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Make Sure You Get Your Newsletters and Other Good Mail Using Outlook

Outlook comes with a capable spam filter, and countless add-ons add to that capability with even greater accuracy — accuracy but not perfection. So find out how you can make sure mail from known and good senders does go straight to your Outlook Inbox.

Outlook: Add an Address or Domain to Safe Senders

Is Outlook's "Junk E-mail" folder eating your good mail? Add known senders or complete domains to "Safe Senders" to make sure you get what you need (or want).

Outlook: Whitelist People You Mail Automatically

Let Outlook build its list of safe senders automatically by adding everybody you send an email.

Eliminate Spam!: Allow a Domain

To make sure Eliminate Spam! does not eliminate your favorite newsletters or mail from known senders from your Outlook Inbox, here's how to whitelist complete domains.

Disruptor OL: Whitelist a Sender or Domain

Disruptor OL is a very precise anti-spam tool. If you help it avoiding false positives (newsletters, for example) it won't freak out. Here's how to whitelist a sender or a whole domain in Disruptor OL to make sure their mail always shows up in your Inbox.

Cloudmark SafetyBar: Make Sure It Doesn't Filter Newsletters

Cloudmark SafetyBar will eliminate most spam for you, but it may also catch one or the other newsletter you do want to receive. Here's how to make sure your newsletters remain in your Outlook Inbox, untouched.

MailFrontier Matador: Authorize Newsletters

Make sure your favorite newsletters never fall victim to any of MailFrontier Matador's smart anti-spam tactics. Here's how to authorize them once and forever.

eTrust Anti-Spam: Make Sure It Doesn't Quarantine Newsletters

eTrust Anti-Spam quarantines all mail from senders you haven't authorized. To continue receiving your favorite newsletters uninterrupted, here's how to add them to the authorized senders in eTrust Anti-Spam.

SpamCatcher: Make Sure It Doesn't Catch Newsletters as Spam

If you want Mailshell SpamCatcher to catch lots of spam but leave your precious newsletters alone, here's how to authorize them once and for all and ensure proper delivery.

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