(The 1990s is calling and they want their e-mail back.  HA HA.)

All kidding aside for some reason — you may still be using AOL for email.  I had a client last week who got scammed by a bogus e-mail that got through to his AOL account.  3/4 of his messages are SPAM.   His computer ended up being taken over by hackers.  It required a 3 hour appointment with me (and 1 hour follow up today), a complete erasing of the computer and setting it up again.

AOL Mail does not have customizable Spam settings where you could tell it for example to be Stricter about filtering spam.   However…….. we discovered there is a VERY powerful feature in the Options / Mail Settings.    If you are highly bothered by Spam in your AOL account — I strongly suggest turning it on. 

The name of this feature is

Block All Senders Except Contacts

It does exactly that.  Senders who are not in your Contacts will not be able to email you.   If you want to receive email from a particular person — add them to the Contacts.  People whom you’ve previously e-mailed are already in your contacts. 

This feature is in

Options  >> Mail Settings>> Block Senders

*My client is thrilled now as his Spam volume will be cut down by 90% or more.  This will save him from costly mistakes and the hassle of having to close his checking account and re-open a new one.