is there a way to block email contacts in mail on my Mac by selecting all and issuing 1 block command?

I receive about 20 phishing/spam emails per day. To identify them as blocked, I have to select each email one at a time. It would be a time saver to be able to select a group of them and mark as blocked.

iMac (M1, 2021)

Posted on Aug 21, 2023 1:03 PM

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ku4hx

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Aug 21, 2023 1:42 PM in response to jake_powel

You can set up Rules, but their performance is not 100%.

If you search this forum, you'll find posts concerning spam. The truth is spam email is a fact of life and we just have to deal with it the best we can.

I use rules, but no matter how aggressive I make them, some slip through into the inbox.

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