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How to Whitelist Emails

Posted By Hayley Burke
July 08, 2019 Category: How To

Don't you hate it when you are waiting on an email from someone, and it never seems to come through, then days later you realize it was in your junk or spam folder the whole time? This is a common occurrence, especially these days with all of the unnecessary spam we get. That why you should whitelist email addresses that you know are from senders who have valuable information for you or contacts that you use frequently!   What Does it Mean to Whitelist an Email? Whitelisting an email address is essentially just a list of approved senders so that you don't lose anything important to the junk folder. This practice is best for people who are signed up for any email subscriptions.  How to Whitelist Emails: Whitelisting is an easy one-time process that allows you to never miss an email again. Though the process varies slightly based on the email platform, you use. Below are instructions on how to whitelist emails across the major email systems. Android Mail AOL Mail Apple Mail (OS X and iOS devices) Gmail (web and mobile) Outlook.com Outlook 20XX Windows Live Desktop Yahoo! Mail Android Mail: If you are using an android device, open an email from the sender you wish to whitelist, click their icon/picture, and then click "Add to Contacts." AOL Mail: If you use AOL, you will go to a message from the sender, in the preview you can highlight the sender's email address and a drop-down menu will appear. You then select