macOS email incorrectly associates name to email address

r22g Said:

"macOS email incorrectly associates name to email address: [...]when I start typing "john", I get the personal emails and a new recipient option of john_via_mailing_list, that happens to come first and be the default. So I have accidentally spammed the mailing list.[...]"

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This is of Nothing of Spam:

You have not been spammed. When typing an eMail address, it is going to show you available characters of previously entered data. So, something with an underscore "_" would show up as the first item after you type a letter. Then the "@" comes up, only by the user entering it.

So, in this Case:

The "john_via_mailing_list" mailing list, would popup as the recommended item before the "john@someplace.edu" email address.

r22g Said:

”This does not answer the question asked: how to keep the john_via_mailing_list option from being offered, so that I do not need to remove it again.“

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No. For that, go here: Remove email address suggestions in Mail on iCloud.com - Apple Support

r22g Said:

“I do remove it, just like those instructions say. The issue is that it is not permanent, and some months later it starts being suggested again.”

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It’s Just Going to Add it:

That is normal. As you enter stuff it recognizes/remembers it. I am not aware of any ware to avoid this. There might be a Third-Party app, particularly one for “Accessibility (Disability)”.