On Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at 12:06:10 PM UTC-5, Don Spam's Reckless Son wrote: > NFN Smith wrote: > > Don Spam's Reckless Son wrote: > >> Frosted Flake wrote: > >>> NFN Smith wrote: > >>>> CC D wrote: > >>>>> How do I block email addresses from unwanted spam. When I get these > >>>>> emails I hit the spam button but they keep coming back. > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> Are you trying to block this content from inside Seamonkey? If so, > >>>> I recommend that you don't bother. > >>>> > >>>> These days, most servers have user-tunable spam filters active. If > >>>> you're getting unwanted content, the first thing to do is to check > >>>> your webmail client, and use the offered tool for marking messages > >>>> as Spam there. > >>>> > > > >>> Sounds good EXCEPT - - this does not work with comcast/xfinity. > > > > Handling varies from provider to provider. Some do things well, some > > not so well. (more below) > > > >>> In about mid March I'm going to delete that email account and create > >>> a new one with a different name that my correspondents can use. > >>> (This one gets very little useful/real/non-SPAM so it should not be > >>> too difficult to notify this that use it to contact me.) > >>> > >> > >> I have had to do this once or twice. > >> I created the new address, told all my legitimate correspondents to > >> use it, monitored the old one for a few weeks, told all remaining > >> legitimate correspondents to USE THE NEW ONE and then nuked the old > >> one altogether. There was no reason to do it all at once. > > This is one reason (among several) that I tend to discourage people > > from making significant use of email done by a connectivity provider > > (e.g., "no extra charge"). For the connectivity providers, email is > > merely an added on service, and they often don't have sufficient > > commitment to do it well. The better approach is to do your email > > through a provider that specializes in email (and has a commitment to > > support it). There are some free providers out there that may be > > adequate -- from the little bits that I've seen, both GMX and mail.com > > seem to be OK. You don't have to resort to doing something like Gmail, > > Hotmail or Yahoo. However, for paid providers, prices are often in the > > range of $30 US to $50 per year. > > > > Besides better service, the another advantage of using a separate mail > > provider is that it means that you're not tied to the connectivity > > provider. Years ago, when I moved to a new location, I found that my > > then-current ISP couldn't serve me at the new location, and I had to > > change ISPs (and do it quickly enough that it was disruptive). Later > > on, I had moved to a separate mail provider, and when I found it useful > > to switch ISPs, it had no effect on my mail. Thus, I don't even bother > > with the mail that is provided by my current ISP. And I've found that > > with travel, a lot of ISPs won't let you send mail unless you're sending > > from their IP addresses -- you can send from their web client, but not > > an external client. > > > > Smith > > > I switched ISPs 18 months ago, my old ISP (T-Online) offers a free email > service where I just had to register to continue using it. That email > address is unchanged. They already permitted me to receive / send > emails from outside their network, rather essential if you are traveling > internationally with a laptop. My new ISP also permits that, and I had > an email address with them before I even joined them. Maybe things are > different in the US or with - how do I put it - asshole ISPs. The > service does not cost them much and it's good advertising. > -- > spammo ergo sum, viruses courtesy of https://www.nsa.gov/malware/
UPDATED: How do I block email addresses from unwanted spam. When I get these emails I hit the spam button but they keep coming back. I called them and I cant filter them by address because they change it all the time. But I CAN filter it to spam when I filter out the subject line or certain words in the subject line. Also if I include keys words in the body of the email. Thanks for all the suggestions. _______________________________________________ support-seamonkey mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
