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8 Sep 2005

Ive just found an email from a hot mail email address, which was put in my spam folder by aol, which ive only just found. Why did that happen?

8 Sep 2005

Quote by Wilki
Ive just found an email from a hot mail email address, which was put in my spam folder by aol, which ive only just found. Why did that happen?

was it a spam? or did it just get put there?

8 Sep 2005

spam filters work on a huge range of variables, such as content, address, all sorts. Not just the address. The mail might have had hidden words in it that made the filter flag it up

8 Sep 2005

Spam folder.

8 Sep 2005

I have a address and some perfectly normal emails get put into the junk folder for no apparent reason. Just accept it as the mystery that is life!
I think AOL does have a problem with ..... don't know why confused

8 Sep 2005

Thanks, ill just have to check it more often.

8 Sep 2005

Quote by Wilki
Thanks, ill just have to check it more often.

Yes, that's what I've learned too. A guy from this forum emails me sometimes and his emails ALWAYS go into my junk mail folder. Sometimes I forget to check it and I suppose he thinks I am ignoring him confused

. has an option where you can tell it when an address isn't spam, I must get round to sorting tha out. Maybe AOL has the same option.

8 Sep 2005

cheers blue.

8 Sep 2005

Add them to contacts. thats weird because if we get emails from aol to are they go in the junk, is it war between these competitors. :shock:

9 Sep 2005

If someone sends an identical e-mail to several addresses, most filters will guess them to be spam, and put them in the Junk file.
Actually, a good thing in some ways: it's one way of telling whether you've had a thought-out reply to your ad, or whether it's just some bloke sending a round-robin to loads of people. But does mean you need to glance in the Junk.

9 Sep 2005

Quote by Kniphofia
If someone sends an identical e-mail to several addresses, most filters will guess them to be spam, and put them in the Junk file.
Actually, a good thing in some ways: it's one way of telling whether you've had a thought-out reply to your ad, or whether it's just some bloke sending a round-robin to loads of people. But does mean you need to glance in the Junk.

In that case I wish mine would work like that, I have a friend who insists on forwarding every mail he gets to everyone in his address book, Granted some of the jokes are funny but most are drivel and that annoying chain letter stuff

9 Sep 2005

I expect it does.
But your mate is on your "allow" list, I expect, as a regular contact, sop the filter lets him in.
You could always take him off again. But then you might miss the mail where he says: "Bob! Room full of naked women! Please rush round and help!"

9 Sep 2005

Yeah that's the problem lol

9 Sep 2005

Quote by maskedwench
Add them to contacts. thats weird because if we get emails from aol to are they go in the junk, is it war between these competitors. :shock:

Yep, but all very unofficial