Alex clicked again to confirm.

A pop-up asked: "Unblock [email address]? This person will be able to send you emails again."

The page showed a list of filters—rules that sorted or deleted emails. But there were no blocked addresses. Just a few old filters like "emails from 'news@example.com' skip the inbox." Alex frowned. This wasn't the block list. This was a common trap. People often confuse email filters with the block list . Filters move or delete email after it arrives. The block list stops it from arriving at all.

Alex had a problem. For months, they had been happily subscribing to a weekly newsletter called "The Daily Scoop." It was full of industry insights. Then, one Tuesday, it stopped arriving. Alex checked their inbox. Nothing. They checked the Spam folder. Nothing. They even searched for the sender’s email address. Still nothing.

In the Google Account search bar (at the top of myaccount.google.com), Alex typed:

Then, Alex went back to Gmail and refreshed the page. Within seconds, a new email appeared: "The Daily Scoop: You missed our last three issues!"

Alex paused. A better way: directly search.