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The ARF format is designed to be extensible, providing for generic spam reporting, e.g. from users to some anti-spam center or help desk, or for opt-out operations. The format defines a new MIME type to be included in a multipart/report attachment, and includes at least the headers of the offending message.
The feedback provider and the feedback consumer are the two formal endpoints of the feedback loop (blue arrow). Senders need to subscribe, possibly using a web form similar to the one depicted on the upper left corner, in order to become feedback consumers. Recipients typically click a spam button on a web mail page to start the process.
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Payton recommends using an email service that has a more rigorous spam filter, such as Proton Mail. Once you have a new email address, make sure to limit when and with whom you share it.
While most spam emails are being caught by our spam filters, occasionally some can slip through. When this happens, it's important to mark the email as spam. This helps us make AOL Mail even better at recognizing future spam emails. Never interact with spam messages! Any link in a spam message, including the unsubscribe link, could be dangerous.
Spam reporting, more properly called abuse reporting, is the action of designating electronic messages as abusive for reporting to an authority (e.g. an email administrator) so that they can be dealt with. Reported messages can be email messages, blog comments, or any kind of spam.
Greylisting is a method of defending e-mail users against spam. A mail transfer agent (MTA) using greylisting will "temporarily reject" any email from a sender it does not recognize. If the mail is legitimate, the originating server will try again after a delay, and if sufficient time has elapsed, the email will be accepted.
While 99.9% of spam, malware and phishing emails are being caught by our spam filters, occasionally some can slip through. When this happens, it's very important to mark the email as spam, then our system will learn that messages from a specific sender aren't good and helps us make AOL Mail even better at recognizing future spam emails.