Block Junk mail

[mmkerc]

Recently developed a problem with receiving 75 to 100 junk emails. When I had a similar problem before I was able to block the sender/domains which solved the problem, but I did this manually. Is there a way to create a rule to automatically block the sender or sender domain?

 

[Weaselboy]

Are you using iCloud for email? If so, got to icloud.com and login to the Mail section then click the little gear at the lower left and select Rules. Then make a rule that looks like this ^. That will kill them at the server so you never even see them.

 

[mmkerc]

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Are you using iCloud for email? If so, got to icloud.com and login to the Mail section then click the little gear at the lower left and select Rules. Then make a rule that looks like this ^. That will kill them at the server so you never even see them.

That is what I am doing now on each individual email. What I am looking for is a way to review my junk mail, clear any none junk mail, then select all (anywhere from 20-70 emails) and automatically do what you are suggesting (in bulk).

 

[Weaselboy]

That is what I am doing now on each individual email. What I am looking for is a way to review my junk mail, clear any none junk mail, then select all (anywhere from 20-70 emails) and automatically do what you are suggesting (in bulk).

I don't know of any way to do them in bulk like that.

 

[0128672]

Just an overthinking thought: assuming you're reviewing your Junk Mail folder on a regular basis, it might be possible to create a Junk Mail folder rule based on date received (say, 3 days after so that you'd have already reviewed it for non-junk), and have an AppleScript run (in that rule) that creates a new rule for each email address (or domain or other criteria). Or maybe it's possible using Automator. That's more than I want to bite off, but you can search to see if something like might exist out there.

 

[AppleSmack]

I know many will protest that Google are evil, but move yourself over to gmail. I get about 1 spam message in my inbox per 2 years, and maybe 2-3 real emails (usually from mailing lists anyway) in spam folder per year. That's fully automatic, no need to block servers or whatever.

 

[NoBoMac]

^^^This. My Gmail spam is pretty non-existent. Plus their filtering found in the web browser version is really feature rich: the filters and Google adding types to emails (Offers, Social, Updates, Promotions) allows me to send just about every email I get to Trash, Spam, or Archive. Only the most "important" emails hit the Inbox, cutting out clutter and many email notifications.

 

[mmkerc]

I know many will protest that Google are evil, but move yourself over to gmail. I get about 1 spam message in my inbox per 2 years, and maybe 2-3 real emails (usually from mailing lists anyway) in spam folder per year. That's fully automatic, no need to block servers or whatever.

The mail sever in question is a gmail account. I use the Apple mail program to received my gmail, Mac, live, other mail accounts.