You are trying to reset your password. The site says “check your inbox for a password reset email”. But there is no email in your inbox. This frustrating problem can also occur when you are signing up with a site, or adding an email address to your profile. It can also stop you getting posts from an online group (aka listserv or mailing list). With sites like Gmail, Outlook.com or Yahoo! Mail, who are you going to call? You can get the email you want by whitelisting an email address with Gmail, Outlook.com or Yahoo! Mail. This guide explains how
to do that. Services like Gmail, Outlook.com and Yahoo! Mail block email to protect you from unwanted or malicious email such as phishing, scams and spam. In this case, they are mistaking email that you want for email that you don’t want. If ask your email provider to unblock or
whitelist an email address, email from that address will be more likely to get through. Here is an explanation of how to do that for Gmail, Outlook.com or
Yahoo! Mail. Sign in to your account at Gmail.com and do the following. Add the email address that is sending you email (eg ) to your Gmail Contacts. Google will usually
deliver email from addresses that are in your Contacts. If Gmail has marked emails you wish to whitelist as spam, tell Gmail the emails are not spam.
Create a filter for the addressCreate a filter to tell Google to whitelist email from a domain or online group.
To whitelist all email from a domain, enter the domain in the From field To whitelist an online group, enter the group email address in the To field Tips:
See also Google’s help on Legitimate mail is marked as spam. How to whitelist an email address with Outlook.comFor Outlook.com, Windows Live Mail, Hotmail and MSN Mail, sign in to your account at Outlook.com and do the following. Add the address to your contactsAdd the email address that is sending you email (eg ) to your Outlook.com Contacts. Outlook.com will usually deliver email from addresses that are in your Contacts. Add the address to your safe senders
To whitelist all email from a domain, add the domain to the list of safe senders To whitelist an online group, add the group address to the list of safe mailing lists Tips:
See also Outlook.com’s help on I didn’t receive an email someone sent me. How to whitelist an email address with Yahoo! MailSign in to your account at Yahoo! Mail and do the following. Add the address to your contactsAdd the email address that is sending you email (eg ) to your Yahoo! Mail Contacts. Yahoo! will usually deliver email from addresses that are in your Contacts. Create a filter for the address
To whitelist all email from a domain, enter the domain in the Sender field To whitelist an online group, enter the group email address in the Recipient field Tips:
See also Yahoo! Mail’s help on An email was wrongly filtered as spam. Feedback on this guideIf you found this guide useful, or you can see an improvement that is needed, I would love to hear from you. Please email me your feedback. You must be logged in to post a comment. How do I whitelist certain emails?Go to Settings. Navigate to Anti-Spam List. Click on the Email Address tab and then click on Whitelist/Blacklist Emails. Click the Add new whitelist email field.
How do I whitelist an email in Gmail 2022?Find and open your Contacts app > click the Add button > enter contact's name and email address> next to your email account, tap the Down arrow to select the desired account that will receive the messages from the account you've whitelisted > click Save before exiting to save your changes.
How do I add an email to my safe senders list in Gmail?How to Add Safe Senders on Gmail. Step 1: Locate the “Contacts” Icon. ... . Step 2: Select “Create Contact” ... . Step 3: Enter Relevant Contact Information. ... . Step 4: Save the Desired Email Address as a New Contact. ... . Step 1: Locate Your Junk Folder. ... . Step 2: Select “Junk Email Folder” ... . Step 3: Find the “Safe Sender” tab.. |