How to Whitelist addresses to reduce spam

In order to reduce the amount of junk e-mail you receive, 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 addresses on your trusted list, safe list, or white list.

Find your e-mail service below and follow the instructions. If yours isn't listed here, contact your ISP (whoever provides your Internet access like AOL, Comcast, or Roadrunner).

AOL

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

Version 9.0

Send us an e-mail and that will add lisa(dot)justrightcopy(at)gmail(dot)com (replace "dot" with . and "at" with @) 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 lisa(dot)justrightcopy(at)gmail(dot)com to 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 in lisa(dot)justrightcopy(at)gmail(dot)com. Click OK. Click OK. Click Yes. Click OK.

Hotmail

From the main menu tabs, click the Options link, then Safe List. Type lisa(dot)justrightcopy(at)gmail(dot)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 lisa(dot)justrightcopy(at)gmail(dot)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 lisa(dot)justrightcopy(at)gmail(dot)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 lisa(dot)justrightcopy(at)gmail(dot)com. Click OK. Click OK.

McAfee Spamkiller

Click Friends from the sidebar. Click Add. Type lisa(dot)justrightcopy(at)gmail(dot)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 lisa(dot)justrightcopy(at)gmail(dot)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:

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SpamButcher

Click the Configure button. Go to the Known Senders tab. Click Add under "Known Good Senders and Recipients." Type: lisa(dot)justrightcopy(at)gmail(dot)com. Click OK.

Spameater Pro

Click Filters from the sidebar. Click the Approved Senders tab. Click Add Filter. Type lisa(dot)justrightcopy(at)gmail(dot)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 lisa(dot)justrightcopy(at)gmail(dot)com. Click the >> button. Click Close.

Spam Interceptor

Follow the Trusted link under > Authentication Lists. Enter the email address: lisa(dot)justrightcopy(at)gmail(dot)com. Click Add.

SpamPal

Click on the SpamPal system tray icon with the right mouse button. Click "Add to Whitelist" from the menu. Type lisa(dot)justrightcopy(at)gmail(dot)com. Click Add.

Spam Sleuth

Select File, then Configure. Go to the Friends category. Make sure Active is checked. Type lisa(dot)justrightcopy(at)gmail(dot)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 lisa(dot)justrightcopy(at)gmail(dot)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 e-mail 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.