This page contains instruction on how to setup SquirrelMail email client to filter your email for spam.

1. To set up a server-side filter, you must click on the Options link located at the top of the page. Then click on the Message Filters link.

2. Click the New link. Under the drop-down menu for Match, choose Header. In the contains field, type X-Spam-Score: [space] and then the desired number of asterisks (e.g. *******).

Example: X-Spam-Score: ******

Please Note: Messages that contain a large number of asterisks in their headers are classified by X-Spam-Score to be spam. The greater the number of asterisks, the more likely the message is spam.

Some messages that are spam may be labeled as non-spam and vice versa. If this happens, the number of asterisks in this section can be increased or decreased based on your preferences.

• If more asterisks are entered into this field, more messages will be delivered to your inbox.
• For example, if four (****) asterisks are entered, the filter will block all messages that have four (****) asterisks and above and place them in your Trash folder. All message that have a X-Spam-Score of three (***) asterisks and lower will be delivered to your inbox.
• A recomended number of stars is 7. So you entry will look like this: X-Spam-Score: *******

Under the drop-down menu for Move to, select your Trash folder and click the Submit button.

3. Your email will now be filtered for spam. Junk mail will be placed in the Trash folder.