18 Feb 2008 05:41:56 | S. Kumar
Six Easy White-Listing Ways...Stop Losing Important Emails! (c)
Copyright S. Kumar 2003 http://www.learnhomebusiness.com
Are you dead sure about receiving of all the important emails
that is sent to you?
"The chances are that you are among the 42% of the people who
ARE NOT receiving the genuine emails and newsletters that you
requested for".
Why this is so?
Increasingly, ISPs are using filtering systems to try and keep
S/p/a/m out of customers' inboxes. Being automated, these
filters are not perfect. Many authentic emails get caught in
these filters.
Sometimes, they accidentally filter that "All-Important-Email"
you were waiting for. And you have no way to know which of your
emails is filtered. The end result is, you end up losing
critical info that may prove to be vital to your business.
Is there a way to solve the problem?
Fortunately for all of us, there exist simple solutions. But the
action has to come from you to make sure that these critical
communications reaches your mailbox - Unblocked.
Six of the most common and easy solutions are given below. It's
simple to implement.
______________________ #1. *The HOTMAIL User*: You can 'Safe
List' an email ID in hotmail. Here's how:
1. Choose the 'Options' tab from the top 2. Select 'Safe List' (
Given under the head -Mail Handling-) 3. Now type the email
address that you want messages to be received without filtering
in the one line form. 4. Now choose 'Add' _________________ #2
*The AOL User*: Place an email ID in the 'Address Book' in AOL.
Here's how:
1. Go to Keyword Mail Controls 2. Select the screen name to
which the newsletter is send e.g. "HomeBiz Tip E-Mag" 3.Now
choose 'Customize Mail Controls' For This Screen Name 4.For AOL
v7.0, include in the section: "exclusion and inclusion
parameters", the domains from which email is send. For e.g.
@learnhomebusiness.com, @learnhomebusiness.net
For AOL v8.0, choose "Allow email from all AOL members, email
addre^sses and domains"
5. Choose 'Next'. 6. Choose "Save" displayed at the bottom.
Important Note On AOL 9.0 : AOL 9.0 has become more complicated.
The best way is to place an email ID to the "Person I know"
buddy list. All mail you receive from this email ID will pass
through the filters. So, make sure that when you join for a
newsletter, it is ADDED to your buddy list. ____________________
#3 *The YAHOO User*: Correct the 'Bulk' Folder in your Yahoo.
Here's how:
1. Newsletters gets mistakenly filtered to your Yahoo 'Bulk'
folder. Go to your 'Bulk' folder; locate the filtered newsletter
and choose, "this is not S^pam", next to the "From" field.
Also, to ensure that you do not miss on important emails to your
Yahoo Inbox, do these steps:
1. Open your Yahoo mailbox 2. Choose 'Mail Options' (Given at
the right corner) 3. Choose 'Filters' 4. Choose 'Add ' button.
5. Now, in the top row - From header: Choose 'contains'. 6. Type
the domain from which the newsletter is sent. For e.g.
learnhomebusiness.com 6. Finally, at the bottom -Move the
message to: Choose Inbox. 7. Choose 'Add Filter' button.
____________________ #4. *For OTHER Users*: Meant for email
programs like Outlook, Outlook Express, Eudora and Netscape
Mail. Here's how:
Inform your ISP or the person responsible for your email that
you want to receive all communications from a particular domain.
For e.g. a member of http://www.learnhomebusiness.com, asks them
to white-list the eZine "HomeBiz Tips-EMag' so that he can
continue to receive our Zero-cost products without a break.
__________________________ #5. *For Own Filter Software*: Many
times the filter software installed in the computer is the
culprit. Here's how to prevent it.
Look for "Options" in the filter software that you have
installed in your computer. Then give permissions for all emails
from a particular email ID or domain.
_____________________________________________________ #6. *Two
Additional Tips To Prevent Loosing Important Emails*:
Tip #1 : You may be currently receiving all your email messages
without a hitch. But, it's still advisable to white-list and
prevent future problems.
Tip #2 : No matter what the email system you are currently
using, add the email ID of your opt-in Newsletters' to the
'Address Book' of your particular email system.
Currently, white-listing is the ONLY way to ensure that you
receive all your important emails. Do not ignore this important
aspect of email communication.
From a personal angle, the major chunk of what I learned so far
is from small, nifty newsletters that arrives in my mail box
with a welcome smile. I can never block these little capsules of
vital info.
If I do, I am blocking myself from the 'tit-bits' that adds to
my knowledge. Ultimately, Integrating these 'tit-bits' into my
website http://www.learnhomebusiness.com, keeps it live and
current - Everyday.
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