Getting Alerts for Hot Emails Only

You’ll need to determine how to create an inbox rule for your mail system. Most mail clients let you set up filters or rules that can alert you about specific incoming emails that may be crucial. Instructions vary, so check the Help pages on the provider’s...

Enable Spam Blocking

Most email providers include an automatic junk mail filter as part of their service. If it is not fully automatic, the controls to turn it on and set sensitivity should be somewhere in your email’s Settings or Options screen.

Enable Spam Blocking

To deal with spam in Outlook, we do NOT recommend the built-in junk mail filter. Instead, pick one of these options: (If you use Hosted Exchange or manage your own mail accounts) You can usually enable server-side spam filtering for everyone in your organization. Log...

Enable Spam Blocking

Gmail does an excellent job of blocking most junk mail because it learns from all Gmail users across the world. If anything gets past the spam filter, don’t just delete it, click the Report Spam button at the top of the email message. This teaches Gmail how to...