Spam filtering for Mac Mail

Introduction

This document covers how to configure Mac Mail to match zootzone.com's spam filter setup and how to flag messages which arrive in your Inbox as spam.

When you receive spam in your Inbox you can either move it to the Train Spam folder or to the Junk folder. Your spam filter scans these folders and learns to identify those messages as spam.

Apple iDevices are typically configured to move spam to the Junk folder, so we're going to rather use the Junk folder option.

Configuration

1

Open Preferences

2

Store Junk Messages on the Server

For each of your mailboxes which are hosted with zootzone.com, do the following.

Select Accounts tab/icon
Select the mailbox in the left column
Access the Mailbox Behaviors tab
Select Store junk messages on the server

3

Move Junk to the Junk Mailbox

Select the Junk Mail tab/icon.
Select Enable junk mail filtering
Select Move it to the Junk mailbox

4

Close Preferences

If you are prompted to Save your settings, select Yes.

Training your spam filter

1

How to flag messages as Junk/Spam

When spam bypasses your spam filter and is delivered to your Inbox, flag it as Junk, using either of the following methods. The first method is the quickest.

Method 1

Select the message or several messages which are spam
Click the thumbs down button

Method 2

Select the message of several messages which are spam
Ctrl+Click or Two Finger Tap on a touch pad
Select Mark
Select As Junk Mail