How do I Put a Persons Email Address on a Spam List?

Spam is unwanted, unsolicited email.

Spam is the commonly used term to describe an email user who blasts unwanted, unsolicited emails to users inboxes. Under the CAN-SPAM Act, it is illegal to spam someone who has gone through the proper channels to get off an email list. Although you can attempt to unsubscribe from all spam you receive, you may want to just add the spam sender's address to your email's spam list. This will tell your email program that future messages from this user should be automatically filtered into a special spam folder.

Instructions

Internet-Based Email Spam Filtering

1. Log into your email account.

2. Open the message you would like to mark as spam.

3. Click the button "Report Spam."

Microsoft Outlook Spam Filtering

1. Launch Outlook.

2. Click on "Tools" and then "Options."

3. Click on the "Junk Email" button under the "Preferences" tab.

4. Click the "Blocked Senders" tab. Click the "Add" button.

5. Type the email address you wish to mark as spam into the "Blocked Senders" field. To add additional email addresses, click the "Add" button again. Once finished, click the "Apply" button.

Tips & Warnings

• Marking an email address as spam for Internet-based email providers may vary slightly from site to site. However, in general, all sites have some type of button that allows users to mark a message as spam.

References

• FTC.gov: CAN-SPAM Act
• Google: Removing Spam
• Site Developer: Outlook Spam tutorial