Question posted by Anonymous-78877 on October 13th, 2012

How Am I To Block Email From Unknown Senders Who Aare't In My Contacts In Email

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Answer #1: Posted by Odin on October 13th, 2012 6:41 PM
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Yahoo does not offer that capability. Sorry. You must specify the mail you want filtered out. Go to Options|Mail Options|Filters.


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