Get rid of spam emails - the best tips

If you receive multiple spam emails every day, it is high time you got rid of the annoying messages. We'll show you the options.

Get rid of spam mails: block senders

Spam emails are often sent from the same address again and again. In this case, you can simply block the known senders. The following instructions will help you:

• Outlook: block sender
• Thunderbird: Block senders
• Web.de: Block sender
• GMail: block sender
• T-Online: Block sender

Spam filter: Get rid of annoying mails

The most effective protection against spam mail is a well-functioning spam filter. Every mail service now has such a filter. For many services, however, it is too soft, so that many spam mails are not marked as such. You also have to help yourself here:

• Outlook: Set up spam filters
• Thunderbird: Configure spam filter
• Web.de: Set spam filter
• GMX: Edit spam filter
• T-Online: Set the spam filter
• GMail: Edit spam filter
• iCloud: Set up spam filters
• Apple Mail: Set up spam filters

Create a new address without spam emails

• Everything is installed on the first computer, and the first email address is used to register anywhere. If you have registered with a large number of, sometimes dubious, services, you will often receive more and more spam mail over time.
• If the above steps don't really help to contain the masses of spam, you should consider a new email address. You can find free email addresses from numerous providers.
• In the simplest case, all you have to do is inform all of your contacts about the new address. You can easily exchange your email address on Facebook, Google, Xing and Co. For security, you can of course keep the old address for a few months or forever.
• In the next practical tip we will show you a comparison of three free email providers.