How to block contacts in yahoo mail

To block contacts in Yahoo Mail, you can follow these steps:

Method 1: Block a sender's email address

  1. Log in to your Yahoo Mail account.
  2. Open the email from the sender you want to block.
  3. Click on the "More" dropdown menu at the top of the email.
  4. Select "Block this sender" from the dropdown menu.
  5. Confirm that you want to block the sender by clicking "Block" in the pop-up window.

Method 2: Block a contact from your contact list

  1. Log in to your Yahoo Mail account.
  2. Click on the "Contacts" tab at the top of the page.
  3. Find the contact you want to block in your contact list.
  4. Click on the "More" dropdown menu next to their name.
  5. Select "Block this contact" from the dropdown menu.
  6. Confirm that you want to block the contact by clicking "Block" in the pop-up window.

Method 3: Block a sender's domain

  1. Log in to your Yahoo Mail account.
  2. Open the email from the sender you want to block.
  3. Click on the "More" dropdown menu at the top of the email.
  4. Select "Block this sender's domain" from the dropdown menu.
  5. Confirm that you want to block the sender's domain by clicking "Block" in the pop-up window.

Note: When you block a sender, you will no longer receive emails from that sender. However, if you want to unblock a sender, you can do so by going to your Yahoo Mail settings and clicking on "Blocked senders" under the "More settings" tab.

Additionally, you can also block senders by using Yahoo Mail's "Spam filters" feature. To do this:

  1. Log in to your Yahoo Mail account.
  2. Click on the "Settings" icon (represented by a gear icon) at the top right corner of the page.
  3. Click on "More settings" from the dropdown menu.
  4. Scroll down to the "Spam filters" section.
  5. Click on "Add a filter" and enter the sender's email address or domain.
  6. Select the action you want to take when the filter is triggered (e.g., "Move to spam" or "Delete").
  7. Click "Save" to save the filter.

By following these steps, you can effectively block unwanted contacts and emails in Yahoo Mail.