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. Brian Tillman [Outlook MVP 2007-2019] 25,915 Reputation points
    2016-06-09T02:41:29+00:00

    In between 2013 when the message you quoted was written and about a year ago, "More mail settings" became the word "Options".

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-07-05T14:16:20+00:00

    I have the same problem. Can you please help?

    I've also tried this: 

    • On your inbox, click the gear icon and selectMore mail settings on the drop down list.
    • Under Preventing junk email, click Filters and reporting.
    • Under Choose a junk e-mail filter, choose Exclusive and then click Save.

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  3. Brian Tillman [Outlook MVP 2007-2019] 25,915 Reputation points
    2016-07-05T14:49:04+00:00

    If you are seeing email in your Inbox that appears to come from an address you've put into the Blocked Senders list, then the address you added to the list isn't matching the address in the message.

    If you have the junk filter set to exclusive, no message from any address not in your Contacts or your Safe Senders list should be able to make it to your Inbox. They should be appearing in your Junk/Junk E-mail folder. Are you saying that the messages are arriving in your Inbox?

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  4. Anonymous
    2016-07-10T23:59:30+00:00

    I agree with everyone in this matter, if we block an email in the MORE options list under BLOCK then any messages added should act in the same way a a call blocker system on a telephone (completely block the messages from entering any part of a persons email (Inbox, Spam or Trash).

    WHAT ON EARTH IS THE POINT OF HAVING A LINK FACILITY TO BLOCK EMAILS FROM CERTAIN SENDERS IF IT IS NOT GOING TO DO IT'S JOB? IT WOULD BE LIKE SENDING A BUILDER TO BUILD A WALL WITHOUT BRICKS AND CEMENT (TOTALLY USELESS LIKE IT PRESENTLY IS).

    Or has the facility BLOCK link just been placed there to either fill space or just look pretty?

    If to look pretty then it definitely is pretty awful as it doesn't work.

    I'm getting fed up with all these tarts sending dating messages, Gambling sites and Binary Options and just want to stop them as I am just not at all interested in any other women (I have my fiancé, future wife) and any kind of gambling does not interest me even though they do not class Binary Options as gambling but I do.

    IF THE BLOCK FACILITY IS GOING TO REMAIN IN THE MORE OPTIONS THEN PLEASE MAKE IT SO IT DOES WHAT IT SAYS AND BLOCKS MESSAGES PEOPLE TRY TO PUT IN IT!

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