Blocked senders and domains list has disappeared, Outlook now not saving blocked list

I agree. I have wondered for years how Microsoft manages to monetize spam delivered to its disgruntled customers.

Often, I have figured it has to do with not wanting to provide "free" email services to Windows users. I don't pay for 365 or any Microsoft product other than the Windows operating system each time I purchase a new laptop. Some would say I am foolish to continue with Windows, but it dominates the pc market. Chromebooks, while I prefer gmail's ability to resist spam, are good for school kids. They just aren't compatible with the optional finance software I need on my laptop. Macs are narrowly proprietary-oriented.

Microsoft pop-ups and updates and what nots continually pressure Windows users to subscribe to services. Maybe people do just that, subscribe to 365, in order to ameliorate the annoyances. I strongly suspect that annoyances still abound even after paying for service.

Do you think they market email services to spammers knowingly? I've thought that is a possibility, too.

By the way, in the old days, you could block country codes. I did that. It was very helpful back when....

I contacted chat support. They tried to act like it was an unknown issue.... I told them absolutely false, directed them to their own message board with multiple users with the same issues this week, and no trouble shooting steps are fixing this. Absolutely f'd....

Their response:

"As I've seen your prior chat where you've already tried the required troubleshooting steps, and so without taking much of your time I would like to inform you that while checking my resources and got to know that this is a general emerging issue affecting all Microsoft customers. Microsoft Engineers are working Tooth and Nail to provide a solution to this issue.
Be rest assured that this is a top priority and will be resolved as soon as possible."

::eyeroll::

I am a Firefox user and I am having the same issue using this browser where I have a list of blocked senders and domains. When I log out and later log in, and go to junk...the save/discard pops up and the list is gone. If I click discard, the list shows up. I have clicked save once and the block list just stays empty. This did not start happening until the last update it seemed to have been made in Jan 25.

This is an example of Microsoft at its best. There is an old saying; “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” Microsoft should consider bringing in Elon and his team for a permanent solution.

Yup hundreds of blocked domains accumulated in the last decade have disappeared in the last week.