Spam emails have become a big problem in today’s time. If we talk about statistics, the inbox of almost 80% of email users is filled with spam mails all the time, due to which they forget to check many important emails. However, to get rid of this problem, AOL has created a spam bot, which automatically detects spam mails and sends them to the junk folder, But it doesn’t work smoothly right now, most of the emails land in the inbox. That’s why most aol users prefer to use email filters instead of spam settings. So that it blocks the incoming spam mail.
What Is An Email Mail Filter?
An email filter is a program that organizes your incoming and outgoing emails.
For example, suppose you want all incoming emails from your bank to be in a custom folder instead of inbox. So you can create an email filter, in which you have to enter the parameters to filter the mail, after that you have to give the location for the incoming emails.
Now whenever your bank sends you an email, it will be directly received in the custom folder.
How To Create an email Filter to block Spam Mails On AOL?
If you also want to configure mail filters but do not know how to do it? So with the help of the steps given below, you can fix it.
Create a mail filter for specific Person/ company-
If you are receiving a large amount of emails from a single email account or company, you can create a filter for them. In which you have to give their email address and company name, and then select the destination.
- Open the web browser on the computer, smartphone or tablet.
- Go to the mail.aol.com and press the sign in button.
- Let’s your login information and press the sign in button. In case, if you have trouble logging into the account, please visit: why can’t I log into aol mail account?
- Once you are logged into the account, click on the option.
- Now go to the mail settings.
- Press the filter settings option and then click on the create filter button.
- Please enter the filter name.
- Enter their email address in the from section.
- Now click on the plus button.
- Select a subject from the drop down menu.
- Now enter the company / person name.
- Now select the location for matched emails.
- Click on the save button.
Now whenever they send you an email, it will go to the designated folder instead of inbox.
Filter a email on aol by Content-
Let’s say, you are getting too many promotional or sales related emails from different accounts, and you want to send them directly into the delete folder. You can easily do it by creating a filter by entering the common keywords or parameters.
- Open the AOL mail on the browser again.
- Go to the mail settings, and then press the filter settings.
- Press the create a filter button.
- Select the subject option from the dropdown menu.
- Now enter the keywords and filters to identify the emails. For example- sales, offer, %Off deal etc.
- Choose the destination folder for the matched message.
- Press the save button.
Finally, a filter will be created, now if someone will send you an promotion or sales email. Which will include the sale, offer words. It will skip the inbox and land into the designated mail folder. In case, if you are not receiving the emails on aol after creating the filter. Please go to the mail filter settings again, and check it carefully.
How to delete the Mail filters on aol mail account?
If you want to delete the AOL Mail filters but don’t know how to do it. Here are the instructions for that.
- Open the AOL Mail account.
- Click on the options and then click on the mail settings.
- Press the filter settings.
- Select the filter that you want to delete.
- Press the delete button.
- Finally, press the save button.
So these steps to fix the Email filters. In case, if you have any other queries related to the aol account. Please comment down below. We will reply with the solution.
