SPAM
I get certain emails all the time...and now, all of a sudden, and it's hit or miss, you're asking me if its save of not. If I've interacted with the sender before, especially for YEARS, stop asking me that stupid question. Sometime multiple times almost near each other.
Certainly you have a way to figure out the algorithm, right? You're a tech company, right? Then I get emails that are obviously spam that end up in my in box.
Get your act together please.
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TIM MOON
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I thought I found a way to do just this, block the domain, I googled, AI'd it and it told me how to put the filter on for just the domain name, but alas, today I have tons of emails in my spam folder from juliesmomentsofgrace.com...ugh, the filter does not work
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KENNETH SLOTKOWSKI
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That will help the problem! So many spam emails have an enormous number of leading random characters from the same domain that increasing the list to even a million won't get rid of them. A better solution is to use wild cards i.e., an asterisk * to minimize them. Example: *@domain.* Domain can be: com, de, fr, org, info and etc.
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PEGGIE STRACHAN
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This is critical. I am so tired of the same spammers sending multiple junk, some of which is definitely illegal - nude, etc. types.
Just go to whois.com/who is and type in the domain name. Then block the sender for all! Or give me 30,000 to block, that might cover six months worth. Gmail has no problem blocking theirs! Just saying.
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KENNETH SLOTKOWSKI
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I put in a request to AOL Support so their system would recognize wild cards. As an example I get an enormous amount of spam from: @gerdasine.info . In order for AOL to prevent more from them, the email user can alter the address to add an asterisk to the domain, i.e. *@gerdasine.info . Therefore all subsequent emails from them should be deleted automatically going forward.
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SUSRACH HM
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They will do nothing except welcome in more spam Totally useless. So many complaints about Spam and they do nothing, Time to transition to gmail- nice and simply, no spam, no disgusting ad.
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JACQUELINE GRIEST
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I got this and also the opposite problem. Back in June the campground I use on a almost weekly basis six months out of the year suddenly started getting rejection notices from my email address that it can't send to me. I don't know if one of my emails went to spam and I missed catching it because a lot of my good emails are going to spam. I have no clue how to be able to get emails from the campground booking program which uses the campground email. I can get regular email from the staff, just not the booking program. I have added them as a contact to see if that helps at all. I don't have the email address blocked. AOL said to reach out to them. They are the ones that kindly left me know there was an issue.
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PEGGIE STRACHAN
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Way back you were able to do that....with an asterisk *.domain name. It was awesome. Now we are capped at, what, 1,000 emails. Pittance, mere pittance. I can block that in a short amount of time. We need unlimited blocking!!!! or the *.domain name.
Finding out who these spammers are, isn't all that difficult AOL.
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Philip J Gentile
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Sick and tired of having to clear blocked addresses every 3-4 months as I reach the 1k max one at a time. SENDERS SHOULD BE NOTIFIED THEY ARE BLOCKED! Millions of scammers may be reduced if they are notified!!!!
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Philip J Gentile
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Sick and tired of having to clear blocked addresses every 3-4 months as I reach the 1k max. SENDERS SHOULD BE NOTIFIED THEY ARE BLOCKED!
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PEGGIE STRACHAN
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I agree with ALL the postings to increase the number of blocked emails. Since AOL is having problems controlling the amount of spam, we users' ability to add to block emails might help the situation.
Please increase it. I could do 1,000 in a month, and that's being kind.
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PAUL HARTMAN
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When AOL first started, they had the option of blocking by address or domain. Why they mess with things that set them apart from others is beyond me. This week, 150+ emails from terdacine.nl, each with a different start but all ending with @terdacine.nl which AOL doesn't seem to care or mind. Really pathetic these new changes which makes people want to go elsewhere.
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John LoPresti
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PLEASE INCREASE THE BLOCKED MAIL LIST TO 10,000 OR 100,000 EVEN!! 1,000 IS JUST NOT ENOUGH!!!
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WALTER KEMMERER
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What happened to "BLOCK SENDERS"? Please put it back.
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LILLIAN DELPILAR
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The 1000-address limit for blocking spam emails is not effective. I've already reached that limit. At least show us a chronological sort so we can unblock the oldest ones first. If you could allow blocking by domain, that would help minimize the problem -- a particular spammer can just auto generate hundreds of usernames on the same domain so one block instead of hundreds would be more efficient.
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Brian Fisher
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Why did you remove-"BLOCK SENDER"? I need this to stop scammers etc.RESTORE IT! STOP MESSING WITH AOL SETTINGS!!
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roryharrow
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I don't have the Block senders option on my AOL email. When I Click on security and privacy I can't block anyone.
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PETER GIROUX
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I don't have the Block senders option on my AOL email. When Click on security and privacy I can't block anyone.
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ISRAEL SIMOES
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AOL Limit to 1000 mail spams is a joke!
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RICHARD BENNETT
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I request that you extend the ability to block email senders (especially from the spam folders) at a number far above 1,000 where it appears to be capped currently. Please? It's an excellent feature and really helps to control the large number of ridiculous messages.
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JOHN ZDYRKO
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Spam should be blocked by the end of the address . if they can change the start your Filter serves no purpose. GMail doesn't have this problem their spam filters work!!!!!!!