Blocking senders in Apple Mail

Alright... I happened to do a little more sleuthing after posting this concern.

I found that in Mail > Preferences > Junk Mail > "Blocked"... there are a couple of buttons.

One button says, "Mark as blocked mail, but leave in my inbox"

The other button says, "Move it to the trash"

I just now clicked the button for "Move it to the trash"

I'll watch now and see how things go.

This configuration did nothing to "block" emails that I have placed a Block on.

I'm back to square 1: What good is the "Block Contact" option? None at all.

(This is the config that I thought would fix this nuisance... ⬇️⬇️⬇️)

I have been using the Mail Rules for years without anything even close to satisfactory results.

My reply to my own concern (above) seems hopeful.

I will post again in a few weeks to let interested parties know if it worked. 🤞

Thanks so much for taking the time to reply... but I think I may have solved this problem on my own.

Thanks, too, for the info on contacting Apple. I will bookmark these.

But what a pain in the neck. Why do they even have that feature if it doesn't do anything but rub it in your face that, "Someone that you blocked sent you a message." Makes no sense.