Part # 3 : Working with SCL (Spam Confidence Level) - Manually adding the SCL rating field into the column header of Outlook folders

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Per the support knowledgebase, we need to add the SCL rating field, follow these steps:
  1. In Outlook 2003, click Inbox.
  2. On the View menu, click Arrange By, and then click Custom.
  3. In the Customize View: Messages dialog box, click Fields.
  4. In the Show Fields dialog box, click the Select available fields from list, and then click Forms.
  5. In the Select Enterprise forms for this folder dialog box, click Personal Forms on the list.
  6. Locate SCL Extension From in the left pane, and then click Add to add it to the right pane. Click Close.
  7. In the Show Fields dialog box, locate the SCL in the left pane, and then click Add to add it to the right pane.
  8. Click OK two times.
  9. In the Inbox, you will see a new column that is named SCL in the column header. All the messages in the Inbox show their SCL rating values under the SCL column.

Note

  • You can also use this procedure in folders that are separate from the Inbox to check the SCL rating values for the messages in these folders.
  • After you install the SCL extension Form, you still will not see the messages' SCL rating values right away.
  • You have to add the SCL rating field to the column header.
  • When you do this, you can automatically check the messages' SCL rating values that are listed in the SCL column in Outlook 2003.