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Thread ID: 94301 2008-10-23 17:47:00 Spam sarel (2490) PC World Chat
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714155 2008-10-23 17:47:00 Any way yet to delete spam automatically in Gmail? This morning I went through my usual daily ritual of cleaning all spam folders of all my email accounts and just wondered.

I wonder if the spammers know that to send me a spam message that says "Hear her moan" does nothing for me, as I hear that all the time (Not, lol)

sarel
sarel (2490)
714156 2008-10-23 17:51:00 I want to know if it's possible too, my wife's always moaning at me me to do this, do that etc gary67 (56)
714157 2008-10-23 19:15:00 I'd like to know, too.

In the last few months I've had more spam in gmail than I could have imagined. Perhaps not as important for me, as only a couple of people know my gmail address, given to them for use if they ever have a problem reaching me elsewhere. However it is still annoying.

Msn hotmail does a better job of filtering spam mail than xtra/yahoo.
Marnie (4574)
714158 2008-10-23 19:24:00 Copied from Gmails forum - don't know if it works or has been tried as I don't use Gmail - but I have seen customers with similar setups using Outlook Express and it works great. Which in plain english means you have to allow only the people you want to receive mail from through other wise the mail gets dumped
Authentication, for everyone

Many webmail services support a single authentication system to verify senders and help identify forged messages. Gmail supports multiple authentication systems, including SPF (Sender Policy Framework), DomainKeys, and DKIM (DomainKeys Identified Mail), so we can be more certain that your mail is from who it says it's from. Also, unlike many other providers that automatically let through all mail from certain senders, making it possible for their messages to bypass spam filters, Gmail puts all senders through the same rigorous checks.
wainuitech (129)
714159 2008-10-23 21:33:00 I've got a filter set-up so that as soon as anything gets put into the spam folder, Gmail automatically throws in into Trash. This way my Spam/Junk folder is at zero and I never have to clean it out manually. beeswax34 (63)
714160 2008-10-23 21:39:00 I use Gmail as my primary email address in conjunction with Outlook 2003 - it is a very rare event (in fact, I can't remember the last time it did) when a spam email sneaks through Gmail's filters into my Inbox. However my Gmail Spam Inbox does get filled up daily - every now and then I go online and have a quick check to see whether any legit mail has been caught - has happened a couple of times, but when looking at the mail text, I could understand why...

I have a couple of other addresses, including one via a well-known ISP whose filters are not as effective as Gmail's....
johcar (6283)
714161 2008-10-23 21:55:00 Or just forward your Gmail email, to your main email address.

Then you wont see the spam. If you get Gmail email, it will go to your normal email address.

And use something like Poptray

And add domains to it. I've got about 60 or so domains I've blacklisted. Havent had spam through Gmail, or my normal email for ages
Speedy Gonzales (78)
714162 2008-10-23 22:20:00 Does it really matter if your Gmail Spam folder is full of junk?
I just leave it, currently 880 emails in my Spam folder, and they automatically get deleted after being in there for 30 days.
CYaBro (73)
714163 2008-10-23 22:34:00 Does it really matter if your Gmail Spam folder is full of junk?
I just leave it, currently 880 emails in my Spam folder, and they automatically get deleted after being in there for 30 days.

Agree with CYaBro
It sits in my spam folder and does me no harm and with two clicks it has gone.
wmoore (6009)
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