Nov 22, 2021 12:00:00

Gmail's 'junk mail blocking function' turned out to be limited, Google is considering relaxing the limit

Ars Technica, an IT news site, reported that 'there are restrictions on the email addresses that can be added to the blocking function of Gmail.' In response to Ars Technica's question, Google responded, 'Currently, the number of email addresses that can be blocked is limited to 1000, but we are considering relaxing the limit.'

A grim milestone: I maxed out the number of spammy addresses Gmail can block | Ars Technica

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2021/11/a-grim-milestone-i-maxed-out-the-number-of-spammy-addresses-gmail-can-block/

Dan Goodin of Ars Technica discovered that Gmail's blocking capabilities are limited. For many years, Goodin used Gmail's blocking feature to push PR emails and phishing emails that sell his products into the 'junk email' folder, but one day the blocking feature suddenly stopped working. I heard that I noticed.

According to Goodin, when this phenomenon actually occurs, it will be difficult to understand that 'it is displayed as blocked, but it is not actually blocked'. Below is a screenshot posted by Goodin at the time of the problem. 'You have blocked ~' is displayed to the effect that this email address has been blocked ...

Despite the message that it was blocked, emails from that email address continue to arrive as shown below.

When I contacted a Google spokesperson about this, he said that 'Gmail limits the number of email addresses that can be blocked to 1000'. According to this spokesperson, Google is considering raising the limit of 1000 pieces, but it will take a while until the limit is actually relaxed.

Goodin said that automatic filtering of junk mail with a blocking feature has a huge role in productivity, and 'Gmail has an early powerful ability to sort and search messages. Why is it limiting the number of addresses that can be blocked to 1000 even though it is provided by Yahoo!