How to block someone on mac mail

To block someone on Mac Mail, you can follow these steps:

Method 1: Block sender in Mail app

1. Open the Mail app on your Mac.
2. Select the email from the blocked sender that you want to block.
3. Right-click (or control-click) on the email and select "Block Sender" from the context menu.
4. Confirm that you want to block the sender by clicking "Block" in the dialog box that appears.

Method 2: Block sender in Mail preferences

1. Open the Mail app on your Mac.
2. Go to Mail > Preferences (or press Command + comma).
3. Click on the "Rules" tab.
4. Click on the "Add Rule" button.
5. Select "Match" and then "Sender" from the drop-down menus.
6. Enter the email address of the sender you want to block in the "Contains" field.
7. Click "OK" to save the rule.
8. Click "Apply" to apply the rule to all messages.

Method 3: Block sender using Smart Mailbox

1. Open the Mail app on your Mac.
2. Go to Mail > Preferences (or press Command + comma).
3. Click on the "Smart Mailboxes" tab.
4. Click on the "Add Smart Mailbox" button.
5. Select "Match" and then "Sender" from the drop-down menus.
6. Enter the email address of the sender you want to block in the "Contains" field.
7. Click "OK" to save the smart mailbox.
8. Click "Apply" to apply the smart mailbox to all messages.

Once you've blocked a sender, you won't receive any emails from that sender in your inbox. However, you can still view blocked emails in the "Junk" mailbox or by searching for the sender's email address.