how do i allow only approved email addresses into my inbox?

bpendrak · External Since: Jun 28, 2007 Posts: 1

I have set up an email address for my 7 year old to communicate with her
grandparents and a couple of friends. I want to protect her from receiving
any other emails that are not coming from individuals that I approve of
first. How can I do so in Outlook 2007?

Diane Poremsky · External Since: Sep 05, 2006 Posts: 1097

look at the junk email options - tools, options, junk email button, safe
senders list. limit it to the names in the address book. Alternately, you
could create a rule to delete all mail except that from people in the
address book.

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"bpendrak" <bpendrak.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F8438171-FBD9-402A-BC8E-97254B0D578A@microsoft.com...
>I have set up an email address for my 7 year old to communicate with her
> grandparents and a couple of friends. I want to protect her from
> receiving
> any other emails that are not coming from individuals that I approve of
> first. How can I do so in Outlook 2007?

Gordon · External Since: Nov 15, 2006 Posts: 1286

"bpendrak" <bpendrak.RemoveThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F8438171-FBD9-402A-BC8E-97254B0D578A@microsoft.com...
>I have set up an email address for my 7 year old to communicate with her
> grandparents and a couple of friends. I want to protect her from
> receiving
> any other emails that are not coming from individuals that I approve of
> first. How can I do so in Outlook 2007?
>

Unfortunately Outlook does not have the sort of rule that you are looking
for - outlook EXPRESS does.

Gordon · External Since: Nov 15, 2006 Posts: 1286

"Diane Poremsky" <outlookmvp.DeleteThis@msn.com> wrote in message
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> Alternately, you could create a rule to delete all mail except that from
> people in the address book.

I didn't think that option is in Outlook - it certainly is in Outlook
EXPRESS but I can't find that option in any of the rules functions in
2007....

Diane Poremsky · External Since: Sep 05, 2006 Posts: 1097

"sender is in specified address book" is one of the options towards the
lower end of the conditions and exceptions list - going back at least 2
versions. Unlike in OE, they will be downloaded and processed - only OE can
delete off the server without downloading.

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"Gordon" <gbplinux DeleteThis @gmail.com.invalid> wrote in message
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> "Diane Poremsky" <outlookmvp DeleteThis @msn.com> wrote in message
> news:D955231C-ED69-4921-B127-D38688627026@microsoft.com...
>
>> Alternately, you could create a rule to delete all mail except that
>> from people in the address book.
>
> I didn't think that option is in Outlook - it certainly is in Outlook
> EXPRESS but I can't find that option in any of the rules functions in
> 2007....
>

Gordon · External Since: Nov 15, 2006 Posts: 1286

"Diane Poremsky" <outlookmvp.RemoveThis@msn.com> wrote in message
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> "sender is in specified address book" is one of the options towards the
> lower end of the conditions and exceptions list - going back at least 2
> versions. Unlike in OE, they will be downloaded and processed - only OE
> can delete off the server without downloading.
>

But that doesn't help the OP - the OP wants to delete emails that are NOT in
the specified addressbook, which is something (AFAIK) that Outlook has never
been able to do...

Diane Poremsky · External Since: Sep 05, 2006 Posts: 1097

Outlook can do it - you write a rule that says delete all email EXCEPT from
people in the address book. Alternately, if you don't like using exceptions,
create two rules - first is mail from people in address book, do something
(can be flag, add category, move to another folder or even just move to
Inbox) then add a stop processing to the rule. Second rule is delete all
messages. If mom or dad wants to check out the messages, the second rule can
move the messages to a folder instead of deleting them. (This allows for
safe senders who aren't yet in the address book.)

--
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"Gordon" <gbplinux.DeleteThis@gmail.com.invalid> wrote in message
news:eBLhnicuHHA.3816@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> "Diane Poremsky" <outlookmvp.DeleteThis@msn.com> wrote in message
> news:6776EB3A-E6B3-4C0E-80D0-432D9FA42F5A@microsoft.com...
>> "sender is in specified address book" is one of the options towards the
>> lower end of the conditions and exceptions list - going back at least 2
>> versions. Unlike in OE, they will be downloaded and processed - only OE
>> can delete off the server without downloading.
>>
>
> But that doesn't help the OP - the OP wants to delete emails that are NOT
> in the specified addressbook, which is something (AFAIK) that Outlook has
> never been able to do...
>

Gordon · External Since: Nov 15, 2006 Posts: 1286

"Diane Poremsky" <outlookmvp DeleteThis @msn.com> wrote in message
news:61BFBC5C-BD42-4725-8D6D-2DBB17364B46@microsoft.com...
> Outlook can do it - you write a rule that says delete all email EXCEPT
> from people in the address book. Alternately, if you don't like using
> exceptions, create two rules - first is mail from people in address book,
> do something (can be flag, add category, move to another folder or even
> just move to Inbox) then add a stop processing to the rule. Second rule is
> delete all messages. If mom or dad wants to check out the messages, the
> second rule can move the messages to a folder instead of deleting them.
> (This allows for safe senders who aren't yet in the address book.)
>

Ah. Thanks for that - not something that's easily seen I think!