Control Spam Email

Being bombarded with spam?

Your mail server has an anti spam filter. It might block suspected spam altogether, or let you decide whether a suspicious email is really OK. In the latter case, the spam filter will mark emails in the subject line that it suspects are spam. Eg SpamAssassin uses ***SPAM***.

You can use the filter function in your email software to manage suspected spam so that your inbox isn't choked up with likely garbage.

If you get lots of emails coming through as legitimate when they clearly aren't: log in via webmail & use Settings to strengthen the spam filter on the mail server.

Here are instructions on how to send emails that were marked as suspected spam directly to your spam or junk folder. Before you empty that Junk folder, quickly check each sender/email, in case some real mail snuck into the spam pile.

These instructions are for some of the email software that is popular with Bizazz clients. 

Thunderbird

Instructions from support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1161919
Right-click the account name in Thunderbird.  Choose Settings.

Select Junk Settings (left side of screen) for the account you need.

On the right side of the screen are Thunderbird's actions for junk mail. Choose 'Move new junk messages to' and select the folder where you want the junk messages to go.

Apple Mail

The instructions vary depending on your operating system. Go to support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/mail/cpmlprefjunk/mac

To explore your options and change to your preferences: in your Mail app, choose Mail, then Preferences, then click Junk Mail. 

Or use Mailbox Behaviours to change where your messages are stored. support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/mail/cpmlprefacctmbox/mac

Outlook

Read Microsoft's guide to spam and Outlook. Then decide how best to manage your Outlook mail. support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/overview-of-the-junk-email-filter-5ae3ea8e-cf41-4fa0-b02a-3b96e21de089