Spam - I want the ability to block all domains coming from ".uk"
I noticed that most of the spam that I receive comes from domains ending in ".co.uk" or ".org.uk" and I would like the ability to block domains that have those endings that are not in my address book or listed as approved senders. Is there a way to restrict these domains? Also, I would like AOL to return the option to block emails containing specific words or phrases. I have a paid account and it is very important to me that I be able to have the ability to restrict the excessive spam emails and emails containing ****** content. If AOL determines these are spam emails, they should be blocked completely. I do not want to have to keep wasting my time sifting through hundreds of spam emails in my spam folder when looking for something that may have slipped thru.
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L
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YES! Give us the ability to block wildcard emails coming from the same address! I dozens of "AOL" warnings about my account from @progidy.net.mx a week!
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Anonymous
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Fix Spam to allow us to enter a portion of a email address to block spam. Example "********@". I get many each day and can't spend the day entering every complete address to stop each one.
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Anonymous
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newsletter@eagleswe.us
newsletter@stormtas.us
newsletter@ratiovid.us
newsletter@utterup.us
newsletter@drinktruc.us
newsletter@floorlas.us
support@tristion.com
newsletter@wastequi.us
newsletter@clocksei.us
admin@pergaretz.com
newsletter@dancenoi.us
newsletter@trickangl.us
rdmach003@att.net
newsletter@framefloo.us
newsletter@punchleav.us
newsletter@us
newsletter@rightmugg.us
newsletter@grindfor.us
newsletter@shakeeq.us
newsletter@offerflo.us
I receive HUNDREDS of these on a regular basis! Have typed each one in SPAM report......more keep coming in!!! -
Larry
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Thought I was the only one getting these.How hard is it to allow us to use wildcards to block domains? I guess AOL doesn't care about anyone unless you're a paying subscriber.
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Thomas Jones
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I also am receiving 15-25 emails a day from newsletter@-US.. HELP...HELP
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Frankie Viturello
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Mary Ann and others. Go to Twitter and tweet at @AOLMAIL about this issue EVERY DAY, exactly how you described it "newsletter@_.US" and other bad top level domains and DEMAND that they give users the ability to block WILDCARD (use an asterisk to designate any possible letter/number combination) addresses or block non dot com, dot net, dot org, dot gov top level domains alltogether (or ask that they do that themselves). Inundating them on Twitter is literally the only way that they're going to pay any attention to this matter.
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Anonymous
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PLEASE!!!!!! GIVE US THE CAPABILITY TO BLOCK ALL EMAILS FROM "newsletter@___.us"! I'M GETTING 30-40 SPAM EMAILS A DAY FROM IT.
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Frankie Viturello
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Mary Ann and others. Go to Twitter and tweet at @AOLMAIL about this issue EVERY DAY, exactly how you described it "newsletter@_.US" and other bad top level domains and DEMAND that they give users the ability to block WILDCARD (use an asterisk to designate any possible letter/number combination) addresses or block non dot com, dot net, dot org, dot gov top level domains alltogether (or ask that they do that themselves). Inundating them on Twitter is literally the only way that they're going to pay any attention to this matter.
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Mary Ann
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I see that other comments have referenced my problem with spam. I am getting MANY spams emails from addresses with different domain names. "newsletter@ .... .us" There is no way I can put this on the Block List since the domain name changes with each one. It's annoying and a problem because at times legit emails are sent to the spam folder and it needs to be checked. Today there are 41 of these fakes in the Spam! Help!
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Frankie Viturello
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AOL needs to BLOCK ALL TOP LEVEL DOMAINS that are not dot com, dot net, dot org. AOL users are getting SLAMMED with thousands and thousands of emails from the dot US, dot UK and other commonly exploited top level domains. It would help all AOL users and ease the strain on AOL's services. Everyone should put AOL MAIL TEAM on blast on Twitter. They seem to be the only way to communicate with AOL MAIL employees directly or with any type of response.
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Anonymous
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I am being inundated with spam messages from "newsletter@xyz.us" domains, but the domain name is different every time. Can you please PLEASE block everything coming from .us, or give us the ability to do so? We need a block that bounces these emails back to the sender, not for them to even enter the spam folder. Blocking individual addresses does not work because the spammers change the domain name constantly. (and this is hard because you have to remember the address and manually type it into your blocking page, because there is no one-click way to add them to the block list!!). After trying that for a few weeks, I feel like the emails have increased in number, from 5-10 a day to 35 or more. Maybe my reading them sent the spammers a return receipt so now they send more?
Not sure what happened with your filters, but I went from getting almost no spam to getting all this garbage, within the last year, and it is getting worse every month. Please put your filters back the way they were!
I've been on AOL since the early 90s and I'm deeply fed up.
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CJ
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The idea is to block all emails coming from newsletters@ and ending with .us. I don't even want them going to spam. I get more than twenty every single day. PLEASE ALLOW US TO COMPLETELY BLOCK EMAILS LIKE THIS. I have given up typing in each individual address each and every day because the next day there are even more!!!! Stop this insanity!!! This is exactly how I feel. Thanks for posting it CM
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Ronald Hertenstein
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I get 100-200 messages each day that are appropriately sent to m Spam folder. However, I need to go through that folder before deleting just to catch any non-spam messages. These spam messages cover a wide variety of subjects that I have never initiated in any of my messages or searches. When I hover over the sender, I see clever use of slight changes in the address. The sender name might be the same but the address is different. That means to block these, I would have to copy the addresses into the block box. That is not a small task. So, since AOL is unable to provide any easy way to block these spam messages, I find myself looking at changing my email to another account. I have been an AOL member since the 1980s. So this is not an easy decision but a necessary one.
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MICHAEL RABER
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The filter system no longer works to block domain names. As a paying member, I had an AOL rep. attempt to modify a filter I had to block @prodigy.net.mx, from which vast amounts of fake OATH phishing come every day from different e-mail addresses. The AOL rep's change made no difference. If we pay for AOL service, we should be able to stop wasting time deleting all this garbage. Please return filter system settings to allow this; they used to work.
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Robert failla
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I created a new email address and want to eliminate the old one so I do not get messages to that account anymore?The one I put on here is the old one and want to eliminate it
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Anonymous
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How do you block and send any email from a certain domain straight to the Trash Can? I get way too many emails from @*.us. * signifies a lot of different names. Too many to add each one, but they all end in .us.
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2ruff
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Most of the spam Icoming in in the past 6 months have a .uk address. Do i want to discuss my credit score, VA claims or pretty much any thing from Robot.whatever@whoknows.uk.
I do believe AOL has the ability to sniff out these scammers without affecting the legitimate emails.
I have no problem with some censoring of garbage spam from garbage peddlers who are looking only to steal.
sites include @co.uk and org.uk
Also robot@craigslist.org is as bogus as can be.
Come on AOL you can fix this or you can just keep your head in the sand... Thinking head in the sand will be the response if any response happens...... -
Candice Harvey
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could you please create a drop down category so we can block a site or domain or address with one click. I've tried filtering out but they get through anyway. Godaddy has a one click solution. i get solicitations to these nasty adult sites. I tried asking to be removed and it made it worse.
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Anonymous
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The people who use your service need a "Block this web site" as part of their email options. We are be daily harassed by many web sites that are offensive, obnoxious, and sell products which do not pertain to the person but fill up our email. Most of these emails come from a common website. There must be mass mailing websites on the internet which at best are annoying. If I could block them it would eliminate many annoyances with using email. I know there is a long complicated way to do this but there must be a way to set my computer to block the websites I want to block
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John
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I am now getting 10 - 20 email scams every day from the country of Columbia .co These are all tricky scams w financial subject lines. Very dangerous.