# When you block someone from e-mailing you ...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-block-someone-from-e-mailing-you/145641>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 30, 2002, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-block-someone-from-e-mailing-you/145641 "2002-12-30T07:22:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2002, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-block-someone-from-e-mailing-you/145641/1 "2002-12-30T07:22:42Z")

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… and they try to send you something, does the e-mail bounce back to them with a message that they’re blocked, or does the e-mail just get deposited in the Great Void?

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**Author:** ![Alereon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecd19e/32.png) [@Alereon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alereon)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2002, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-block-someone-from-e-mailing-you/145641/2 "2002-12-30T07:35:13Z")

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Depends how you block it. If you block it in your client, it will probably just be deleted upon reciept. If you block it at your ISP, or using a service like Hotmail, the sender might recieve a bounce message.

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**Author:** ![John\_Kentzel-Griffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ccd318/32.png) [@John\_Kentzel-Griffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Kentzel-Griffin)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2002, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-block-someone-from-e-mailing-you/145641/3 "2002-12-30T07:43:18Z")

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Here’s a suggestion on how find out what happens. Block one of _your_ e-mail accounts. (If you don’t have another, just set up a hotmail account.) Then try and see what happens.