Email blocking question

I don’t really want to get to the point where I’m blocking all emails 'cept those who are in my address book, but I am getting really tired of certain bulk emailers.

Specifically the “tatiana” one that always offers up porn etc.

But, the only thing specific about the address (they use different domain names and so on) is the “Tatiana” part (I may be misspelling it). It’s always something like “Tatiana394@hotmail.com” or “TatianaSpeaks@yahoo.com” and so on.

Is there a way to block all senders with “tatiana” in the name?

(I"ll just live w/it should my sister in law decide to change her email to “Tatiana@aol.com

Crap, I knew I’d forget something. :smack: (see how useful that little guy is?)

I use hotmail. But depending on which computer I’m at, either access it via the web or have it as part of my outlook express system.

Yup. Go to the “custom filter” section in options and you can direct any messages with “tatania” in the sender name to your trash can. Meanwhile, my block sender list and custom filter are both full, yet I get about twenty spam messages a day. I hate hotmail.

thanks so much, mission accomplished (twice, since I finally noticed it was “Titiana” not “Tatiana” damn those folks are clever…

I never noticed the ‘Custom filter’ thingie before. 'preciate it.

Just a warning, though - it won’t ever stop. I quit using hotmail because I was getting 30+ spam messages a day in my inbox, despite having my block sender list and custom filter full.

I switched to Yahoo and haven’t received ANY junk mail in the last 3 months. It’s sooooo nice!

Don’t I know it, Busty. I’m thinking of blocking anything with an exclamation mark in it. But really, there’s got to be a way. My grandmother barely checks her account, thank the gods 'cause it’s usually full of porn site ads- and she’s never, ever put her email online (e.g. on a website).

Cat Fight, i have a feeling your custom filters are not full. if you’ve used up the default 13 custom filters, the 14th automatically comes up empty and ready to take your orders. if this doesn’t happen, just click on “Move Up” for the 13th custom filter. this will create a 14th empty filter at the bottom.

i’m currently using 28 active filters. yes, i use the “!” mark. but what i do is, stuff like ! and ? etc goes to my junk mail folder, so i can review it. stuff like Mortgage and Insurance etc. goes to Trash straight.

here are the words i use a filter on, perhaps you could use some:

Mortgage Approved Money Debt <hotmail username> Credit $ Free ! % Bills Insurance Viagra … (yes, dot dot dot) Movies CD DVD Sex Webcam “Working from home” sbwoo ( my tatiana equivalent) “As Seen On TV” Weight Income Legal Offer “You have won” Congratulations!!!

Those that you are sure you will not receive from friends, send to trash… those that you expect drunk friends to send you, send to junk to review at leisure…

This has cut my hotmail junk from 70 a day to 2 a day in the inbox.