You can decide who can send you e-mail, or you may choose to receive e-mail from everyone.

Note: You need to be signed on to a primary screen name or a screen name on a General Access category to adjust the Mail Controls. A primary screen name is the first screen name you created for this account and any screen name you have assigned primary screen name status at AOL Keyword: Names.

To control who can send you e-mail:

1. Go to http://www.aol.co.uk, click the Mail icon, then sign in using your AOL screen name and password.
2. In the upper left, click the Settings link.
3. In the left panel, click the Spam Controls link.
4. In the Spam Filters by Address section, click the drop-down menu to open it, choose the appropriate option by clicking it. Note: You have the following five options available:

Allow mail from all senders: Anyone can send you e-mails.
Allow mail only from AOL members: Only AOL members can send you e-mails.
Allow mail only from people I know: Only people listed in your Buddy List® or AOL address book can send you e-mails.
Block mail from all senders: All e-mails will be blocked.
Custom: Only the e-mail addresses listed in your custom Sender List can send you e-mails.

5. Click the Save button.
6. In the Blocked mail section, choose an option by clicking it.
7. Click the Save button.