How do I block emails sent from businesses I have asked to stop sending them to me?

Question

I have tried the unsubscribe stuff at the bottom of the page but it is ignored. I thought there was a place to go to block up to 100 sites somewhere at yahoo.

Answer 1

STOP never go to the opt-out Then they know your address is good, whoever tells you that has tons of SPAM In their In-box the click the spam button on top. Then those should go to your bulk box (SPAM) Also you can go to options then Block Addresses enter the address or the @ (place it come from be careful if for yahoo and you put @yahoo then all mail from @yahoo is blocked. A lot of times the address is false. What you also should do is under mail addresses in options is get another address you can have one extra (in free email) then create a folder for that email any name. Then in filters send that mail to that folder. That's so you don't get it mixed with your regular mail. When it gets out of hand cancel then put in another ID. You are allowed 2 per year. Use those for businesses Also in options General Preferences check the Block HTML sometimes embedded code sends to sender telling good address. You can always show HTML if you want to see it will be at bottom of your email page.

Answer 2

Go to the bottom of the email and in little writing there should be and unsubscribe link . Click on that and follow the directions

Answer 3

they will always find the way to pass over ur rules... 2 option. live with that. or 2. change of email..

Answer 4

Unsolicited emails or spam are becoming more and more of a nuisance these days. In fact, Congress has stepped in and is trying to pass legislation to reduce the amount of spam the average consumer gets everyday. In the meantime there are several things you can do to reduce the amount of spam in your inbox:

1) If it's a legitimate business that you have done business with, usually hidden in really tiny text at the bottom of the email you will find an "unsubscribe" link. Be careful though, if it is a marketing company or someone you don't recognize, the unsubscribe link is actually an invitation for even more spam. They use this link as a method of finding out whether or not your email account is active, and once you click it, that's a green light to marketers that you actually read the emails they send. That's a win in their book.
2) Depending on the email service you use (Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail), many times when you open an email in your inbox, you have the option (normally at the top of the email) to mark that specific email as "spam". This basically means that future emails from that specific address will go directly to your spam folder. Not exactly blocking them, but at least emails in your Spam or Junk folders normally don't count towards your overall email account space.

3) Report phishing scams and other fraudulent e-mail to the company that has been misrepresented. Contact the organization directly and not through the e-mail you received. The company may also have a special e-mail address to report such abuse—for example, [e-mail] to report abuse of MSN.

4) Report it to the Federal Trade Commission. Send a copy of unwanted or deceptive messages to [e-mail]. The FTC uses the unsolicited emails stored in this database to pursue law enforcement actions against people who send deceptive spam email. Also let the FTC know if a "remove me" request is not honored. If you want to complain about a removal link that doesn't work or not being able to unsubcribe from a list, you can fill out the FTC's online complaint form at http://www.ftc.gov . Your complaint will be added to the FTC's Consumer Sentinel database and made available to hundreds of law enforcement and consumer protection agencies.Whenever you complain about spam, it's important to include the full email header. The information in the header makes it possible for consumer protection agencies to follow up on your complaint.

5) Send a copy of the spam to your ISP's abuse desk. Often the email address is [e-mail] or [e-mail]. By doing this, you can let the ISP know about the spam problem on their system and help them to stop it in the future. Make sure to include a copy of the spam, along with the full email header. At the top of the message, state that you're complaining about being spammed.

6) You can also complain to the sender's ISP. Most ISPs want to cut off spammers who abuse their system. Again, make sure to include a copy of the message and header information and state that you're complaining about spam.

In the future there are steps that you can take to avoid unsolicited emails:

1) Try not to display your email address in public. That includes newsgroup postings, chat rooms, websites or in an online service's membership directory. You may want to opt out of member directories for your online services; spammers may use them to harvest addresses.

2) Check the privacy policy when you submit your address to a website. See if it allows the company to sell your address. You may want to opt out of this provision, if possible, or not submit your address at all to websites that won't protect it.

3) Read and understand the entire form before you transmit personal information through a website. Some websites allow you to opt out of receiving email from their "partners" — but you may have to uncheck a preselected box if you want to opt out .

4) Decide if you want to use two email addresses — one for personal messages and one for newsgroups and chat rooms. You also might consider using a disposable email address service that creates a separate email address that forwards to your permanent account. If one of the disposable addresses begins to receive spam, you can shut it off without affecting your permanent address.

5) Use a unique email address. Your choice of email addresses may affect the amount of spam you receive. Spammers use "dictionary attacks" to sort through possible name combinations at large ISPs or email services, hoping to find a valid address. Thus, a common name such as jdoe may get more spam than a more unique name like jd51x02oe. Of course, there is a downside - it's harder to remember an unusual email address.

6) Use an email filter. Check your email account to see if it provides a tool to filter out potential spam or a way to channel spam into a bulk email folder. You might want to consider these options when you're choosing which Internet Service Provider (ISP) to use.

I know this is probably more than what you are looking for, but it's tips that maybe not the average person may know. Good luck in your fight to reduce spam!

Answer 5

Just do what I do...mark it as spam, and if that doesn't work....then merely reply to one asking them to stop emailing you stuff.