Setting Up Mail Rules

Netscape 6.X Mail

  1. Start Netscape Mail
  2. From the menubar, select File, then "New" and click on "Folder."
  3. In the "New Folder" box, name the folder spam or junkmail or some similar name.
  4. Click on the button that is labeled "Create the folder as a subfolder of", select the name of your email account, and select "choose this for the parent"..
  5. The folder should now appear in the list of "Mail Folders"
  6. From the menubar, select Edit, then select "Message Filters".
  7. When the Message Filters dialog box appears, click "New"
  8. When the Filter Rules dialog appears, In the Filter Name box, name the filter spam or junkmail.
  9. In "Conditions section, click the button labeled "match ALL of the following conditions".
  10. The middle box should read "and the "Subject" "Contains". If not, select "Subject" and "Contains" from their respective lists and type:

    (SPAM)

    in the text box to the right of "Contains".

  11. In the "Action" section, select "Move to folder", then click on the box to the right, place your mouse over your email account, and a list of mail folders should appear (InBox, Trash, etc.).
  12. Click on the folder you just created in steps 1-5 above.
  13. Click "OK"
  14. You're now back to the main Message Filters dialog. The new filter you just created should be listed, and marked enabled.
  15. Click OK to close the Message Filters dialog.
  16. Your mail rule setup is complete.