Filtering Email With Your Mail Client

In this climate of increased spam you may find it useful to permanently filter email you receive from a specific source. Different email clients do this in different ways, listed below are some examples from common clients.

If the “From” address is consistent you can create a rule to move all messages from that sender to a particular folder (like your junk mail folder).

Google mail (web version)

• Click the drop-down menu next to Reply.
• Select Filter messages like this.
• Enter your filter criteria in the appropriate field(s).

Google’s online directions (more detailed)

Outlook

• Right click the email you want to block.
• Choose Rules > Always move messages from <sender>.
• You will then be prompted to choose the folder the emails should be delivered to.

Mac OSX Mail

• Mail menu: Preferences: Rules tab.
• Type in a name for your rule.
• If “any” of the following conditions are met.
• “From” “Contains” (type in the email address of the sender)