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This How.com.vn teaches you how to prevent someone from emailing you by blocking their email address in Microsoft Outlook (formerly known as Hotmail). You cannot block a sender's email address from within the mobile app.
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Open the Outlook website. Doing so will open your inbox if you're logged into Outlook.- If you aren't already logged in, click Sign in, enter your email address (or phone number) and password, and click Sign in.
Click ⚙️. It's in the top-right corner of the Outlook page.Advertisement
Click Options. You'll find it at the bottom of the drop-down menu below the Settings "gear" icon.
Click Blocked senders. It's beneath the "Junk email" heading, which is a subfolder of the "Mail" category. You'll find this option on the bottom-left side of the page.
Click the "Enter a sender or domain here" field. It's in the middle of the page. This is where you'll type in the email address of the person whom you wish to block.
Type in a sender's email address. Be sure to include the complete address, such as [email protected].
Press ↵ Enter. Doing so will add the desired email address to Outlook's block list.- You can also click the + icon to the right of the email address field.
Click Save. It's at the top of the page, directly above the "Blocked senders" heading. Doing so will save your changes and prevent any future attempts from your blocked sender to contact you.
Community Q&A
- QuestionHow can I block all emails coming from the same address?
Community AnswerUse * as a wildcard, e.g *@badaddress.com. - QuestionIf I block someone's email, will all previous mail from them also be deleted?Community AnswerNo. Just delete all emails from that sender and they will be automatically be deleted going forward.
- QuestionDoes the sender get notified that the email wasn't delivered?Community AnswerThey don't exactly get notified. It just won't say that it was delivered, but it will just seem like you haven't checked your emails.
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- If you are receiving spoofed emails which appear to be sent from your own email address, try adding your email address to the "Blocked E-Mail Senders" list.Thanks
Warnings
- Make sure the people you block are legitimately spammers before doing so.Thanks
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