- You can block emails on aol by adding the person who sent the email to your “blocked senders” list or by marking the email as spam.
- if you are using aol mail on your computer, you can add emails to the blocked senders list through the settings menu.
- if you are Using the AOL Mail mobile app, you can mark emails as spam, which will prevent those senders from reaching your inbox.
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Like most email services, aol gives you a way to block unwanted email from cluttering up your inbox. however, how you block senders depends on whether you’re using aol mail in a web browser or a mobile app.
In a browser, you can add unwanted email addresses to a blocked senders list. In the mobile app, you can mark emails as spam, which will automatically send any future messages from that sender to your spam folder.
Here’s how to block emails on AOL, through a browser on your Mac or PC, or the mobile app on your iPhone or Android device.
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how to block emails in aol in a web browser
1. Open aol mail in a browser, then click “options” in the upper right corner of the web page, just below your email address.
2. in the dropdown menu, select “mail settings”.
3. on the mail settings page, click on “block senders”, which you can find in the navigation panel on the left side of the screen.
4. Enter the email address of someone you want to block, then press enter or return, or click the “+” to the right of the email address. repeat that process for as many senders as you want to block.
5. when you’re done, click “save settings”.
how to block emails in aol on the mobile app
1. In the aol mobile app, tap an email from a sender you want to block.
2. tap the three-dot menu at the bottom right of the screen, then tap “report spam”.
3. repeat this process for any other emails you want to block.
Once you mark an email as spam, future emails from that sender will be automatically deleted. It will also help aol’s algorithms detect more spam from other senders in the future.
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