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PoindexterOglethorpe

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3. When I get unwanted email,

Reply to progree (Original post)

Sat Feb 5, 2022, 11:03 AM

Feb 2022

I simply report it as spam and delete.

The problem with unsubscribing,as you already know, is that they now know you're alive and responsive, so of course the keep on sending you spam. Unsubscribing works with legitimate sites, but not with dedicated spam ones.

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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