Using the Mouse to Check for Spam Effortlessly

 

Checking for spam is tedious because you have to do so much clicking

Here is an easy way, because it is mostly "hands off"

 

1. Set iMail to show the contents of the message, as well as the From

    Preferences

 
Web Messaging v7.07
 
Mail Sending Options
Forward Editing: Edit original message
Don't edit original message
Forward Attachments: Include attachments
Don't include attachments
Replying: Include original message
Don't include original message
  Reply message (original message indicator): ">" None
  Save copy of outgoing mail in Sent folder: No Yes
  Include Signature: No Yes
  Confirm sent messages: No Yes
  Use Java: 1.1 1.2 for Spell check Applet
  Open IMail Web Calendaring in: New Current window
 
  Message Display Options
  Number of messages per page: 10 20 50 100
  Initial sort criteria: From
Subject
Date
Size
  Sort Messages: Ascending Descending
  Display Message Headers: Basic Full
  Text attachments: Show as links
Show with message text
  Menu buttons in read message screen: Top
Bottom
Both
 
  Show new messages for: Main mailbox only
All mailboxes
 
  MessagePreview: Enable Preview, Preview Size: (Max. 128 Characters)
 
  Delete Options
  Delete messages: Move to delete folder
Purge message
  Confirm delete messages:

 

2. Get a mouse with a scroll wheel

3. Set up Options, Processing Rules to filter mail you DO want to your Main box, and all else (containing a "@" to Zpam folder, which should be your last entry) going to the Zpam folder.

Existing Rules

 
Field Rule Value Sub-Area        
From contains @cicorp.com Main   Down Rule Down   Modify   Delete  
From contains efax _Fax Up Rule Up   Down Rule Down   Modify   Delete  
From contains .GOV Main Up Rule Up   Down Rule Down   Modify   Delete  
From contains .MIL Main Up Rule Up   Down Rule Down   Modify   Delete  
From contains .US Main Up Rule Up   Down Rule Down   Modify   Delete  
From contains @brain Main Up Rule Up   Down Rule Down   Modify   Delete  
From contains harvard TM Up Rule Up   Down Rule Down   Modify   Delete  
To contains @shaddock Main Up Rule Up   Down Rule Down   Modify   Delete  
From contains message@mail.j2.com _Fax Up Rule Up   Down Rule Down   Modify   Delete  
From contains NJVC Main Up Rule Up   Down Rule Down   Modify   Delete  
From contains CSC.com Main Up Rule Up   Down Rule Down   Modify   Delete  
From contains SAIC.com Main Up Rule Up   Down Rule Down   Modify   Delete  
From contains mum.edu TM Up Rule Up   Down Rule Down   Modify   Delete  
From contains NCIDQ Main Up Rule Up   Down Rule Down   Modify   Delete  
From contains WorldBank Main Up Rule Up   Down Rule Down   Modify   Delete  
Subject contains conver Main Up Rule Up   Down Rule Down   Modify   Delete  
Body contains Nagel Main Up Rule Up   Down Rule Down   Modify   Delete  
From contains Joke-Of-The-Day.com Jokes Up Rule Up   Down Rule Down   Modify   Delete  
Sender contains Oksana Main Up Rule Up   Down Rule Down   Modify   Delete  
Body contains Maharishi TM Up Rule Up   Down Rule Down   Modify   Delete  
Body contains transcendental TM Up Rule Up   Down Rule Down   Modify   Delete  
Body contains vedic TM Up Rule Up   Down Rule Down   Modify   Delete  
From contains @ Zpam Up Rule Up     Modify   Delete  

4. Periodically check the Zpam folder for good emails.  If you find a good one that may email you again, add that person to your Processing Rules list, to send email from that person to your Main folder.

5. Press down on the wheel  (yes down, instead of rolling it)

6. You will see a special circular mouse button on the screen

7. Drag the mouse towards you about 1 inch.  Notice how the screen starts to scroll - even with your hands off!

8. When you find one you want to keep, select it, as if to delete it

9. Resume scrolling until you are at the bottom of the screen

10. Select "Select All Displayed Message(s)" - which actually unmarks the ones you marked, and marks the ones you did not.

11. Select Delete, to delete the ones that are now marked

12. Go on to the next page.

At the bottom of the screen