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Is there a way to easily filter my bulk mail using POP?

If you have a Business Email address associated with a Yahoo! ID, yes, we can help you filter your bulk mail when you use POP. By default, the contents of your Bulk mail folder will not automatically download when you access your messages using a POP mail client.

However, if you've changed this setting, you can add the word [Bulk\ to the subject line of any incoming emails we've identified as spam. You can then set up a filter in your mail client to automatically route these messages into a specified folder.

To add the word [Bulk\ to the subject line of your incoming mails:

  1. Sign in to your account at http://mail.widgetdesigns.com (be sure to replace "widgetdesigns.com" with the domain associated with your email address).

  2. If you're using the new Mail interface:

    • Click "Options" in the upper-right corner of the page, then choose "Mail Options" from the pull-down menu.

    • On the left side of the page, select the "POP & Forwarding" option.

    • On the POP & Forwarding page, click the "Set up or edit POP & Forwarding" link.

      The original Mail POP & Forwarding page opens in a new window or tab.

    Note: If you're using the original Mail interface, click "Mail Options" in the upper-right corner of the page, then click the "POP & Forwarding" link.

  3. Select the "For messages that SpamGuard thinks are spam, add [Bulk\ as a prefix to the subject" checkbox.

  4. Click the "Save Changes" or "Save" button to save your preferences.

After you've selected this option, you can set up a filter in your mail client to automatically sort messages with the word "Bulk" to a specific folder. To set up this kind of filter, please refer to your program's help files.

Note: This feature is not available for POP-only email addresses. We won't identify any of your messages as bulk mail, and all incoming messages to your POP-only email address will be delivered when you download new messages to your email program.

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