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    Using the Sender Blacklist

    Using the Sender Blacklist

    How to block senders, domains, and patterns from reaching your aliases

    3 min read
    Updated May 12, 2026

    Go to Blacklist. This page lists every blocking rule on your account and lets you add new ones.

    What a blacklist rule does

    When a rule matches an incoming email's sender address, that email is dropped before forwarding. The sender gets a delivery failure. Nothing reaches your inbox.

    Rules apply across all your aliases — blocking spam@example.com stops that sender from reaching any alias on your account, not just one specific alias.

    The three block types

    Exact Email — blocks one specific address. Use this for a specific sender you want to stop.

    Example: promo@retailer.com

    Entire Domain — blocks every address from a given domain. Useful when a whole domain is sending junk and you don't want anything from them.

    Example: entering spammer.com blocks anyone@spammer.com, noreply@spammer.com, and so on.

    Pattern (wildcard) — blocks addresses matching a pattern. Use * to match any number of characters, ? to match a single character.

    Examples:

    • newsletter-*@example.com blocks any address starting with newsletter- from that domain
    • *@*.ru blocks all addresses from any .ru domain

    Adding a rule

    Click Add to Blacklist. Choose the block type, enter the address, domain, or pattern, and optionally add a reason so you remember why you added it later. Click Add to Blacklist to save.

    Toggling a rule on and off

    Each rule you've added has a toggle. When it's off the rule is paused — emails from that sender pass through again — but the rule stays on your list so you can re-enable it any time.

    This is useful if you temporarily want to allow a sender back without permanently deleting the rule.

    Deleting a rule

    Click the trash icon on a rule and confirm. The rule is gone immediately and the sender can reach your aliases again.

    Searching the blacklist

    The search bar filters your rules by address or pattern. Useful if you have many entries and need to find a specific one.

    The blocked count

    Each rule shows how many emails it has stopped. Useful for knowing which rules are actually working hard and which ones have never fired.

    Global rules

    Some entries show a Global badge. These are rules maintained by AliasFleet that apply to all accounts — known spam infrastructure, malicious senders, and so on. You can see them in your list but can't edit or delete them.

    Auto rules

    Entries with an Auto badge were added automatically by AliasFleet when suspicious activity was detected on a sender. You can review, toggle, or delete these just like manual rules.

    Adding from Analytics

    From Analytics → Top Senders, you can click on a high-volume sender you want to block and be taken directly to the blacklist with that address pre-filled. This is the fastest way to blacklist a sender you identified through your stats.

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    Content

    What a blacklist rule doesThe three block typesAdding a ruleToggling a rule on and offDeleting a ruleSearching the blacklistThe blocked countGlobal rulesAuto rulesAdding from Analytics

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