Still getting emails from blocked sender

Anonymous
2013-08-06T10:52:17+00:00

I keep getting spam emails from the same senders even though I've already blocked their domains, as well as all of the other email addresses/domains that were found in the message sources. 

  • WHY am I still receiving messages from domains that are blocked??
  • Why is there no option to simply block a sender's I.P. address?

All of the spam I receive comes from the same 3 or 4 I.P. addresses, but they have tons of domains at their disposal to spam people with.

I don't want to resort to creating a new 'rule' every time these idiots come up with a new domain to send their spam from. So before you suggest that I create a new rule for each and every one of these email addresses, my response to that is NO. I shouldn't have to. Aside from the fact that doing such a thing would be far too time-consuming, when I block someone, I expect my email provider to perform that function properly and without fail.

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Anonymous
2013-08-26T05:08:24+00:00

Hi,

Thank you for the information you have provided.

I have made some adjustment on your account. If the issue still persist, please get back to us and let us know the outcome of the issue.

Your cooperation on this matter will be highly appreciated.

Thanks!

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  1. Anonymous
    2017-03-08T16:42:56+00:00

    When you block a sender the messages are SUPPOSEED to go the junk folder!

    Simply empty the folder periodically or let it do so automatically.

    The reason that the spam goes to the junk folder is because

    1. The filter did it's job
    2. You have the option of unmarking the message(s) as spam in case your goofed.

    You do not understand how your spam filter works in this case and are worrying needlessly. If the spam shows up in your INBOX, then you have a problem to deal with. The fact that it show in the JUNK folder means that it worked.. NO, the banned emails are not going to disappear forever like Dorothy killing the Wicked Witch.

    And it's a myth that you can find anything's source by IP address.. IP addresses are not always permanent, they can change regularly and they are not like a street address or a zip code.

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  2. Anonymous
    2017-03-08T16:38:17+00:00

    The way I understand it, 1. adding a sender to "blocked" doesn't stop mails from reaching your account...it just routes them to "junk"....ALSO:(  2. as I understand it any "rules" I create only apply to messages that had been routed to "inbox", so if "filter"  "exclusive" has been selected  mails from everyone that's not on my contacts list or added to safe senders are routed to junk, and the rule doesn't work....So what happens is your junk folder gets full of ****** and you have to go through it every day to make sure nothing good is routed to junk and then automatically deleted in 10 days....This just happened to a bunch of emails from TurboTax when I did my taxes....

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  3. Brian Tillman [Outlook MVP 2007-2019] 25,915 Reputation points
    2017-03-08T16:16:58+00:00

    Where do the messages arrive - in the Inbox or in the Junk Email folder?

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  4. Anonymous
    2017-03-08T15:25:42+00:00

    I am also getting emails from blocked addresses. How do  I fix this problem?

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