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The AOL® Mail on the Web Mail controls allows you to limit what is in the e-mail you receive and from whom you would like to receive it.

Access your AOL® Mail on the Web mail controls

Each AOL® E-mail address has its own Mail and Spam Controls.

Note: You need to be signed on to a master E-mail address or an E-mail address on a General Access category to adjust Mail Controls. A master E-mail address is the first E-mail address you created for this account and any E-mail address you have assigned master E-mail address status at AOL® Keyword: Names.

To access your AOL® Mail on the Web Mail Controls:
1. Go to http://www.aol.com.au/, click the Mail icon, then sign in using your AOL® E-mail address and password.
2. In the upper left, click the Settings link.
3. In the left panel, click the Spam Controls link.
4. In the AOL Spam Filter section, click the drop-down menu to open it. Choose the appropriate option based on how strict you want the Spam Filters to be, when deciding what e-mail should be automatically moved to your Spam folder.

Note: The recommended setting is Medium.

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Control what is in the e-mail you get

You can choose to block e-mails containing hyperlinks, attachments, and specific words.

Note: You need to be signed on to a master E-mail address or an E-mail address on a General Access category to adjust the Mail Controls. A master E-mail address is the first E-mail address you created for this account and any E-mail address you have assigned master E-mail address status at AOL Keyword: Names.

To control what is in the e-mail you get:
1. Go to http://www.aol.com.au/, click the Mail icon, then sign in using your AOL E-mail address and password.
2. In the upper left, click the Settings link.
3. Click the Spam Controls link.
4. In the Spam Filter by Content section, if you wish to block e-mails containing pictures or files, click the Block mail containing pictures or files box to place a check mark in it.
5. In the upper left, click the Save button.
6. In the Blocked mail section, choose an option by clicking it.
7. Click the Save button.

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