WhiteListing - Receiving Your E-Mails
Spam, or unwanted and unsolicited e-mails are a big problem. But it is also a problem when e-mails that you want to receive do not make it past the filters. Here's what you can do to improve the chances of receiving the e-mails you want.
It's called WhiteListing and it is a way of instructing your mail server or your ISP that e-mail which they think is spam is actually e-mail that you wish to receive. These instructions differ depending on which service you use. But as a basic rule for them all you can:
· Add the sender's address to your address book
· Click on this is not spam whenever you find an e-mail you want to receive in the spam, junk or trash folder
Here are some more specific instructions for the most popular services.
AOL
- Click the "Spam Controls" link on the lower right side of your inbox screen.
- When the "Mail & Spam Controls" box appears, click the "Custom sender list" link.
- Choose the "allow email from " option.
- Add the domain or email address you would like to receive mail from, then click "Add"
- Click "Save"
Gmail
- Click the drop down arrow next to "Reply" in the upper right side of your inbox screen.
- Click the "Add to Contacts List" from the list.
- It will appear under the "Quick Contacts" list on the left side of the page.
Hotmail Live, Windows Live and MSN
- Check the "Junk" folder if you do not see the in your inbox
- Click the "Mark as safe" link
- Add to your Safe List
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- Click "Show content" to view the body of the email if it contains images and HTML
- Click "Mark as safe"
- Address will now be added to your list of "Safe senders"
OR
· Click "Options" in the upper right corner of your Hotmail screen
· In the Body of the page under "Junk e-mail" click the link "Safe and blocked senders"
· Click the link "Safe senders"
· Enter the email address
· Click "Add to List"
Yahoo! Mail
- Check your Yahoo! Bulk folder
- If you see an email you want, highlight it and click "Not Spam"
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- Click "Options" in the top right navigation bar
- Select "Mail Options" from the list that drops down
- Choose "Filters" located on the left side of the page
- Click the "Add" button on the Filters page
- Choose the field you want to match in the incoming message.
- Choose the criteria by which you want a match to be made.
If you use a service not covered here you might like to search for the latest WhiteListing information available for that service. But as a minimum, it is worth adding the senders e-mail address to your address book.
In some cases, you may have to send an e-mail to your ISP and ask for an address to be white listed.
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