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How to whitelist in popular email clients or services
The general information here is subject to change or may vary, but should give you a general idea how to add contacts to your whitelist for the most popular programs. Check instructions for BOTH your email client and any security software you also use as some software may block emails before they even reach your email inbox.
AOL, ATT, Comcast
Simply add the email address or domain name you wish to whitelist to your address book.
BlackBerrys
Scroll up to the message header
On the field where the name is listed, click the Berry button and then click Show Address
Select and copy the email address to the clipboard
Go into Address Book and find the user
Select Save
Click to edit it, and then click the Berry button to add another email address
Paste it in and click Save
CleanMyMailbox
Click on the White List button.
Add the email address you wish to whitelist to the bottom of your existing list.
Click Submit List.
If an email is filtered, from the spambox click on the white "W" icon on the left column of the mailing. When the pop-up window comes up, click Add to Whitelist.
Cloudmark SpamNet
From the Cloudmark SpamNet toolbar in Outlook select Cloudmark > Options.
Click Advanced > Whitelist tab > Add
Type the email address you wish to whitelist
Click OK > OK > Yes > OK.
Earthlink
Click on Address Book > Add. (Note: address book is on left, below Folders.)
On the Add Contact screen, find the Internet Information box.
Enter the email address you wish to whitelist into the top Email box.
Click Save.
Gmail
Simply Add email address you wish to whitelist to your Contact list.
Hotmail Live, Windows Live and MSN
Note: You may need to "Mark sender as safe" to enable hyperlinks even in text emails and images in HTML emails. If you get a notice “Attachments, pictures, and links in this message have been blocked for your safety. Show content “ and/or “You may not know this sender. Mark as safe | Mark as unsafe “ you may click "Show content" to view the body of the email if it contains images and HTML or click "Mark as safe" to add the email address to your list of "Safe senders"
To Manually Add to Safe List:
Click "Options" in the upper right corner of your Hotmail screen
In the Body of the page under "Junk email" click the link "Safe and blocked senders" (or Safe List)
Click the link "Safe senders"
Enter the email address you wish to whitelist
Click "Add to list"
If you see a message that should not be in your Junk Mail folder, click 'This is not Junk Mail' or "Mark as safe"
McAfee Spamkiller
Click Friends from the sidebar.
Click Add, type in email address you wish to whitelist
Click OK.
MSN
Click on Settings: Email > Junk email (bottom left, above Calendar)
On the Email settings screen, click Junk Email Guard.
Select Safe List.
In "Add people to the safe list," enter the email address you wish to whitelist.
Click Add.
Outlook 2003
Add the email address you wish to whitelist to your Safe List and to your Personal Contacts in your Outlook Address Book. Or open an email and select Mark as Not Junk.
Mailblocks
Click the Addresses tab > New
Type the email address you wish to whitelist
Make sure 'Accept Mail From This Address' is selected under Receiving Options.
Uncheck 'Display in People Picker' under Other options.
Click Submit > OK.
MailShield
Click Friends from the toolbar > Add.
Type the email address you wish to whitelist
Click OK.
MailWasher
Click Tools, Ten Blacklist & Friends.
Click Add... on the right, the Friends list side.
Make sure Plain email address is selected.
Type the email address you wish to whitelist
Click OK > OK.
McAfee Spamkiller
From McAfee SpamKiller sidebar, select Friends
Click Add a friend.
Make sure All users at a domain is selected under Friend Type.
Type the domain name you want to whitelist under Address.
Click OK, Click OK.
Mozilla Thunderbird
Click Address Book button
Make sure the Personal Address Book is highlighted
Click New Card button. This will launch a New Card window that has 3 tabs: Contact, Address and Other
Under the Contact tab, enter the email address you wish to whitelist and click OK
Norton AntiSpam
Start up Norton AntiSpam
Click the Status & Settings tab
Click AntiSpam
Click Configure
Click Allowed List tab
Click Add button
In the 'Email Address' box, enter the email address you wish to whitelist
Click OK, Click OK
Oddpost
Check your 'Probably Spam' folder.
If you see an email you wish to whitelist, select it and click the 'Move to Inbox and Mark as Not Spam' button.
SpamButcher
Click the Configure button > Known Senders tab
Click Add under 'Known Good Senders and Recipients'.
Type the email address you wish to whitelist
Click OK > OK.
SpamCop
Open your browser and go to: http://webmail.spamcop.net
Log into your SpamCop account.
Click on the Options icon in the toolbar.
Under Mail Management (in the middle), click SpamCop Tools.
Select Manage your personal whitelist.
Near the bottom, click where it reads "Click here to add to your whitelist"
Enter the email address you wish to whitelist in the first empty slot.
Click Submit.
Spameater Pro
Click Filters from the sidebar > Approved Senders tab.
Click Add Filter.
Type the email address you wish to whitelist 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 the email address you wish to whitelist
Click the > button.
Click Close.
Spam Interceptor
Follow the Trusted link under Authentication Lists.
Type the email address you wish to whitelist
Click Add.
Spamkiller
On the Spamkiller sidebar, click Friends.
Click Add.
Type the email address you wish to whitelist and click the OK button.
SpamPal
Click on the SpamPal system tray icon with the right mouse button.
Click 'Add to Whitelist' from the menu.
Type the email address you wish to whitelist
Click Add.
Spam Sleuth
Select File > Configure.
Go to the Friends category.
Make sure Active is checked.
Type the email address you wish to whitelist on a line by itself in the entry field.
Click OK.
If an email address 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.
Verizon
Go to your Verizon Inbox > click Options
Select the Block Senders tab (near top of screen).
On the Block Senders screen, you'll see both a "Block Sender List" and a "Safe List." In the space where it says "Enter email address or sub domain to always accept even if the domain is blocked," enter the email address you wish to whitelist
Yahoo! Mail
Open your Yahoo! mailbox.
Click Mail Options > Filters > 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 the pull-down menu and enter the email address you wish to whitelist.
At the bottom, where it says "Move the Message To:" select Inbox from the pull-down menu.
Click the Add Filter button again.
Others
If an email address is being incorrectly filtered or flagged as spam, try adding the email’s “From” and “Reply to” address to your address book or Contact list.
If messages continue to be sent to your junk folder, or your email program does not have a convenient way to whitelist folks, contact your spam filter application support or the customer service or Postmaster at the company that provides your email or Internet connection (your ISP). Explain to them that you want to receive emails from a certain contact and ask if they can whitelist them if you provide the email and domain information.
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