Blocking senders sounds impressive, mighty and useful, but it rarely is. To combat spam, for example, it is practically useless as spammers change their purported "address" with every message.
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That being said, you can block mail by an annoying person who forwards every joke and virus warning, for example. In Windows Live Hotmail and Hotmail, this is easy, too.
Block an Email Address in Windows Live Hotmail
To add a sender to your Windows Live Hotmail blocked senders list:
- Select Options | More Options... (or just Options if no menu comes up) from the Windows Live Hotmail toolbar.
- Follow the Safe and blocked senders link under Junk e-mail.
- Now click Blocked senders.
- Type the undesired email address under Blocked e-mail address or domain:.
- You can block all addresses at a domain — the domain being what comes after the '@' sign in an email address — by entering just that.
- Click Add to list >>.
Block a Sender by Email Address in MSN Hotmail
To block mail from an email address in Hotmail:
- Select Options from the main Hotmail navigation bar.
- Make sure the Mail category is selected.
- Follow the Junk E-Mail Protection.
- Click Block Senders.
- Now type the address you want to block in the single entry field on the left.
- Click Add >>.
- Now click OK.
Unblocking a sender blocked by mistake is just as easy.
