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Spam and Junk
I have been using MS Windows almost from the day it was invented, at least since I purchased my first computer in the 1960's and similarly using MS Office in all its guises. Throughout that time I have been totally satisfied other than minor glitches, some of which were my fault. So why am I publishing this now?
Because I am totally fed up with Junk and Spam. I have been diligently reporting it through the MS Report tool but I have concluded that far from reducing the number (50+ a day!) the number is actually increasing. Completely unrealistic email addresses happily pass through whatever filters are supposedly in place, threats that MS products are about to be disconnected are regularly received, threats that I have not paid for services I have never had (and don't want!) - the list is long.
Why isn't the MS filter system working? A friend who uses Apple (I didn't mean to swear!) gets zero spam messages. If Apple can do it why not MS?
Even as I have been typing this I have received a message saying my outlook account is going to be deleted. Please don't put this back on me, suggesting I change my email. I have a large email address book which would be a nightmare to change and not least probably cost a significant sum.
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If the spam is ending up in your Junk Email folder then using the Reporting tool is not needed.
Here's the steps an Exchange Engineer once told me at a conference a number of years ago to manage my mailbox with as little effort as possible.
- Check Inbox, move spam to Junk Email (this tells backend servers that you find it to be junk)
- Check Junk Email, move any legit items to your Inbox
- Empty Junk Email folder
That's it. No Rules, No Blocks, No Reporting.
Microsoft blocks multi-Billions (yes that's a B) of emails a day from ever entering our mailboxes. They let the ones they aren't 100% sure about through just in case something might be legit for you.
Also, realize that Business users do get better spam blocking, but we are of course paying for it, whereas the majority of Consumer users do not. As for your friend, maybe they've never released their email address publicly. So far, there are no email services that can promise 0 spam.
Are you talking about using Apple with New Outlook and they get no spam? Or using icloud for their email on an Apple?
