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Configuring Spam Scanning for Eudora 5.x for Mac

This handout is a comprehensive set of instructions to configure Eudora 5.x for Mac to filter spam e-mails.

Creating a Spam folder

  1. Click on the Mailbox menu at the top of the screen, then choose New (See Figure 1)
    Figure 1. Mailbox menu
    Figure 1
  2. Enter Spam or any folder name of your choosing into the dialog and click OK (See Figure 2)
    Figure 2. Spam Folder Creation
    Figure 2
  3. You should now have a folder with whatever name you chose in your folder list

Please Note: Because SpamAssassin is unable to determine with 100% accuracy if a message is unsolicited, you will want to check your Spam folder frequently for legitimate e-mails, as well as to delete the actual spam

Creating a Spam filter

  1. Click on the Window menu at the top of the screen, then choose Filters (See Figure 3)
    Figure 3: Window menu
    Figure 3
  2. Click on the New button
  3. Under the Match: heading, select Incoming
  4. Enter the text X-Probable-Spam into the Header: text box
  5. Select contains from the dropdown box, and enter yes in the text box
  6. Under the Actions: heading, select Transfer to (See Figure 4 for an example of the Filters configuration window)
    Figure 4: Filters window
    Figure 4
  7. Click the button to the right of Transfer to
  8. When asked to select a folder from the Transfer menu, click the Transfer menu and select the Spam folder (See Figure 5)
    Figure 5: Transfer menu
    Figure 5

You are now setup for Spam filtering. If you have any problems, please call the BOL Help Desk at (310) 267-HELP (4357).