How to customize the Blacklist

 

Complete the steps below to customize the Blacklist.

 

Step

Action

1

Select the Blacklist tab, and click , or click  and then  

The Spam tools window displays with the My blacklist option selected.

2

In the Action area, you can specify the action you want MailWasher Pro to take when an email is from someone on your blacklist. Select from:

·      Mark the email for deletion, or

·      Mark the email for bounce and

then select when you want the action to be performed. Select from:

·      On ‘Process Mail’ (recommended), or

·      Automatically (with notification).

 

 MailWasher Pro does not auto-delete messages marked by DNS spam blacklist servers, for example SpamCop.

3

Click .

The Blacklist options window displays.

4

You can specify a limit on the number of days that individual email addresses and wildcard expressions remain on your Blacklist by selecting the checkbox of the Expire unused email addresses from list after X days and Expire unused wildcard expressions from list after X days fields, and entering the required time limit (between 1-999 days).

5

If you want to, you can enter or  to a shared Friends list or Blacklist file, and enter the shared file details in the File name for shared blacklist & friends list file (optional) field.

Using shared files allows multiple users to contribute to the list of known spammers and friends, which reduces your chance of receiving spam.

6

Select the Sort emails in the blacklist and friends list by domain if you want MailWasher Pro to do this.

7

Click  to save your selections.

 

Need more information? Check the FAQ:

·      Can I import a blacklist?

·      Why don’t big imported Spam lists work with MailWasher Pro?

·      Why can I import the Junk Senders File from Outlook into MailWasher Pro, but not from Outlook Express?

·      How does the ’Mark blacklisted messages’ option work?