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
    2016-10-24T16:27:13+00:00

    Microsoft's gradual migration of Hotmail users, the June/July 2016 Roll Out has been fraught with problems which really should not have existed, for example it opens e-mails automatically whether or not you wish to open them. Those which are 'phishing' or contain malware are, allegedly, safe unless a link within the e-mail is 'clicked', but the sender can easily mark e-mails so that he knows that it has been opened and thus knows that he has a valid address. Further it is now difficult to identify the sender by hovering the pointer under the sender's name- sometimes it works, sometimes it works only after a lengthy wait and sometimes not all all. The frame in which Outlook was set up as Hotmail was simple to navigate, but I had to get my IT skilled son in law to restructure it so that I could open e-mails, and see the whole screen rather than just 3 or 4 e-mails at a time.

    There is an old saying in England ' If it ain't broke. don't fix it'. Such a pity Microsoft does not follow this maxim. Its time could be much better used in fixing problems, glitches, bugs etc some of which it has created itself, perhaps unwittingly, but to misquote the maxim I have cited 'If it is  broke-do fix it.'

    It would also be helpful if Microsoft made itself more easily contactable and perhaps remember that not all users are IT skilled. Senior folk such as myself need things set out in language that we understand, not IT 'gobbledegook'. My final 'beef' is that Microsoft tries to charge users when advising how to get round or fix a problem it created.

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-11-09T16:18:02+00:00

    I have tried this and it doesn't work at all. I am thinking of closing this account and just sticking with gmail.

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  3. Anonymous
    2016-11-10T13:52:24+00:00

    To be sure you get the best answer it should be asked on Technet (for IT Pro's)

    http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-us/homes/en-US/home

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  4. Brian Tillman [Outlook MVP 2007-2019] 25,915 Reputation points
    2016-11-10T14:40:57+00:00

    This isn't good advice because TechNet doesn't deal with the the web-based Outlook.com (formerly Hotmail).

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