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...Home ... Editorial ... Columns ..Column Story Saturday: April 5, 2014


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Zubair Alexander
Zubair Alexander


 Inside Outlook 2007's Postmarking Feature
What is the purpose of postmarking in Outlook 2007 and how does it work?
by Zubair Alexander  
4/30/2008 -- Postmark generation is a new feature that's only available in Outlook 2007. However, postmark validation is available in Outlook 2007, Windows Mail in Vista, Windows Live Mail and Exchange 2007.

Basically, Outlook 2007 messages can be stamped with an e-mail postmark that includes the time the message was sent and a list of the recipients. This adds a slight overhead to the message but it's hardly noticeable. The recipient's e-mail application will recognize the postmark and won't treat the message as junk mail.

The idea is that spammers will be discouraged from using postmarks because they send thousands of e-mail messages at a time, and adding postmarks will be too much overhead for them. However, an average user won't have to worry about this small overhead and can take advantage of the postmark feature.

There are some situations where messages aren't postmarked. For example, messages aren't postmarked if the recipient is in the sender's Global Address List. Also, before sending a message, the Junk E-mail Filter in Outlook 2007 evaluates the message's characteristics; if it determines that it's not likely to be considered a spam message by the recipient's spam filter, it won't postmark the message.

The postmark feature is enabled by default. If you want to turn it off, you can go to Tools, Options, Preferences tab, E-mail, Junk E-mail, and clear the check box that says, "When sending e-mail, Postmark the message to help e-mail clients distinguish regular e-mail from junk e-mail."


Zubair Alexander, MCSE, MCT, MCSA and Microsoft MVP is the founder of SeattlePro Enterprises, an IT training and consulting business. His experience covers a wide range of spectrum: trainer, consultant, systems administrator, security architect, network engineer, author, technical editor, college instructor and public speaker. Zubair holds more than 25 technical certifications and Bachelor of Science degrees in Aeronautics & Astronautics Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Information Systems. His Web site, www.techgalaxy.net, is dedicated to technical resources for IT professionals. Zubair may be reached at .

 


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