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Is there a way to allow only messages from my address book into inbox?

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I would like to limit my incoming mail to people in my address book. Is there a way to do this without manually going through each message and assigning it to a different folder? Thank you.

I would like to limit my incoming mail to people in my address book. Is there a way to do this without manually going through each message and assigning it to a different folder? Thank you.

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Create a filter with the rule From + isn't in my address book + Personal Address Book (or choose another) and an Action, 'Move message to' (choose the folder).

http://kb.mozillazine.org/Filters_(Thunderbird)

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Chosen Solution

Create a filter with the rule From + isn't in my address book + Personal Address Book (or choose another) and an Action, 'Move message to' (choose the folder).

http://kb.mozillazine.org/Filters_(Thunderbird)

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Thank you. This worked!