Overview

You can have Outlook 2002 or 2003 filter your Hotmail account with Mailshell Anti-Spam. There are a few easy steps to get Outlook to filter your Hotmail account for spam:

1. For each Outlook email account you want filtered by Mailshell Anti-Spam, you need to create a new e-mail account in Outlook and configure it so you can send and receive mail from Hotmail's e-mail servers.
2. After your account is configured, set up Mailshell Anti-Spam to automatically scan your Hotmail folder.

Configuring Outlook

Step 1

Choose Tools > Email Accounts from the main menu.

Step 2

In the E-mail Accounts window, click Add a new e-mail account and then click Next.

Step 3

In the Server Type window, click HTTP and then click Next.

You should see something like:

Step 4

In the Internet "E-mail Settings (HTTP)" window, enter the following information:

• Your Name: Enter the name you wish to appear on outgoing e-mail (in the example, it is given as "Jane").
• E-mail Address. Enter your full Hotmail e-mail address, (e.g., jane@hotmail.com).
• User Name: Enter your user name, (e.g., Jane@hotmail.com).
• Password: Enter the password for your Hotmail account.
• Server Information: Select "Hotmail" in the drop-down menu.

You should see something like:

Click Next and then click Finish.

Step 5

Configuring Mailshell Anti-Spam to Automatically Scan Your Hotmail Folder

You may add a folder to scan by clicking on the Mailshell Anti-Spam icon on the Mailshell Anti-Spam Outlook toolbar. On the Mailshell Anti-Spam popup, under the General Options section, click on "Enable Scan of Folders".

You should see something like:

Next, click the Add button. On the popup menu, select the Inbox folder of your Hotmail account to scan.

You should see something like:

Next, click the OK button

You should see something like:

Click OK. Outlook is now configured to automatically scan your Hotmail folder for spam.

Congratulations! Outlook is now configured to filter your Hotmail account.