Question

Thunderbird: Set up spam filter

Answer 1

Activate spam filter
1st step:
2nd step:
Train spam filter
1st step:
2nd step:

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To deal with unwanted spam mail, Thunderbird has a spam filter. We explain how this works here..

You have probably already received dubious e-mails or simply subscribed to some newsletters that are now filling your inbox. Mozilla Thunderbird has a spam filter that filters out such e-mails so that important e-mails do not get lost in this chaos and you get a little better overview again. Here we explain exactly how to set it up and what else you need to know.

• Activate spam filter
• Train spam filter

Activate spam filter

The spam filter is set up by default. However, you must first make a few settings so that you can use the filter properly.

1st step:

Open Thunderbird and click the three-line menu in the upper right corner . Select the " Settings " entry from the list .

2nd step:

Now switch to the " Security " tab and then to " Junk ". There you must check the box next to " Activate junk protocol for self-learning filter ". You can also activate the other options if you wish. Then click OK .

Train spam filter

The spam filter can now be trained. So you need to mark unwanted email as junk and incorrectly classified email as "not junk". You need to do this regularly at the beginning so that the filter can collect enough data to properly filter your messages..

1st step:

Select a junk mail and click on the " Junk " button or on the flame in the preview. You can also select multiple emails and mark them as junk.

2nd step:

Also check the junk folder regularly to see if "good" mail has accidentally been classified as junk. To do this, select one or more messages and click on " No Junk ".

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