The location for storing unwanted email as determined by a spam filter. Also called a "junk folder" or "junk mailbox," spam folders are created by mail servers as well as by the user's email program.

This also works in reverse. Sometimes legit emails end up in the spam folder, especially if they're from smaller businesses or newsletters you signed up for. Go into your spam folder occasionally ...

A software routine that deletes incoming spam or diverts it to a "junk" mailbox (see spam folder). Also called "spam blockers," spam filters are built into a user's email program. They are also ...

and sometimes it has messages marked as spam and sent to the Junk folder. The Junk folder is where unwanted incoming messages are sent, and it adds extra protection to your system. The cause for ...

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What proportion of emails sent by marketers ends up in consumers' spam folders, what proportion is flagged as spam, and what proportion is flagged as not spam? To find out, Return Path examined more ...