How to Block a Sender in Yandex.Mail

Block an obnoxious sender for good

What to Know

  • Block any email address: Select the Settings gear in the inbox. Choose Message filtering. Enter an email address under Blacklist. Select Add.
  • Block from within an email: Select the sender's name or email address. Choose the Add to Blacklist icon in the dialog box.

This article explains how to block an email address in Yandex.Mail. It includes information on making a filter to delete unwanted messages on receipt and on unblocking a sender.

Block Any Email Address in Yandex.Mail

In Yandex.Mail, the spam filter takes care of most random junk emails. Still, you might receive unwanted messages. With Yandex.Mail, you can maintain a blacklist to which you can add unwanted email addresses. You won't receive email from any address on your blacklist.

To prevent messages from a particular email address from arriving in your Yandex.Mail inbox (so you have no indication the message has been sent at all):

  1. Select the Settings gear in your Yandex.Mail inbox.

  2. Select Message filtering from the menu that appears.

    The Message Filtering settings option in Yandex Mail
  3. Enter the email address you want to block under Blacklist.

    The Blacklist field in Yandex Mail
  4. Select Add. Emails from that sender will no longer reach your inbox.

    The Add button in the Blacklist in Yandex Mail

You can block only individual email addresses in Yandex.Mail, not entire domains.

Block a Sender Quickly in Yandex.Mail

Block future messages from a particular sender when you receive an email message from that person.

  1. Open an email from the address you want to block in Yandex.Mail.

  2. Select the sender's email address or name.

    Screenshot of Add to Blacklist icon
  3. Select the Add to Blacklist icon in the dialog box that opens.

    The Add to Blacklist button in Yandex Mail

The sender sheet may not be available for certain messages.

Delete Unwanted Messages Upon Receipt

Another way to avoid Yandex spam is to create a filter that sends unwanted email messages straight to the trash.

  1. Select the All Settings gear icon in your Yandex.Mail's top navigation bar.

  2. Select Message filters from the options that have appeared.

    The Message Filtering settings option in Yandex Mail
  3. Choose the Create Filter button.

    A screenshot of Yandex Mail filters settings with the Create Filter button highlighted
  4. Enter the email address of the sender from whom you want to delete messages automatically in the If From Contains box.

    The email entry field in a Yandex Mail filter
  5. Select Delete under Take the following action.

    The Delete action in a Yandex Mail filter
  6. Select Create Filter.

    The Create Filter button in Yandex Mail

Unblock a Sender in Yandex.Mail

Remove an address from your list of blocked senders using Message Filtering.

  1. Select the All Settings gear icon in your Yandex.Mail's top navigation bar.

  2. Select Message filtering from the options that have appeared.

    The Message Filtering settings option in Yandex Mail
  3. Make sure the address you want to unblock is selected under Blacklist.

    You can check and unblock multiple addresses in one go, of course.

  4. Select Delete from List.

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