Comments on: Custom Gmail Email Address, Spam and Filtering http://www.divergentstudio.com/georgeswonderblog/2008/0705/technology/computers-and-computer-related/email/custom-gmail-email-address-spam-and-filtering/ My mostly tech-stuff blog Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:39:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: scott http://www.divergentstudio.com/georgeswonderblog/2008/0705/technology/computers-and-computer-related/email/custom-gmail-email-address-spam-and-filtering/#comment-474 scott Fri, 26 Dec 2008 18:40:27 +0000 http://www.divergentstudio.com/georgeswonderblog/2008/0705/technology/computers-and-computer-related/email/custom-gmail-email-address-spam-and-filtering/#comment-474 The Gmail filter has a place that says, "if it doesn't have" and you fill in the blank. I put all the words I wanted a legitimate email to have so it wouldn't get deleted. Then I said, "if it doesn't have (these words) delete it. But the blankety, blankety gmail filter turned it around and said, "If it matches these words, delete it"...the exact opposite of what I wanted. How stupid. All you need to do to solve this is put in a few words that the good emails will all have like your name. If it doesn't have any of these words, delete the damn thing. I don't want to see anything in my spam box ever. The Gmail filter has a place that says, “if it doesn’t have” and you fill in the blank. I put all the words I wanted a legitimate email to have so it wouldn’t get deleted. Then I said, “if it doesn’t have (these words) delete it. But the blankety, blankety gmail filter turned it around and said, “If it matches these words, delete it”…the exact opposite of what I wanted. How stupid. All you need to do to solve this is put in a few words that the good emails will all have like your name. If it doesn’t have any of these words, delete the damn thing. I don’t want to see anything in my spam box ever.

]]> By: George http://www.divergentstudio.com/georgeswonderblog/2008/0705/technology/computers-and-computer-related/email/custom-gmail-email-address-spam-and-filtering/#comment-166 George Wed, 30 Jul 2008 04:50:53 +0000 http://www.divergentstudio.com/georgeswonderblog/2008/0705/technology/computers-and-computer-related/email/custom-gmail-email-address-spam-and-filtering/#comment-166 Okay, I stand corrected, Gmail does have a filtering option that says "Never send it to Spam". So if going into your spam folder and clicking "Not Spam" for the emails mistakenly sent there isn't working for you, and if you can figure out how to filter those emails then you can keep them out of your spam folder. Okay, I stand corrected, Gmail does have a filtering option that says “Never send it to Spam”.

So if going into your spam folder and clicking “Not Spam” for the emails mistakenly sent there isn’t working for you, and if you can figure out how to filter those emails then you can keep them out of your spam folder.

]]> By: George http://www.divergentstudio.com/georgeswonderblog/2008/0705/technology/computers-and-computer-related/email/custom-gmail-email-address-spam-and-filtering/#comment-164 George Tue, 29 Jul 2008 22:53:48 +0000 http://www.divergentstudio.com/georgeswonderblog/2008/0705/technology/computers-and-computer-related/email/custom-gmail-email-address-spam-and-filtering/#comment-164 I don't have that problem, over 99% of the emails marked as spam actually are - I get 50+ emails daily. You are right, you can't really mark incoming email as NOT SPAM. If you are seeing emails from known people (people that email you often) you might try making sure they are in your contacts, though I don't know if that will help. Make sure to go into the Spam folder and while viewing an individual email you are sure is not spam, click the "Not Spam" button. Gmail learns. I don’t have that problem, over 99% of the emails marked as spam actually are - I get 50+ emails daily. You are right, you can’t really mark incoming email as NOT SPAM. If you are seeing emails from known people (people that email you often) you might try making sure they are in your contacts, though I don’t know if that will help. Make sure to go into the Spam folder and while viewing an individual email you are sure is not spam, click the “Not Spam” button. Gmail learns.

]]> By: misty http://www.divergentstudio.com/georgeswonderblog/2008/0705/technology/computers-and-computer-related/email/custom-gmail-email-address-spam-and-filtering/#comment-159 misty Sun, 20 Jul 2008 16:03:37 +0000 http://www.divergentstudio.com/georgeswonderblog/2008/0705/technology/computers-and-computer-related/email/custom-gmail-email-address-spam-and-filtering/#comment-159 My problem is NOT with TOO MUCH spam, but the fact that Gmail sends ALOT of my good mail to the spam folder. How can I prevent this from happening? I tried to set up a filter, but it doesn't have the option of marking something as "Not Spam" based on the email content. My problem is NOT with TOO MUCH spam, but the fact that Gmail sends ALOT of my good mail to the spam folder.

How can I prevent this from happening? I tried to set up a filter, but it doesn’t have the option of marking something as “Not Spam” based on the email content.

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