Blocking e-mail

Per our rules, E-Democracy.org does not regulate private communication among participants.

On some of our forums with more partisan or politically charged issues, rather than post publicly within the rules, some people to reply privately with a "nasty gram."

Our volunteers cannot afford the legal risk associated with any expectation beyond the public forums that we host. We are obviously open to being informed of abusive private behavior such that if may inform our governance of the the strictly public dialogue, but if you feel threatened, please contact the police immediately.

Another route is to block attempts by specific individuals to contact you privately. To help you set a manual block, here are links to instructions for how to do with the more popular e-mail tools:

• Outlook - Windows Mail
  • http://email.about.com/cs/oetipstricks/qt/et111701.htm

• Hotmail - Windows Live
  • http://email.about.com/cs/hotmailtips/qt/et120601.htm

• Yahoo Mail
  • http://help.yahoo.com/tutorials/mmail/mmail/mm_otherspam3.html

• GMail
  • http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=8151

• Eudora
  • http://email.about.com/library/howto/hteudorablocksender.htm

• Mac Mail
  • http://www.ehow.com/how_2106432_block-sender-mac-mail.html

• Thunderbird
  • http://www.worldstart.com/tips/tips.php/1539

• Lotus Notes
  • http://facilities.unlv.edu/administrative/instructions/Lotus_Notes_-_Blocking_Emails.pdf