NT Emails That Are Junked?

[zeros]

NT - What happens to emails that are junked? Do all emails from that source are forever gone? What is the difference to one that is simply "deleted?"

[taxea]

is this a tax question? What is NT

[ATSMAN]

NT - What happens to emails that are junked? Do all emails from that source are forever gone? What is the difference to one that is simply "deleted?"

It may disappear from your system when you delete them but they are still "hanging out" on the email server, unless it is physically scrubbed clean.

If you use Gmail you may have noticed all the spam are still on their server even though you deleted them from your inbox.

[zeros]

Not Topic

is this a tax question? What is NT

I think this is what it was intended to mean?

[FEDUKE404]

Email paths to oblivion

There is a difference between a "trash" folder (you delete incoming messages yourself) and a "junk"/"spam" folder (you mark incoming messages as such, and the software learns to send future messages from that sender to the folder without any further action on your part.

How long things remain in either folder is a function of your email provider settings and/or personal choice. If you have downloaded email messages to your personal computer, those messages are not going anywhere until you delete them and/or "empty the trash."

(This is a separate conversation from how long things "live" in cyberspace, aka the Hillary Problem.)

FE

[Lion]

Non Tax

NT = Non Tax or Not Tax...

[taxea]

Thanks Lion...I was trying to figure out why it was posted here and not asked of his IP server or email program

[Lion]

He may have asked it in both places. He may have gotten computer jargon from his IT/ISP/etc. He may have figured with so many of us relying heavily on our computers, the internet, and electronic communication with our clients and our research sources, that a few of us might be able to explain in non-technical terms what probably is a security question. (It's over my head, and I rely on my friendly, local techie.) States like MA have regulations re email and tax information, so some preparers have had to learn more lately. All of us have to be concerned about what a hacker or a thief could gain from our computers. What's on our drives that we might think is erased/deleted/gone because we don't see it in the usual place anymore? This is a good topic for security-conscious tax preparers.

[TAXNJ]

Good point

He may have asked it in both places. He may have gotten computer jargon from his IT/ISP/etc. He may have figured with so many of us relying heavily on our computers, the internet, and electronic communication with our clients and our research sources, that a few of us might be able to explain in non-technical terms what probably is a security question. (It's over my head, and I rely on my friendly, local techie.) States like MA have regulations re email and tax information, so some preparers have had to learn more lately. All of us have to be concerned about what a hacker or a thief could gain from our computers. What's on our drives that we might think is erased/deleted/gone because we don't see it in the usual place anymore? This is a good topic for security-conscious tax preparers.

Good for States like MA have regulations re email and tax information in today's email environment. it is too easy to just send sensitive info without realizing the consequences.

That is why it is smart to fax directly to a waiting client and/or give in person sensitive information.

[Roberts]

NT - What happens to emails that are junked? Do all emails from that source are forever gone? What is the difference to one that is simply "deleted?"

Depends on your email provider.
For example with Gmail or Yahoo - if you label something junk, all emails from that source in the future will get directed to the JUNK email folder and you can review it every once in a while before deleting. It doesn't clutter up your in-box and trash folder. Ever have to go back to your trash to find something? Works well for that.
With my email provider and the software I use - labeling something junk does very little. The software keeps it in the in-box but it doesn't notify me when I've received the next piece of junk.

[FEDUKE404]

Getting rid of junk emails

Depends on your email provider.
For example with Gmail or Yahoo - if you label something junk, all emails from that source in the future will get directed to the JUNK email folder and you can review it every once in a while before deleting. It doesn't clutter up your in-box and trash folder. Ever have to go back to your trash to find something? Works well for that.
With my email provider and the software I use - labeling something junk does very little. The software keeps it in the in-box but it doesn't notify me when I've received the next piece of junk.

I use Mozilla Thunderbird for my major email organizing. (I also have a back-up account with Juno, which also has similar "junk" capabilities.) It should be noted that the last statement by Roberts does *NOT* represent the scenario I regularly encounter.

When you label an incoming message as "junk" it will automatically be moved into the (automatically created??) junk folder. Future incoming emails from the same email address will also automatically go into the junk folder (after very briefly resting in the inbox). You can also, if necessary, un-junk an incoming message, which then moves it back to your inbox and all future incoming messages from that address will also remain in your inbox.

The junk folder is separate from the trash folder. Items deleted from the junk folder then go into the trash folder. Some software, such as Yahoo email, automatically ferret out the "real" junk stuff, to include the Nigerian scams and "do you want a date?" stuff. While their selection is generally good, aside from what you "teach" the software by your own deletions, you should make it a point to periodically (maybe once a month?) review the junk folder to see if something ended up there by accident and/or operator error.

Hope this helps!

FE