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molly1429
Posts: 1
Registered: ‎05-06-2012

I want to block an email address

I would like to block an email address so I do not receive any emails from them.  How do I do this?   It doesn't look like there is an easy solution to this.  I should be able to block an email address.  Any help you can give me would be appreciated.

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reasd
Posts: 4,623
Registered: ‎02-22-2007

Re: I want to block an email address

Hello,

The info you provided is very vague and many ways to do this but basically what you have to do is setup a email filter.

 

 

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Queen-Evie
Posts: 12,362
Registered: ‎02-04-2004

Re: I want to block an email address

[ Edited ]

You could either click Preferences/Email Filters and set up a mail filter

 

OR

 

There is something in place where you can set up a filter without going to Preferences to set it up if you use Xfinity Connect full version.

 

The method below is much easier because the From: field in the filter set up will have the address in it. If setting up a filter from Preferences you will have to open the mail, copy the address, click Preferences/Email Filter and do several other steps to create the filter.

 

HIGHLIGHT the mail in your INBOX. RIGHT click on the highlighted mail. Choose New Filter.

 

Give the filter a name.

 

If you are blocking an address do nothing to the From portion.

 

Click the - to the right of subject. You won't need that since subject tiltes likely won't be the same every time.

 

Choose what to do with the mail. You can have it sent to trash OR discard which will delete the mail from the server. You will never see it.

 

Click OK.

 

If you use Xfinity Connect lite version you can click Preferences/Email/Filters. Follow the directions above when setting up the filter.


 

 

 

 

 

 



 


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Latoque
Posts: 1,495
Registered: ‎06-10-2006

Re: I want to block an email address

[ Edited ]

Question for ya Queen E------I selected some emails in  my inbox using your right-click method and it worked OK.  But if I highlighted a message from this forum, the New Filter option is greyed out.

 

Any idea why?  Just curious.

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Queen-Evie
Posts: 12,362
Registered: ‎02-04-2004

Re: I want to block an email address

Are you talking about the email notifications when someone replies to a topic you are subscribed to? If so, New Filter is not grayed out for me.

 

No clue why it would be for you.



 


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Latoque
Posts: 1,495
Registered: ‎06-10-2006

Re: I want to block an email address

[ Edited ]

Yes I mean the forum notifications.  I just right clicked on the one I got from your post immediately above this one, and "Mark as Unread", "View Source", and "New Filter" are all greyed out.  Everything else in the menu is active.

 

I'm on a Mac, but that shouldn't have anything to do with it.  I went straight to the webmail page.

 

Huh.

 

ETA:  I just opened that message, and Mark as Unread is now available.  View Source and New Filter are still greyed out.

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Queen-Evie
Posts: 12,362
Registered: ‎02-04-2004

Re: I want to block an email address

Latoque, start a new thread about the greyed out issue.

 

 



 


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Latoque
Posts: 1,495
Registered: ‎06-10-2006

Re: I want to block an email address

OK

New Visitor
Posts: 1
Registered: ‎10-20-2007

Re: I want to block an email address

How do I block an email coming from a gmail address

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Queen-Evie
Posts: 12,362
Registered: ‎02-04-2004

Re: I want to block an email address

Follow the directions in post #3 above.



 


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Posts: 1
Registered: ‎03-31-2009

Re: I want to block an email address

Please advise me how to block a sender from my email.  Thank you

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Queen-Evie
Posts: 12,362
Registered: ‎02-04-2004

Re: I want to block an email address


Queen-Evie wrote:

Follow the directions in post #3 above.


 



 


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EstelaR
Posts: 1
Registered: ‎12-28-2012

Re: I want to block an email address

I would like to block an email address so I do not receive any emails from them.  How do I do this?   It doesn't look like there is an easy solution to this.  I should be able to block an email address.  Any help you can give me would be appreciated.

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CCCarole
Posts: 24,395
Registered: ‎05-21-2006

Re: I want to block an email address

[ Edited ]

See this link for detailed instructions:

http://customer.comcast.com/help-and-support/internet/delete-or-redirect-unwanted-spam/

 

You can also set up the filter by right clicking on the email message and choosing NEW FILTER in the drop down menu.

 

CC



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jx777f
Posts: 1
Registered: ‎01-12-2013

Re: I want to block an email address

I want to block an email, not just send it to spam or other folder.

 

I want the sender to receive a unable to deliever notice so they think my email address no longer exists or they know they are blocked because their email gets bounced back to them.

 

Again, I do not want to just redirect it to a new folder, I want the sender to know I DID NOT receive the email so they will stop sending them.  AKA stop stalking me.

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CCCarole
Posts: 24,395
Registered: ‎05-21-2006

Re: I want to block an email address

You can create an email filter to block, but there is no way in XfinityConnect to also have the message bounced back to them.

 

http://customer.comcast.com/help-and-support/internet/delete-or-redirect-unwanted-spam/

 



Need Email Help? Please post the following information in your post.
Do you use XfinityConnect? The Full or Lite version?
Do you use an email client? Which one? (Eg; Windows Live mail, Outlook, a smartphone etc.)
Which browser/version do you use? And- have you cleared your browser cache?
Which operating system? XP, Vista, Windows 7, Mac OS X
Details of the problem you are having.




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Joe332
Posts: 1
Registered: ‎01-22-2013

Re: I want to block an email address

I want to block an email address

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Queen-Evie
Posts: 12,362
Registered: ‎02-04-2004

Re: I want to block an email address

Follow the directions in Post #3 above.



 


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