# Mail-Receiver - public email address, do I need to worry about Spam?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/mail-receiver-public-email-address-do-i-need-to-worry-about-spam/322643
**Category:** Support
**Tags:** mail-receiver
**Created:** [August 21, 2024, 7:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mail-receiver-public-email-address-do-i-need-to-worry-about-spam/322643 "2024-08-21T07:13:48Z")
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### Author: ![Architect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/architect/32/520575_2.png) [@Architect](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Architect)
#### Post date: [August 21, 2024, 1:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mail-receiver-public-email-address-do-i-need-to-worry-about-spam/322643/2 "2024-08-21T13:48:16Z")

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> [@tkforbes](#):
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> I can’t see how Mail-Receiver would adequately detect and prevent Spam.

There is a guide here:

> [@Filter known-bad sender domains from your mail-receiver](https://meta.discourse.org/t/filter-known-bad-sender-domains-from-your-mail-receiver/118760):
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> If you [run your own incoming mail](https://meta.discourse.org/t/straightforward-direct-delivery-incoming-mail/49487), and you find that you’re getting more abusive mail than you’re willing to tolerate, this guide is for you! It’ll show you how to configure your mail-receiver container to block e-mail from any domain on a list you create, and how you can add and remove domains from that list over time. Setup Using the [custom Postfix configuration guide](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customising-direct-delivery-postfix-configuration/118759), configure your mail-receiver container to have an /etc/postfix/shared volume (see the “Addendum” section at the bottom). …

I haven’t had issues with spam e-mails sent to mail-receiver address, but there is a risk that can happen if you have the address listed in public registries those can start to get spam/marketing e-mail.

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