Avoiding Junk Mail Folders

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If you have recipients that are complaining that your emails are getting automatically routed to their junk folder, there is usually an easy solution to this - they need to make sure that your email address and/or domain is added to their address list/preferences.
If you have recipients that are complaining that your emails are getting automatically routed to their junk folder, there is usually an easy solution to this - they need to make sure that your email address and/or domain is added to their address list/preferences.
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For example, if you are sending your updates using a gmail address, here's how to ensure proper inbox delivery in some popular e-mail programs and services:

Microsoft® Outlook®
* Select the e-mail from gmail.com.
* Go to the Actions menu.
* Choose Junk E-mail, then Add Sender's Domain to Safe Sender's List.

Gmail
* Click Contacts.
* Select Create Contact.
* Add "@gmail.com" in the Primary Email field.
* Click Save.

Yahoo!
* Select the e-mail from gmail.com
* Click Add to Address Book.
* Verify that the e-mail address is correct.
* Click Add to Address Book.

AOL
* Click Mail Options and select Address Book from the drop-down box.
* Click the Add (+) button.
* Enter the gmail.com address in the Other E-mail Address box
* Click Save.

Hotmail
* Click the Options link.
* Select Contacts.
* Click the Safe List link.
* Type "gmail.com" in the Domain text box.
* Click Add.
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