If you use an email client such as Outlook or Thunderbird: Manually mark relevant messages as spam (or as “junk”) if your email program hasn’t already done it itself. This will train the software’s ...

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What proportion of emails sent by marketers ends up in consumers' spam folders, what proportion is flagged as spam, and what proportion is flagged as not spam? To find out, Return Path examined more ...

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A software routine that deletes incoming spam or diverts it to a "junk" mailbox (see spam folder). Also called "spam blockers," spam filters are built into a user's email program. They are also ...

The location for storing unwanted email as determined by a spam filter. Also called a "junk folder" or "junk mailbox," spam folders are created by mail servers as well as by the user's email program.

Tip: Junk mail is usually automatically deleted from the relevant folders after 30 days. Storage space problems are therefore rarely a cause for concern, even if the messages are not removed manually.