Description of the Outlook 2003 Junk E-mail Filter update: March 8, 2005 (892236)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Office Outlook 2003

SUMMARY

Microsoft has released the update for the Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 Junk E-mail Filter (KB892236). This article describes the following information about the update.

INTRODUCTION

This update is optional and it provides the Junk E-mail Filter in Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 with a more current definition of the e-mail messages that should be considered junk e-mail and the e-mail messages that should not be considered junk e-mail. This update was released in March, 2005.

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Update details

Earlier released updates that are replaced by this update

Thisupdate for Outlook 2003 Junk E-mail Filter replaces the following previously released updates:

891067 Description of the Outlook 2003 Junk E-mail Filter update: February 8, 2005

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Installation details

How to obtain and install the update

The update is located at the Microsoft Download Center. To download this update from the Microsoft Download Center, visit the following Web site:back to the top

How to determine whether the update is installed

Note Because there are several versions of Microsoft Windows, the following steps may be different on your computer. If they are, see your product documentation to complete these steps.
  1. Click Start, and then click Search.
  2. In the Search Results window, click All files and folders in the Search Companion pane.
  3. In the All or part of the file name box, type Outlfltr.dat, and then click Search.
  4. In the list of files, right-click Outlfltr.dat, and then click Properties.
  5. On the General tab, determine the date, time, and size of the Outlfltr.dat file that is installed on your computer.
This update contains files that have the versions that are listed in the following table:
  Date         Time   Version            Size    File name
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   03-Feb-2005  15:15                  3,672,361  Outlfltr.dat
   15-Apr-2004  22:50  1.3.1509.1        117,976  Outlfltr.dll 
You do not have to install this update if you have a later date or size of the Outlfltr.dat file that is listed in the table.back to the top

Information for administrators about .msp files

The administrative update is made up of a full-file Microsoft Windows Installer patch file (.msp file) that is packaged in a self-extracting executable file. The following .msp file is distributed in this service pack:

Outlfltr.msp

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Features for reinstalling specific components for administrators

If you update your administrative installation point and recache and reinstall Outlook 2003 on client computers, you can run a command line that includes the REINSTALL=[list of features] property. This property specifies whether you want to reinstall specific components of Outlook 2003 from the administrative image. For this update, the value for REINSTALL=[list of features] is as follows:

OUTLOOKFiles

Optionally, you can substitute the REINSTALL=ALL parameter to reinstall all Microsoft Office components on the client computer.
For detailed procedures that explain how to update an administrative image and to update client computers, see the "Updating clients from a patched administrative image" section in the "Strategies for Updating Office 2003 Installations" topic. To view the "Strategies for Updating Office 2003 Installations" topic, visit the following Microsoft Web site:The Office Admin Update Center for Office IT professionals contains the latest administrative updates and strategic deployment resources for all versions of Microsoft Office. For more information about the Office Admin Update Center, visit the following Microsoft Web site:back to the topback to the top

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:3/8/2005
Keywords:atDownload kbfix kbUpdate KB892236 kbAudEndUser kbAudITPRO