How to Block a Domain in Outlook Mail on the Web

Block domains using blocked senders or email rules

By

Heinz Tschabitscher

Updated on February 3, 2021

Reviewed by

Jon Fisher

MS Office

What to Know

In Outlook settings, choose Mail > Junk email. Under Blocked senders and domains, choose Add. Enter a domain name and select Save.
Create a filter: Go to Outlook settings > Mail > Rules > Add new rule. Select conditions, such as a domain to exclude, then choose actions.
Rules and filters can be used to specify conditions that prevent certain emails from reaching you or being deleted.

With Outlook Mail on the web, you can block messages from individual senders, as well as entire domains. Here, we show you how to use Outlook.com and Outlook Online to block specific domains, as well as how to create rules or filters for blocking other types of messages.

Block a Domain in Outlook Mail on the Web

To have Outlook Mail on the web reject messages from all email addresses at a specific domain:

Select Settings (the gear icon ⚙️).
Select View all Outlook settings.
Select Mail > Junk email.
In the Blocked senders and domains section, select Add.
Type the domain name you want to block, then press Enter to add the domain to the list.

The domain name appears after the @ in an email address. For example, if the recipient is client1@clientcompany.com, the domain is clientcompany.com.
Select Save, then close the Settings dialog box.

Now when you get an email from that domain, it's automatically diverted to your Junk Email folder.

Block a Domain in Outlook Mail on the Web Using Filters

To set up a rule that automatically deletes certain emails — such as all emails from a domain you cannot block using the blocked senders list — in Outlook Mail on the web:

Select Settings.
Select View all Outlook settings.
Select Mail > Rules.
Select Add new rule.
Name the rule, then select the Add a condition dropdown arrow and choose Sender address includes.
In the Enter all or part of an address text box, enter the domain you want to block.
Select the Add an action dropdown arrow and choose Mark as Junk.
Optionally, to specify conditions that prevent an email from being deleted even though it is from a blocked domain (or sender), select Add an exception, then choose From.
Enter the email address you want to allow.
Select Save to finish.
Close the Settings dialog box.

Any email from the domain you've defined in the rule automatically goes to the Junk Email folder. Only email addresses you've specified in the exclusions are allowed in your inbox and won't be diverted to the Junk Email folder.

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