Can I block specific email? (Outlook 2k SP3)

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Is there any way to block email from specific email addresses? I would prefer that it not be accepted and therefore I’d never see it and have to deal with it.

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If your ISP offers this, yes. But if not, you can “fake it” using Rules:

1. Create a new message and draft the rejection text. Save the message as a template (.oft) file.
2. Create a new rule that will identify the sender, and set it to:
   • Reply with the rejection message; and
   • Delete the received message.

[/list]Not as good as blocking, but it gets the point across.

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Here’s another take on this issue.

Some rotten folks send out thousands of thousands of email without even knowing whether or not they have a valid email address. When you reply (even with a “rejection email”), they then know that they have a valid email address! Then they just keep sending emails.

So, I advise our staff NOT to reply. Otherwise, I agree with jscher2000 — Set up a rule to delete any mail from that email address – or use the Junk Mail feature.

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