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Block not working

I blocked this person, why is s/he still able to send me email?

Check the email address on the from: line, is it exactly the same as the one you are blocking? For example, Email Filters aren't intelligent enough to know the difference between Joe@blah.com and Joey@blah.com. For persistent spammers, it can be a good idea to block particular subjects (using your email program's filtering feature) rather than addresses.

November 22, 2009

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