How to Whitelist addresses to reduce spam

 

In order to reduce the amount of junk mail you receive in your E-mail, many mailing services will filter your E-mail before you receive it.  Sometimes that means you don't receive legitimate E-mail  To avoid that, you need to put these legitimate E-mail address on your trusted list, safe list or white list. 

So how do you do that? Find your E-mail service below and follow the instructions.  If yours isn't here, contact your ISP (the person who provides your internet access like AOL, Comcast or Roadrunner.)

You can practice on our addresses.  For example, if you want to receive order confirmations or our mailing list, you would need to white list krisdriessen@yahoo.com. If you want to receive shipping confirmation, including your priority mail tracking number, you would need to list USPS_Shipping_Services@usps.com


AOL:

Go to keyword: Mail Controls. Select your screen name.  Click Customize Mail Controls For This Screen Name.

Version 9.0:

Send an e-mail to: krisdriessen@yahoo.com and that will add that E-mail address to your "People I Know" list automatically. 

CleanMyMailbox:

If you find our E-mail in your spambox, click on the white "W" icon on the left column of the mailing. When the pop-up window comes up, simply click the Add to Whitelist button.

Alternative whitelisting methods:

* Click on the White List button. Add: krisdriessen@yahoo.comto the bottom of your existing list. Click the Submit List button.


Cloudmark SpamNet:

From the Cloudmark SpamNet toolbar in Outlook select Cloudmark | Options

Click Advanced and go to the Whitelist tab. Click the Add button. 

Type: krisdriessen@yahoo.com Click OK. Click OK. Click Yes. Click OK.


Hotmail:

From the main menu tabs, click the Options link, then Safe List. Type: krisdriessen@yahoo.com in your Safe List. 

If you see a message that should not be in your Junk Mail folder, click 'This is not Junk Mail' to avoid having e-mail from the same source sent to the Junk Mail folder in the future.


Mailblocks:

Click the Addresses tab. Click New. Type: krisdriessen@yahoo.com  Make sure 'Accept Mail From This Address' is selected under Receiving Options. Uncheck 'Display in People Picker' under Other options. Click Submit. Click OK.


MailShield:

Click Friends from the toolbar. Click Add. Type: krisdriessen@yahoo.com  Click OK.


MailWasher:

Click Tools, then Blacklist & Friends. Click Add on the right, the Friends list side. 

Make sure Plain email address is selected. Type: krisdriessen@yahoo.com  Click OK. Click OK.


McAfee Spamkiller:

Click Friends from the sidebar. Click Add. Type: krisdriessen@yahoo.com Click OK.


SpamAssassin:

Add the following entry to your user_prefs file, which is found in the .spamassassin subdirectory on your web/mail server:

whitelist_from krisdriessen@yahoo.com

Save the user_prefs file or move the updated copy to your .spamassassin subdirectory. If you have no user_prefs file in this subdirectory, create one. Help with this here:

http://www.cleanmymailbox.com/sa


SpamButcher:

Click the Configure button. Go to the Known Senders tab. Click Add under 'Known Good Senders and Recipients'. Type: krisdriessen@yahoo.com  Click OK. Click OK.


Spameater Pro:

Click Filters from the sidebar. Click the Approved Senders tab. Click Add Filter. Type: krisdriessen@yahoo.com under Address. Choose 'Full Email Address' under Address Type. Select Email Domain. Click OK.


Spam Inspector:

Select Spam Inspector, then 'Manage Friends List' from either the Spam Inspector toolbar or from the Outlook menu. Make sure Email is selected under 'Add a New Friend'. Type: krisdriessen@yahoo.com  Click the >> button. Click Close.


Spam Interceptor:

Follow the Trusted link under > Authentication Lists. Enter the email address: krisdriessen@yahoo.com  Click Add.


SpamPal:

Click on the SpamPal system tray icon with the right mouse button. Click 'Add to Whitelist' from the menu. Type: krisdriessen@yahoo.com  Click Add.


Spam Sleuth:

Select File, then Configure. Go to the Friends category. Make sure Active is checked. Type: krisdriessen@yahoo.com  on a line by itself in the entry field. Click OK.

Yahoo! Mail

Open your Yahoo! mailbox. Click Mail Options. Click Filters. Click Add Filter. In the top row, labeled 'From header:' make sure Contains is selected in the pull-down menu. Click in the text box next to that pull-down menu, then enter the address: krisdriessen@yahoo.com

At the bottom, where it says "Move the Message To:" select Inbox from the pull-down menu. Click the Add Filter button again.

If our newsletter has been filtered to your "bulk" folder, simply open the message and click on the "This is not Spam" link next to the "From" field.