How do I Put a Persons Email Address on a Spam List?

By Steve Gregory

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Whether you use a major online email account or email client application to read your email, you have access to an option that enables you to add a person's email address to a blocked list or create a filter to block an address. Placing the email address from an undesirable sender in the blocked list or a filter redirects the sender's incoming email from your inbox to a junk or spam email folder. Adding the address to the blocked list or filter not only prevents you from dealing with the email, but it also reduces the number of emails appearing in your inbox.

Windows Live Mail

Step 1

Launch Windows Live Mail and select the "Home" tab.

Step 2

Select the Delete group's "Junk" drop-down arrow.

Step 3

Select "Junk Email Options" from the list of options to open the Junk Email Options window.

Step 4

Select "Safety Options" to open the Safety Options window and then select the "Blocked Senders" tab.

Step 5

Click "Add" to open the Add Address or Domain box.

Step 6

Enter the email of the person you want to add to the Junk email list and then click the "OK" button.

Step 7

Click the Safety Options window's "Apply" button and then click "OK."

Yahoo

Step 1

Step 2

Select "Mail Options" to open the Options tab.

Step 3

Select "Blocked Addresses" in the Advanced Options section.

Step 4

Enter the person's email address in the Add an Address field and click "+." The address appears in the Blocked Addresses field.

Gmail

Step 1

Step 2

Enter the email your want to block in the From field.

Step 3

Click "Create Filter With This Search" and then select the "Delete It" check box.

Step 4

Select "Create Filter" to complete the process.

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