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so it appears that the new mail servers spam blocking routes all sorts of spam to my spam folder. problem is that it's ignoring my filters which means that emails with a FROM that never changes cannot be filtered. what's annoying is that it doesn't mark it as spam like the old server so I keep thinking I am doing something wrong with the filters.
examples are:
The Press Rundown<updates@mail.pressrundown.com>
Join Membership<laughing@n2.funnyeditor.com>
Words Trivia<trivia@mail.wordstrivia.com>
I have filters for the above which are supposed to discard the emails. they aren't being discarded and instead are going to my spam folder.
what's really annoying is that I went for almost 12 years without any spam (or very litte), and in the last 2 years have started getting inundated with it.
- CurtB2 years agoValued Contributor III
You could have saved a lot of typing if you'd read the reply immediately above yours.
Filter Rules don't apply to email flagged as spam by one of the email security companies.
- Flinx2 years agoContributor
well that's just stupid. how can I filter them properly if they skip my filters and I have no control over them.
- WiderMouthOpen2 years agoEsteemed Contributor
I think it is the way the platform is designed. The email hits Cox's anti-spam system first before it even reaches your inbox for your rules to take effect. As I understand it, there is no way to turn the spam filter off with the new UI. With the old method, you could report false negatives to ThisIsNotSpam@cox.net with the email in question being sent as a attachment. That part is important.
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