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> It takes way too many clicks to report spam in GMail. Considering this is such a frequent operation, it should have a one-button "ban" function, possibly with an "Oops" undo if you pressed it by mistake.

If keyboard shortcuts are enabled, '!' is mapped to "Report as spam". I don't recall whether the status popover that appears at the bottom of the UI has an "Undo" link, though...

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I should have been more precise. I meant the process of banning an email address so it can never again spam me. Doesn't work for the worst offenders who forge random source addresses, but usually does for slimy marketing departments.

You have to:

1. click on the email from the inbox

2. click on the three-dot hamburger menu on the far right of the sender line

3. click on the 'Block "Evil Sender"' entry in the popup menu

4. confirm that you do in fact want to stop receiving spam from the spammer by clicking the "Block" button

5. Click the "Move to spam" button in the dialog box that appears

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