Junk-mail filter update for MS Outlook 2003 (KB949044) – ‘current definition to identify the current and latest junk mails’
Junk mails or spams are presenting new challenges in front of information workers and developers of applications. The constant annoyance of time wasting in sorting the important and correct mail from unsolicited, inappropriate and unwanted mails has threatened the viability of e-mails. In order to fight with this, filters are being introduced but time to time they reduce there sharpness of catching junk mails and for that it need to be updated.
Junk Mail Filter Update (KB949044) for MS Outlook 2003 is the latest and current junk mail identifier or filter which you can easily get from Microsoft Download Center by visiting ( http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=D49CCCDE-4ABE-43BA-80B8-18EC56D30603&displaylang=en ). This update performs very minor change in MS Outlook 2003\'s file system. It just replaces the older version of ‘ Outlfltr.dat \' with newer version ‘ 1.4.6303.153\' and does nothing with ‘ Outlftr.dll \' file. With this update the filters of MS Outlook 2003 proactively blocks the spam\'s and junk mails before reaching to the user\'s mailbox as with other filters it is already too late.
To install the Junk Mail Filter Update (KB949044) for MS Outlook 2003 you need to follow certain steps. The steps are as follow –
- Download “ office2003-KB949044-FullFile-ENU.exe ” file by clicking the ‘Download\' button from the page and save the file in your hard drive.
- It is recommended that close all running programs.
- In Windows explorer, double click the .exe file saved in the hard drive and follow the instructions on the screen.
To run this update there are some pre-requisites or requirements for the system which you need to fulfill. They are –
- Operating System – Windows 2000 SP-4, Server 2003 SP-1, XP SP-2 and Vista .
- Update is applicable with MS Outlook 2003 only.
- MS Windows Installer 2.0 or later (MS Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 and MS Windows XP includes this versions of Windows Installer).
For more information about the update visit – ( http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=949044 )



