Creating a bulk mail folder and using spam filters can reduce junk mail, but good emails may be mistakenly filed. Marking emails as “not junk” and adding important email addresses to your address book can help. Setting up a dummy email address for sign-ups can also filter out spam.
Many people create a bulk mail folder in their email programs to reduce the amount of spam or junk mail that can crowd their inboxes. With the help of spam filters this can greatly reduce the time wasted dealing with junk mail, but spam filters are not foolproof: some emails you wish to receive in your inbox may be mistakenly filed in your spam or inbox folder. block. You don’t want messages from family members, lists you subscribe to, or business email “lost” in a bulk mail folder. Also, you shouldn’t have to wade through such a folder trying to find the important stuff.
Despite the proliferation of email filters, there are very simple ways to prevent good emails from being archived in your bulk email folder. Your email program may have the ability to mark mail as “junk” or “not junk.” When you mark mail as “not junk,” it will end up in your mailbox instead of your bulk mail folder. Do this over time and your spam filter should be trained to know that that type of email is not spam.
Another thing you can do to prevent good emails from being misfiled in your bulk mail folder is to make sure your address book includes email addresses you expect to receive emails from. Most email service providers keep a handy address book where you can store important email addresses. Make sure your address book includes the email addresses of family, friends, favorite service lists, and business associates, and you should be able to reduce the number of valid emails that are misfiled.
If you are job hunting and are sending resumes to various email addresses, you may want to add these addresses, at least temporarily, to your mailing list. You can always delete them later if you don’t hear from the company.
These two simple steps together should help reduce most problems with emails not being stored in the bulk mail folder. However, email service programs and spam filters have different characteristics. If these solutions don’t work, check the options or preferences within your email program to see if there are any other suggestions your email service provider may have.
Another thing you can do, which most email programs and Internet providers allow, is to set up a “dummy” email address. That way, if you’re asked for your email address to sign up with certain companies, you provide the “dummy” address, rather than your real email, which you only give to those you want to receive mail from. Most spam, advertising and the like will end up in the dummy address’s bulk folder instead of being routed to your real address.
When you’re job hunting, especially on sites like Craigslist, you often won’t know what email address to look for in response emails. Because some job postings can be scams, we recommend that you do not send resumes via anonymous craigslist mail. Instead, contact the person and ask for an email address from the company before sending a resume, then add this address to your mailing list.
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