Good point Andy, when I've spammed something it can get a bit aggressive, you do need to keep an eye on your spam folder.
Cheers John VK6JB On 19/02/2014 2:12 PM, "Andy" <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, Feb 18, 2014 at 6:19 PM, runforfun54 <[email protected]> wrote: > > Please help. I am trying to block someone who has scammed me in the past. >> I've gone to google.com. I signed in. Went to Settings/filters. I added >> his email address and then clicked to the Next Page. I checked the boxes >> that said "Skip" and "Delete" - then clicked update. But I still get >> emails. Can you please hep me? >> > > If his message got past the filter, then he wasn't using the address you > typed into the Filter. > > Do it this way: When you have his message open, click on the small > down-pointing triangle in the upper right, next to the curved arrow that > means Reply. In the pop-up menu, select "Filter messages like this". It > should automatically put his email address into the filter for you. Check > that it is there. (If it isn't, you might be receiving his messages by > other means, like an email list.) Then complete the filter like before. > The good thing about doing it this way is you don't TYPE his email address > so there is no chance of typing it wrong. > > If you select "Delete" there is no need to also click "Skip" (in fact I > wouldn't). > > Now, if you receive more emails from him, he is sending them from multiple > addresses. You would need to make a filter to block each of them. > > Also make sure you actually created the Filter. It is possible to think > you did but not actually do it. The last step should be the big blue > "Create filter" button ... mine doesn't say "update". > > Marking his messages as Spam doesn't always work, not right away. The > Spam filters will try to find a reason for calling his messages spam, and > they might send other messages to Spam that you don't want to go there > > Andy > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Gmail-Users" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/gmail-users. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Gmail-Users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/gmail-users. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
