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Tuesday, June 09, 2015, 07:24

Setup Junk E-mail Reporting Add-in for Microsoft Outlook

Category: General

Solution ID: 00000278

Summary:

Is there a way I can report spam directly from Microsoft Outlook without having to use the PerfectMail Console?

Answer:

Microsoft has provided an add-in for Outlook™ to allow you to report your spam as Junk using just one click. Using the Junk E-mail Reporting Add-in, PerfectMail is able to identify and immediately train your spam on your local PerfectMail server without you having to use the PerfectMail console.

The Junk E-mail Reporting feature integrates into Outlook 2003, 2007, 2010 and 2013.

Install the Junk Email Reporting Add-in...

Download and run the Windows Installer .msi file to have the Junk E-mail Reporting Add-In Setup Wizard. You must have administrator privileges to run the Setup Wizard. You must also be using the following:

• Operating System: Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista SP2, Windows 2003 SP2, or Windows XP SP3;
• Micrsoft Outlook: Office Outlook 2013, Outlook 2010, or Outlook 2007 (Service Pack 2 or higher);
• Microsoft Office Primary Interop Assemblies (To download go to the Microsoft Download Center);
• Microsoft .NET Framework Version 2.0.

Setup:

1. On your computer, close Microsoft Office Outlook if it is open.
2. Go to the Microsoft Download Center page for the Microsoft Junk E-mail Reporting Add-In for Microsoft Outlook http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=147248 and download the .msi file.
3. Double-click the .msi file.
4. On the Welcome to Microsoft Junk Email Reporting Add-in Setup page, click Next.
5. Review the license agreement, and then click I accept the terms in the License Agreement if you agree to the terms of installation and click Next to continue.
6. When the wizard is complete, click Finish.
7. Start Microsoft Office Outlook.
8. Confirm the add-in had been successfully added by looking for the Report Junk button on your Outlook taskbar.

To report spam:

1. Select the junk email (spam) messages in your Inbox (up to 10 spam messages at a time).
2. Click the Report Junk button.

More information on Junk E-mail Reporting:

• With the Junk E-mail Reporting Tool you can report a message with only one click.
• PerfectMail is able to identify and immediately train spam submitted using Junk E-mail Reporting.
• Submitted messages are forwarded to PerfectMail for analysis and new PerfectMail signatures are generated daily.
• You can train up to 10 messages at a time.
• Outlook’s Junk E-mail local filter does not learn from your marking messages as Junk.
• Outlook’s Junk E-mail local filter does not learn from your moving them into the Junk E-mail folder.
• Outlook’s Junk E-mail filter definitions are updated via Microsoft Update on an almost monthly basis.
• Submitting a junk E-mail doesn't guarantee that it will be caught the next time.
• By submitting Junk E-mail for analysis you can help train your filters and reduce the spam you receive.
• The Junk E-mail Reporting feature integrates with Outlook 2003, 2007, 2010 and 2013.

For more information refert to Microsoft Technet article:
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj723139%28v=exchg.150%29.aspx

Tags: perfectmail, spam, junk, email, report, training, setup, microsoft, outlook, plug-in, plugin, add-in, add-on,2003, 2007, 2010,2013

Link to this article: https://perfectmail.com/kb/microsoft_junk_email_reporting

Updated: Tuesday, June 09, 2015, 07:24

-- David Rutherford