitimate e-mail. On the other hand, if too much legitimate e-mail is moved to the Junk E-Mail folder, you can disable filtering altogether, with one caveat. Or, if you only send and receive e-mail to/from certain individuals you can move all other e-mail to the Junk E-Mail folder.

1. Select "Tools" - "Options".

2. The "Options" multi-tabbed dialog box appears. Make sure the "Preferences" tab is selected.


3. Click the "Junk E-mail" button.

4. The "Junk E-mail Options" multi-tabbed dialog box appears. Make sure the "Options" tab is selected.

5. From here, underneath "Choose the level of junk e-mail protection you want", click one of the four radio buttons:


* No Automatic Filtering - If you do not trust Outlook 2007 to filter your e-mail, or if you are using a third-party filter, choose this option. If you have blocked a particular sender, their e-mail will still be marked as junk.

* Low - E-mail that Microsoft claims is "the most obvious junk e-mail" is filtered.

* High - Catches a lot of junk e-mail, but this may result in some false positives, so check your Junk E-mail folder on a regular basis.

* Safe List Only - Unless an e-mail address or domain is on your Safe Senders / Recipients Lists (see the "Safe Senders" and "Safe Recipients" tabs to add addresses to these lists), it should not reach your Inbox.

6. When done, click "OK" on the dialog boxes to close them.

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