WHITELIST US

Unsolicited emails, commonly known as SPAM, have become a big issue for users of the Internet. To counteract this problem, Internet Service Providers (ISP’s) have had to put filtering systems in place to try and stop it. However these are not yet perfect, and all too often your ISP can unintentionally block emails that you have requested.

To make sure you get your requested email and client notices from NLP TIMES, apply these simple guidelines to your email program or web-based email service.

We have added specific instructions for the most common email clients below.

Please note the From Field will always be info @ nlptimes.com

How to Whitelist Emails with Web-based Email Clients

Gmail

Step 1: Add the email address to your Contacts.

1. In the Gmail screen (or any Google screen), click on the Google Apps icon at top-right (9 dots in a square) and choose Contacts (you may need to click ‘more’ or scroll to see it).
2. Use the “Create contact” button on the left to create a contact with the email address you want to whitelist and save.

Step 2: Set up a filter never to send emails from the email address to the Spam folder.

1. In the Gmail screen, click on the Settings gear on the top-right.
2. Select “Settings.”
3. Click on the “Filters and Blocked Addresses” tab.
4. Click on the “Create a new filter” link.
5. In the pop-up screen, locate the “From” field, and enter the email address you’d like to whitelist. If you want to whitelist all email addresses from a specific domain, type “@” followed by the domain name (ex. @nlptimes.com). Then click on the “Create filter” button.
6. On the next screen, check “Never send it to spam” and click on the “Create filter” button.

Outlook.com (includes Hotmail, MSN, and Windows Live)

If you're using Hotmail, you can ensure that valued e-mail is delivered to your Inbox by adding the "From" address to your Safe List. Here's how:

1. Click on the gear on the top-right, then choose “View all Outlook settings.”
2. Click on “Mail” – “Junk email.”
3. Under “Safe senders and domains,” add the email address you’d like to whitelist. To add a domain, simply enter the domain name (ex. nlptimes.com)
4. Hit “Enter” to save the settings.

Yahoo

To ensure that valued e-mail is delivered to your Yahoo Inbox (not the Bulk Mail folder), you can instruct Yahoo to filter it to your Inbox. Here's how:

1. Click on the Settings gear on the top-right.
2. In the pop-up screen, click on “More settings.”
3. Select the “Filters” tab.
4. Click on “Add new filters” under “Your filters.”
5. Name the filter and enter the email address you’d like to whitelist in the “From” field (you get to choose a filter criterion here as well).
6. For “Choose a folder to move to,” select “Inbox” and Save.

AOL

For AOL version 9.0: you can ensure that valued e-mail is delivered to your Inbox by adding the sending address to your "People I Know" list.

1. Add the email address you want to whitelist to your address book. To do so, click “Contacts” on the left of your inbox screen.
2. Click on the “New contact” Icon.
3. Add the contact information on the next screen.

How to Whitelist Emails with Desktop Email Clients

Outlook

1. Go to the “Home” tab.
2. Click on the “Junk” in the “Delete” group, and select “Junk Email Options.”
3. Under the “Safe Senders” tab, click on “Add” and enter the email addresses you’d like to whitelist.
4. Click “OK.”

Mac OS X Mail

1. From the top menu, go to “Mail” – “Preferences.”
2. Under the “Rules” tab, click on “Add Rule.”
3. Name the rule.
4. For the 1st dropdown, select “any” (ie. “If any of the following conditions are met”).
5. In the 2nd dropdown, select “From.”
6. Last, in the 3rd dropdown, select “Ends with.”
7. For the “Ends with” field, enter the email address you want to whitelist. If you want to whitelist an entire domain, just enter the domain name (ex. @nlptimes.com)
8. For the “Perform the following actions,” select “Move Message,” “to the mailbox,” and “Inbox.”
9. Click OK.

Whitelist Your Email Address on Your Mobile Devices

iOS Devices – iPad & iPhone

1. Find any emails you want to whitelist.
2. Tap the sender and add to either a new contact or an existing contact.

Android Devices – Samsung, Google Nexus, others

1. In the default email client, touch the sender picture thumbnail in any email from us.
2. Click OK to add to contacts.