Why is all of my Sent email being tagged as from a blocked sender?

My sent email are suddenly being marked as from a blocked sender I have just looked into my Sent Folder on Mac Mail and all the emails have a red hand on them indicating that they are from a blocked sender. These are emails I have sent to people I know and are in my address book.


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MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 11.7

Posted on Mar 13, 2023 03:02 PM

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Posted on Mar 14, 2023 04:37 PM

What is the mail provider that you use for mail and what is the smtp server you have for sending your mail. It may be that the smpt mail provider, server, and/or its ip address have been flagged as a spammer and are on a list that mail providers use to block all mail from that sender.


Alternatively, if you are trying to send mail using an smtp program on your own computer or network special provisions need to be made to get your server recognized.

Another case is if you have an email address that is different from that of the server, the server may refuse to send it. Let's say you are receiving all mail from all your email addresses and the primary addess that you have set up is at your email provider, call it YourName@mailServer.com. But you want to send mail not only from your primary address YourName@mailServer.com but from an address that is in a private domain you own that does not have a mail server, maybe YourName@Smith.org. There are special settings that are not trivial and are different in each mail system. The Apple Mail program has things that need to be set up in the Mail program and in the System Preferences Accounts.

More details about what mail program you are using (is it Apple's Mail Program, Proton Mail, or what ??) and what your settings are (delete personal details and replace them with things like 'MyName, MyServer, NNN, XXX, etc) will be helpful.

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Mar 14, 2023 04:37 PM in response to Answersformac2023

What is the mail provider that you use for mail and what is the smtp server you have for sending your mail. It may be that the smpt mail provider, server, and/or its ip address have been flagged as a spammer and are on a list that mail providers use to block all mail from that sender.


Alternatively, if you are trying to send mail using an smtp program on your own computer or network special provisions need to be made to get your server recognized.

Another case is if you have an email address that is different from that of the server, the server may refuse to send it. Let's say you are receiving all mail from all your email addresses and the primary addess that you have set up is at your email provider, call it YourName@mailServer.com. But you want to send mail not only from your primary address YourName@mailServer.com but from an address that is in a private domain you own that does not have a mail server, maybe YourName@Smith.org. There are special settings that are not trivial and are different in each mail system. The Apple Mail program has things that need to be set up in the Mail program and in the System Preferences Accounts.

More details about what mail program you are using (is it Apple's Mail Program, Proton Mail, or what ??) and what your settings are (delete personal details and replace them with things like 'MyName, MyServer, NNN, XXX, etc) will be helpful.

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Why is all of my Sent email being tagged as from a blocked sender?

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