What are Blocked Senders?

Blocked Senders are senders that, for whatever reason, you don't want to receive email from. Messages from these senders will be automatically moved to a folder that the user specifies (the SpamCatcher folder by default).

Blocked Senders can be either email addresses (e.g., joe@yahoo.com) or domains (e.g., yahoo.com). The From: addresses of all new email is compared against the Blocked Senders list.

Why would I want to maintain a Blocked Senders list?

The Blocked Senders list is useful when you are receiving email from senders you know you don't want email from--an individual sending you harassing messages, commercial email you aren't able to unsubscribe from (in which case the ability to block the entire domain is particularly useful), etc.

Add a blocked sender

To add a Blocked Sender, click on the Blocked Senders tab; then select the Add button. Enter the sender into the field provided, and then click the OK button. You can specify either an email address (e.g., joe@yahoo.com) or a domain (e.g., yahoo.com). If you specify a domain, any address sending from that domain will be blocked.

Edit a blocked sender

To edit a Blocked Sender from your list, click on the Blocked Senders tab; then select the address or domain you want to edit and click the Edit button. Edit the sender in the field provided, and then click the OK button.

Delete a blocked sender

To remove a Blocked Sender from your list, click on the Blocked Senders tab; then select the address or domain you no longer want to block and click the Delete button. Mail from this address or domain will no longer automatically be blocked.

Import blocked sender's list

You can import multiple blocked senders by importing a text file, which contains a list of blocked senders, one email address or domain per line. To import an Approved Sender list, click on the Approved Senders tab; then click the Import button. Select the file you want to import in the pop-up window, and then click the Open button.

Export blocked sender's list

To export a Blocked Sender list, click on the Blocked Senders tab; then click the Export button. Enter a name for the file you want to export in the pop-up window, then click the Save button.