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19. "It also sounds like you get vastly more actual spam," well, until Dec 25, only about 2 a day

Reply to PoindexterOglethorpe (Reply #15)

Sat Feb 5, 2022, 04:47 PM

Feb 2022

on average, and just the kind that is best just simply deleted.

but since Dec 25, it would be a deluge if I didn't keep unsubscribing from these email lists, each with once-a-day or worse emails.

I also have some Gmail and Yahoo accounts by the way. I virtually never send email from them. One is essentially an inbox for Metro Transit alerts and news.

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Being spammed to death by one financial newsletter after another [View all] progree Feb 2022 OP

Get a clean start - I use Goonch Feb 2022 #1

Seems a little drastic to change my email address, and I don't want to have to progree Feb 2022 #2

When I get unwanted email, PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2022 #3

Thanks -- what do you mean when you say "report it as spam"? Does that stop the next progree Feb 2022 #4

Whenever I report an email as spam, PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2022 #9

"I almost never bother to look at the spam folder." progree Feb 2022 #12

I don't use Outlook, so that's important. PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2022 #15

"It also sounds like you get vastly more actual spam," well, until Dec 25, only about 2 a day progree Feb 2022 #19

Managing Junk E-mail Folder in Outlook 2010 Goonch Feb 2022 #5

Thanks, that is very nicely formatted, I've tried the Block Sender thing progree Feb 2022 #6

Try this: discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2022 #7

A little more info please. LPBBEAR Feb 2022 #8

I use Outlook 2010. It in turn accesses webmail.compuserve.com progree Feb 2022 #10

Perhaps this will help LPBBEAR Feb 2022 #11

Thanks! /nt progree Feb 2022 #13

"Junk Email Filtering isn't Working in Outlook" Goonch Feb 2022 #14

Thanks! -- Interesting: progree Feb 2022 #16

Thought you may have missed this discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2022 #17

Thanks much - yes, I did look at it. It sounds like essentially making a huge white list progree Feb 2022 #18

You're welcome discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2022 #20