Windows live mail spam filter settings

Windows Live Mail's spam filter is designed to help protect your inbox from unwanted emails. Here are the settings you can adjust to customize the spam filter:

To access the spam filter settings:

1. Open Windows Live Mail.
2. Click on the "Tools" menu and select "Options".
3. In the "Options" window, click on the "Junk E-mail" tab.

Spam Filter Settings:

1. Level of protection: You can choose from three levels of protection:
   • Low: Fewer emails will be marked as spam, but some spam emails may still get through.
   • Medium (default): A balance between accuracy and protection. This is the recommended setting.
   • High: More emails will be marked as spam, but some legitimate emails may also be incorrectly marked as spam.
2. Trust level: You can set the trust level for senders who are not in your contacts list:
   • Low: Emails from unknown senders will be marked as spam.
   • Medium: Emails from unknown senders will be marked as "Junk" and moved to the Junk E-mail folder.
   • High: Emails from unknown senders will be allowed to pass through.
3. Sender filtering: You can add specific senders to the "Safe senders" list or the "Blocked senders" list:
   • Safe senders: Emails from these senders will always be allowed to pass through.
   • Blocked senders: Emails from these senders will always be marked as spam.
4. Content filtering: You can set rules for specific words or phrases in the subject line or body of an email:
   • Add words or phrases to the "Safe words" list or the "Blocked words" list.
5. Bayesian filtering: This is a statistical method that analyzes the content of emails to determine whether they are spam or not:
   • You can adjust the "Bayesian filtering" slider to balance accuracy and protection.

Additional Tips:

• Marking an email as "Not junk" will help train the spam filter to recognize legitimate emails.
• Adding senders to the "Safe senders" list will ensure that their emails are always allowed to pass through.
• Be cautious when adjusting the spam filter settings, as overly aggressive settings can lead to legitimate emails being incorrectly marked as spam.

By adjusting these settings, you can customize the spam filter to suit your needs and help keep your inbox free from unwanted emails.