How to “block” incoming email with cPanel
There is no “block” feature in cPanel, however you can use the filters feature to automatically delete incoming messages from a specific sender (or have them sent to spam).
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Log into cPanel and
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go to Global Email Filters
(to filter incoming mail to all addresses)
--- (OR) --- - go to Email Filters (to filter incoming mail to one specific address), find your email account and select Manage filters
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go to Global Email Filters
(to filter incoming mail to all addresses)
- Select Create a New Filter
- Enter a name (can be any name you want)
- Under Rules, select "From" and "equals"
- In the text box below, enter the full email address of the sender you wish to block.
- Under Actions, select either:
- Discard Message (if you want to automatically delete messages from this recipient),
--- (OR) --- - Move to Folder… then select your spam folder
- Discard Message (if you want to automatically delete messages from this recipient),
See How to Configure Mail Filters (Official cPanel Documentation) for more info.