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Jon_in_Carmel@officeformac.com - 30 Dec 2008 01:20 GMT

Version: 2004
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger)
Processor: Power PC
Email Client: pop

Recently I started receiving (several times a day) spam that is to me from me. Obviously the header has been spoofed. I have tried without success to make a rule to put these in the junk folder, but to no avail. Here are (annotated) headers from two I received today:

X-Apparently-To: ___@____.net via 209.191.86.215; Mon, 29 Dec 2008 16:55:42 -0800
X-YahooFilteredBulk: 85.250.8.27
X-Originating-IP: [85.250.8.27]
Authentication-Results: mta103.biz.mail.re2.yahoo.com from=____.net; domainkeys=neutral (no sig)
Received: from 85.250.8.27 (HELO 85-250-8-27.bb.netvision.net.il) (85.250.8.27)
by mta103.biz.mail.re2.yahoo.com with SMTP; Mon, 29 Dec 2008 16:55:42 -0800
To: <___@____.net>
Subject: I need you, urgently!
From: <___@____.net>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Importance: High
Content-Type: text/html

X-Apparently-To: ___@____.net via 209.191.86.212; Mon, 29 Dec 2008 12:36:49 -0800
X-YahooFilteredBulk: 78.160.64.254
X-Originating-IP: [78.160.64.254]
Authentication-Results: mta120.biz.mail.mud.yahoo.com from=____.net; domainkeys=neutral (no sig)
Received: from 78.160.64.254 (HELO agri.moa.my) (78.160.64.254)
by mta120.biz.mail.mud.yahoo.com with SMTP; Mon, 29 Dec 2008 12:36:49 -0800
To: <___@____.net>
Subject: Leave no weak spots in your life
From: <___@____.net>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Importance: High
Content-Type: text/html

Any suggestions?

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Diane Ross - 30 Dec 2008 04:07 GMT

> Recently I started receiving (several times a day) spam that is to me from me.
> Obviously the header has been spoofed.

This catches the real spam where it appears the mail is from you and not
mail you send yourself. I like the first example. I haven't met a spammer
yet that uses Entourage for a sending client.

Junk Mail where "From is Me"

<http://www.entourage.mvps.org/rules/example/rule012.html>

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Diane Ross, Microsoft Mac MVP
Entourage Help Page <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/>
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Jon_in_Carmel@officeformac.com - 31 Dec 2008 17:18 GMT

Well, I tried 1, 2, & 4. I'm still getting this kind of spam. Is it possible that the rules don't work for some reason?

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Diane Ross - 31 Dec 2008 21:58 GMT

> Well, I tried 1, 2, & 4. I'm still getting this kind of spam. Is it possible
> that the rules don't work for some reason?

Try moving the rule higher in the list. Rules run in the order listed. If
that doesn't help, "Forward as Attachment" an example along with a
screenshot of your rule.

<http://blog.entourage.mvps.org/per/2008/12/contact-me.html>

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