June 27 2005
Q: My company has a firewall that includes a Junk Mail Filter.  We use Outlook 2003 which also has a Junk Mail Filter feature.  Consequently, many 'friendly' emails are diverted into the Outlook Junk Mail folder.  How can I turn this feature off?
A: The Junk Mail filter feature is great if you have a stand-alone computer, but becomes redundant if you have a filter that your IT department has installed or even if you installed a 3rd party filter like Norton Anti-Spam, McAfee Anti-Spam, or similar).  Here's how to turn-off the Junk Mail filter in Outlook:

-In Outlook:
1. Tools > Options...
2. 'Preferences' tab, under the E-Mail section
3. Click the 'Junk E-Mail...' button
4. Select ‘No automatic filtering’
5. Click ‘Apply’
6. Click ‘OK’
That's it!