McAfee INTERNET SECURITY SUITE 2008 User Manual page 136

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Edit a personal filter
Edit existing filters to fine-tune which messages are identified as
spam.
1
Open the Spam Protection pane.
How?
1. On the SecurityCenter Home pane, click
2. In the E-mail & IM information area, click Configure.
3. On the E-mail & IM Configuration pane, under
protection, click Advanced.
2
On the Spam Protection pane, click
3
Select the filter you want to edit, and then click Edit.
4
Specify what the personal filter looks for
e-mail message.
5
Click OK.
Remove a personal filter
You can permanently remove filters that you no longer want to
use.
1
Open the Spam Protection pane.
How?
1. On the SecurityCenter Home pane, click
2. In the E-mail & IM information area, click Configure.
3. On the E-mail & IM Configuration pane, under
protection, click Advanced.
2
On the Spam Protection pane, click
3
Select the filter you want to remove, and then click Remove.
4
Click OK.
Specifying a personal filter
The following table describes what a personal filter looks for in an
e-mail message.
Information
Item
Condition
Words or phrases
Personal
Personal
Description
Click an entry to determine whether the filter
looks for the words or phrases in the message
subject, body, headers, or the message
sender.
Click an entry to determine whether the filter
looks for a message that contains, or does not
contain, the words or phrases you specify.
Type what to look for in a message. For
example, if you specify mortgage, all
messages that contain this word are filtered.
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