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title: "Spam & blocking"
description: "How Doota keeps junk out, and how to allow a good sender or block a bad one for good."
---

> Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.doota.dev/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Spam & blocking

Doota sorts obvious junk into a **Spam** folder so it stays out of your inbox.
It errs on the side of *keeping* mail — a real message misfiled as spam is worse
than one piece of junk that slips through — so it's worth glancing at the Spam
folder now and then.

## Marking spam

Got something junky in your inbox? Open it and choose **Mark spam** from the
message actions. It moves to Spam, and Doota takes the hint for similar mail.

Moving a message **out** of Spam does the opposite — it tells Doota that sender
is fine, and adds them to your allowed list automatically.

## Allowed & blocked senders

For senders you want to decide about once and for all, open **Account → Mail**
and find **Allowed & blocked senders**:

- **Allow** a sender and their mail **always skips** the Spam folder.
- **Block** a sender and their mail **always lands** in Spam.

You can add a specific address (`person@example.com`) or a whole domain
(`@example.com`), and remove any entry later.

> **Note**
>
> Blocking sends mail to Spam rather than deleting it, so nothing is lost if you
> change your mind — you can still find it in the Spam folder and move it back.

Source: https://docs.doota.dev/guide/spam-and-blocking/index.mdx