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Why is Yahoo Spam blocker not efficient?
Question : Why is Yahoo Spam blocker not efficient?
Lately I’ve realized that Yahoo Spam blocker is not efficient. I posted ads in Craig’s List and I was bombarded with spammer/scammers.
So I just mark the messages as spams, but the problem is the same sender would end up again in my inbox rather than going into the bulk folder.
Is this an isolated incidence or Yahoo email is indeed inferior when it comes to spam fighting?
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Best answer:
Answer by Insert Name Here
Yahoo is horrible at fighting spam. Every day I get this Web MD thing I didn’t even sign up for in my inbox rather than it being sent to the spam folder. Plus other things too. Many.
A big nuisance.
The spam guard will redirect spam after it is given that address from other people aside from you. There are times, that it seems as if you give it the address once and it will work, but it some times takes a couple of “reportings” for it to get it. Also, many spammers use different addresses to send their spam, and is that is the case then the Spam guard does not know those new addresses until you mark them as spam again.
This is how I fight my spam:
You can not completely stop all spam, but you can help to put a big dent in it.
First, try not to open any of them, that only makes them send more and more to you.
Check mark them and click on ‘Spam,’ this should stop those addresses from being delivered to your inbox.
Use your spam guard and block address.
Look for the ‘Options’ link at upper right corner of mail screen and click on it
Options /mail options
Click on ‘spam’ in the list on the left.
Make sure spam guard is on, by checking in the little box.
Then in ‘Blocked Email Addresses,’ enter the E-mail address you wish blocked, in the box after ‘Add a blocked address’ and click on the ‘add’ button, then click on save changes at top left of screen.
You will never get mail from that address again.
This should help you to control your spam.
Other tips:
Do not ever open E-mail from people you do not know; and unless you are absolutely sure who it is from then treat them as spam.
Opening spam alerts the sender that your address is a valid one and they send you loads and loads more of it to you.
Never, ever give out your account information or other personal information to anyone.
If you are on a site and you absolutely have to sign up for something, check the entire page to make sure you uncheck any lines wanting to send you any other info, notices, catalogs, ads, and the like.
Added detail:
Yes, spammers change one item in their addresses a lot, so you might try blocking the entire domain, by putting in
*@ thedomainyouwanttoblock.com
for instance: *@seeyou.com
Or, if they change the domain, instead of the company name you can block the name by putting in Imatheft_inc@*
Hope this helps