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Why do some mailing list emails have an "unsubscribe" option & some don't?

I've just started to use the "unsubscribe" button for emails that I always just delete immediately. Things I may have subscribed to ages ago for one reason or another.


What I find weird is that some have the "unsubscribe" button & some don't, yet I'm sure they're all from companies where I've opted in to receive emails.


Is there some particular difference between these emails that dictates how I see them?


Is there some particular factor - how they got my email address for example - that makes the difference?


I know that I can scroll to the bottom & follow their own unsubscribe link & none of these emails are a problem so I don't need to do any blocking. I just can't figure out why some have the "unsubscribe" option & some don't.


And why isn't Apple Mail listed as a topic that I can choose?

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Aug 14, 2020 9:29 AM

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Posted on Aug 14, 2020 9:36 AM

del.frost wrote:

Is there some particular difference between these emails that dictates how I see them?

Is there some particular factor - how they got my email address for example - that makes the difference?



No.



Mark them as junk or use a third party Spam filter.

ex. SpamSieve SpamSieve: Easy-to-use Mac spam filter for Apple Mail ...



I would not waste time trying to micro manage emailing list.


Junk mail not working


https://support.apple.com/guide/mail/if-junk-mail-filters-arent-working-mlhlp1145/mac


https://support.apple.com/guide/mail/junk-mail-preferences-cpmlprefjunk/mac


https://support.apple.com/guide/mail/reduce-junk-mail-mlhlp1065/mac


Identify and filter junk mail in iCloud - Apple Support


https://support.apple.com/en-in/guide/mail/junk-mail-advanced-settings-cpmlprefjunkadd/mac


https://support.apple.com/en-in/guide/mail/viewing-preferences-cpmlprefview/mac




Mail advanced junk mail settings on Mac - Apple Support

https://support.apple.com/en-in/guide/mail/junk-mail-advanced-settings-cpmlprefjunkadd/mac


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Aug 14, 2020 9:36 AM in response to del.frost

del.frost wrote:

Is there some particular difference between these emails that dictates how I see them?

Is there some particular factor - how they got my email address for example - that makes the difference?



No.



Mark them as junk or use a third party Spam filter.

ex. SpamSieve SpamSieve: Easy-to-use Mac spam filter for Apple Mail ...



I would not waste time trying to micro manage emailing list.


Junk mail not working


https://support.apple.com/guide/mail/if-junk-mail-filters-arent-working-mlhlp1145/mac


https://support.apple.com/guide/mail/junk-mail-preferences-cpmlprefjunk/mac


https://support.apple.com/guide/mail/reduce-junk-mail-mlhlp1065/mac


Identify and filter junk mail in iCloud - Apple Support


https://support.apple.com/en-in/guide/mail/junk-mail-advanced-settings-cpmlprefjunkadd/mac


https://support.apple.com/en-in/guide/mail/viewing-preferences-cpmlprefview/mac




Mail advanced junk mail settings on Mac - Apple Support

https://support.apple.com/en-in/guide/mail/junk-mail-advanced-settings-cpmlprefjunkadd/mac


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