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how to create a filter for all emails having a date in the future

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Lately I've been getting more and more spam with a date in the future. Presumably they do this so that the spam always appears along with the newest emails in my inbox. Can I make a filter to automatically route all emails dated, say, tomorrow or later to the junk folder?

Lately I've been getting more and more spam with a date in the future. Presumably they do this so that the spam always appears along with the newest emails in my inbox. Can I make a filter to automatically route all emails dated, say, tomorrow or later to the junk folder?

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That would depend on your email service. In the screenshot, Gmail doesn't seem to afford any date filter.

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You will have to contact your e-mail provider for help. https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/problems-with-email-how-to-find-help


Some e-mail providers have the option to sort incoming mail. Contact your e-mail provider for help.

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You can create filters in Thunderbird to do what you're looking for, however, the "date" field doesn't increment automatically. You would need to edit the filter when the "date" expires.