I originally posted this query elsewhere but it was suggested to me that this was a more appropriate community.
We use a number of Gmail accounts for emergencies (e.g. issues with in-house email server) for the support staff. However we are getting an increasing amount of spam (dating sites, credit cards, loans, etc.). Blocking the sender results in the emails going into the spam folder which means manually deleting them to avoid accidentally deleting a valid email (via a block delete) that has gone into the spam folder.
Is there a way of fully blocking them so they do not even get as far as the spam folder?
Best Answer
You could create filter that deletes the unwanted emails from specific senders.
Click the cog wheel → Settings → Filters and blocked addresses → Create a new filter.
In the From field, enter
from:(offendingsender1@domain1.com OR offendingsender2@domain2.com OR offendingsender3@domain3.com)... you get the idea, firstfrom:(, then list all offending addresses separated byOR, finish with a).Test the search expression by clicking the search button - this will close the settings dialog, and list all matching messages. Make sure the messages shown are those you want to delete, and nothing else. To go back to filter creation, click the More button → Create filter.
Click Create filter with this search, select When a message arrives that matches this search: Delete it.
Click Create filter, and you're done - offending incoming messages will now be deleted directly.