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title: Blacklisting Emails Addresses or Domains from Spam Filter
description: "To blacklist a specific email or domain from the spam filter and make those emails marked as spam, do the following: ## Mark Email as Spam Locate the \"Spam Filter/Spamassassin\" link in the panel: ![](https://know.cynderhost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/image-20.png) ![](https://know.cynderhost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/image-19.png) Then blacklist the email…"
url: "https://know.cynderhost.com/docs/blacklisting-emails-addresses-or-domains-from-spam-filter/"
updated: "2021-11-14"
category: cPanel
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# Blacklisting Emails Addresses or Domains from Spam Filter

To blacklist a specific email or domain from the spam filter and make those emails marked as spam, do the following:

## Mark Email as Spam

Locate the "Spam Filter/Spamassassin" link in the panel:

![](https://know.cynderhost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/image-20.png)

![](https://know.cynderhost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/image-19.png)

Then blacklist the email or domain in question with the following steps:

**cPanel**

Click on the Advanced Configuration link:

![](https://know.cynderhost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/image-22.png)

Edit the Blacklist:

![](https://know.cynderhost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/image-25.png)

Add a new directive and enter the email in question. Enter the full email (example@example.com) or a wildcard (\*@example.com).

![](https://know.cynderhost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/image-26.png)

Click "Update Blacklist"

**DirectAdmin**

Enter the email or domain in question in the "Blocked E-mail" section - enter the full email (example@example.com) or a wildcard (\*@example.com).

![](https://know.cynderhost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/image-27.png)

## Reject the Email

To reject an email address or domain outright, find the "Filters" section in the panel.

![](https://know.cynderhost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/image-28.png)

![](https://know.cynderhost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/image-29.png)

Click "Manage Filters" if applicable, and create a new filter:

![](https://know.cynderhost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/image-30.png)

![](https://know.cynderhost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/image-31.png)

Select the criteria for blocking an email. To block a specific domain or address, choose the "Domain" or "Email" field and enter the domain or email and click Update/Create.

![](https://know.cynderhost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/image-32.png)

![](https://know.cynderhost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/image-33.png)

Use the "Contains" matching to block a domain.

You can also choose the action you want to take:

![](https://know.cynderhost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/image-34.png)

![](https://know.cynderhost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/image-35.png)