I’ve ever received emails with blank senders. After doing some tests, I’ve got a good method to filter and delete them automatically.
Have you ever met the same situation with me that some unknown emails with blank senders appear in inbox? I have thought a lot about the reasons why these emails can have no senders. But I haven’t got any conclusive answers. I suppose that perhaps the senders have created some special authorities, or maybe the emails are sent through some special channels.
Regardless of the reasons, how to filter and delete them automatically is much more important actually. As we all know, Outlook allows us to create rules. Thus we can fully utilize “Rule” function to filter blank senders. With “Exceptions” option in “Rule” function, we can find out the emails without senders with ease.
Create a Rule to Block Emails with Blank Senders
- At first, locate and click “Rule” icon in the “Move” section.
- Then select “Manage Rules & Alerts”.
- A popup window of “Rules and Alters” will arise, in which we should click “New Rule”.
- In “Rules Wizard”, select “Apply rule on messages I receive” and click “Next”.
- Next it will require us to select conditions. We need to neglect the conditions, applying the rule to all received messages. Thus we should click “Next” directly. A prompt will crop up. Click “Yes” to go to the next step.
- Later we should choose the specific actions, such as delete it or move it to specified folder. I usually tend to delete it. And then click “Next”.
- Here comes the pivotal step – select exceptions. We should select “except with specific words in the sender’s address”.
- Click on the “specific” in blue and type “@” in the field. And click “Add” button and “OK” to save the exception.
- Click ‘Next” and “Finish” to save the rule.
- It will return to “Rule and Alerts” interface. Click “Apply” button at the left bottom. This rule will be activated immediately.
No Rules Can Avert Outlook Errors
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Worked great. Thanks.
It did not work for me. …..And Microsoft knows about this and does nothing.
How to block emails without sender address, like this @? No address but they have an @.
Doesn’t work and this is driving me insane!
I have received many emails without an”@”, so the blocked senders list does not accept them
Microsoft should create a rule that deletes all emails without a “from” email address. Or at least puts these in the Junk folder. This should apply to outlook.com
For outlook.com
Conditions: Apply to all emails
Actions: Delete
Exception: I am not on the to line
We need a similar solution for Outlook.com … PLEASE !!!
I noticed that these jack asses now are putting an “@” into the sender email address to circumvent this rule. For example: s????h????e????l?????l????? ??????G=E@?????a???????s???
Thank you so much habibi,
Before knowing this rule, I was getting thousands of emails on daily basis without sender addresses.
Thank you Shirley for posting this wonderful fix! You rock!
Works perfectly!
Why outlook just block all those sender without names, instead of all of us have to go thru all the obstables on your vnh instructions.
Thank you!!!!
How do you make it a not @. to delete all email without an “@”
Hi,
This is all related to Outlook App.
What about Outlook.com?