I asked about this a few weeks ago and got no response, but the problem has
cropped up again and so I'll try asking the question again: I have a
recurring problem where the built-in junk email filter in Outlook just stops
working. This is the filter that requires no setup by the user and filters
out the obvious junk (though I think you can set the level to low, medium,
or high or something like that). Occasionally, it stops working and all the
junk email about debt relief, male enlargement, etc., etc., etc., just
starts landing in my Inbox instead of the Junk EMail folder. In each case,
I've made no configuration changes to Outlook. It just starts happening.
What I've found is that within two or three days the filters start working
again and most junk email starts going back into the Junk EMail folder.
Again, with no changes by me. I theorized last time that an auto-update
from MS was causing this. I can't say that for sure, but it started
happening again this morning and overnight there was an update that required
a reboot of my computer. I came in this morning and it was sitting at the
login and after I logged in it gave me the "your computer has been updated"
message. Just so you know, Outlook was not running when this reboot
occurred. This is an irritating problem and I'm wondering if anyone has
seen this and perhaps knows how to prevent it. Thanks.

Russell Campbell