Block That Spam - Blackberry.Bold

With your BlackBerry Bold, you can block certain e-mails, SMS numbers, or BlackBerry PINs from getting to your inbox. It’s like having your own spam blocker on your BlackBerry Bold!

To set up your personal spam blocker, follow these steps:
1. From the BlackBerry Bold Home screen, select the Options icon.
2. Select the Security option.
3. Highlight the Firewall option and press the trackball.
This opens the Firewall screen.
4. Highlight the Status field and select Enable.
This enables the spam blocker.
5. Under Block Incoming Message, make sure what you want to block is
selected:
• SMS: Blocks SMS messages.
• PIN: Blocks BlackBerry PIN messages.
• BlackBerry Internet Service: Blocks e-mail messages (for example,
the e-mail account that you set up from Google or Yahoo! Mail).
• Enterprise Email: Blocks enterprise e-mail (if you’re in a corporate
e-mail network).
6. In the Except Messages From area, select the desired options:
• Contact: Blocks everything except the e-mails and phone numbers
in your Contacts.
• Specific Address: Blocks everything specified by you (you can set
up the list below).
7. Press the Menu key and select Configure Exception.
This opens the Firewall exception screen.
8. Press the Menu key and select the desired options:
• Add Email: Specify the e-mail you want to block by selecting this
check box.
• Add PIN: Specify the BlackBerry Bold PIN you want to block by
selecting this check box.
• Add Phone Number: Specify the SMS number you want to block by
selecting this check box.