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One thing that saves us from opening a vicious email filled with malware is that most of these emails go directly to our junk or spam folders. Once in a while, a legitimate email can be sent to your ...

The algorithms guarding our inboxes have now developed to the stage that spam is usually kept at bay, but these auto-sorting processes aren’t perfect yet—if you’re not regularly opening up your spam ...

The location for storing unwanted email as determined by a spam filter. Also called a "junk folder" or "junk mailbox," spam folders are created by mail servers as well as by the user's email program.

QUESTION: Why can’t I get an important email message containing a link that I need but other messages from the same company come through just fine? ANSWER: Few things in the tech world are as ...

The spam folder in your email application is a lifesaver, screening out tonnes of junk messages you don’t want to waste your time with. But are legitimate emailers also struggling to make it past your ...

Q: I am writing to see if you know a way to stop spam e-mails from returning in my Yahoo account. I can delete them, supposedly permanently, but the same ones keep coming back — and then some! … I ...

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...

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While the spam filters for Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo, and other email providers are pretty good, sometimes they make mistakes and are a little overzealous in flagging emails as spam. Here’s how to make ...

When people report your email as spam, chances are your next email will go to the junk folder. Here’s what you’re doing wrong — and how to protect yourself from spam complaints. But how do you know if ...