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  •   White-List Infocus Newsletter 

    Use White-listing to Make Sure You Get Your Focus On Mexico newsletters and other important e-mails

    Unsolicited, unwanted advertising e-mail, commonly known as "spam", has become a large problem. Because of this, most virus protectors, e-mail services and Internet Service Providers (ISPs) have put some sort of blocking or filtering system in place to send emails they think are spam to a junk or trash folder. In some cases they do not even let you know it was sent to you (especially in the case of virus protectors.)

    We at Focus On Mexico applaud their intention to protect you from spam, but the current systems for stopping spam are not a perfect solution. They often block e-mail that you've requested, but that fits their idea of spam. For that reason, you might unexpectedly find you're not getting your Focus On Mexico newsletters and other important e-mails.

    To make sure that you can receive our email, you can "white-list" email from Focus On Mexico. White-listing means that you set up your email software to accept incoming email from a specific email address or domain, overriding your mail service provider's SPAM filter.

    These instructions may not be complete, but, below are instructions for some of the more popular ones. If yours isn't here, please contact your ISP's customer service representatives for their instructions.

    One thing you can do that helps no matter what e-mail system you're using is: add the address in the "From" line of your most recent Focus On Mexico e-mail to your address book.

    Focus On Mexico uses several email addresses for communication with users. Therefore, the most effective way to make sure that you receive our email is to whitelist the entire domain. Depending on the exact email service or program you are using, whitelisting a domain may be done by entering something like one of the following:

    focusonmexico.com
    @focusonmexico.com
    *focusonmexico.com

    However since email providers change their specifications often, it is suggested that you contact you specific provider for instructions on whitelisting a domain. In the event that your email service or program cannot white-list entire domains, we would suggest you add these individual addresses to your whitelist:

    newsletterteam@focusonmexico.com
    thefocusteam@focusonmexico.com
    info@focusonmexico.com

    Since every email system is different we have included white-listing instructions for a few popular email service providers below.

    AOL
    Yahoo
    Hotmail
    Gmail
    MSN
    Outlook 2003 or higher
    Norton AntiSpam
    McAfee Spamkiller
    Spam Assassin
     

     

    AOL

    AOL (version 9.0 or higher)
    In AOL, you can add the Focus On Mexico address to the "People I Know" list. To add the address,
    • Copy the "from" address from the latest Focus On Mexico mail. (or you can copy the addresses listed above).
    • Select the Mail menu and select Address Book.
    • In the pop up box, select Add.
    • Paste the copied address/type the address required in the Other email field.
    • Make the newly added address the "Primary email address" by checking the checkbox.
    • Select Save.

    AOL (version 7.0 or 8.0)
    • Select Mail in the Menu on the top of the screen.
    • Select Mail Controls.
    • The Mail Control Screen would be displayed. Select Next.
    • Select Customize Mail Controls for this Screen Name and click Next.

    Version 8.0
    • You can select "Allow email from all AOL members, email addresses and domains" (allows all emails).
    • Select Next until the Save button shows up at the bottom.
    • Select Save.

    Version 7.0
    • In the exclusion and inclusion parameters, include the domain focusonmexico.com.



    Yahoo

    You can ask Yahoo to filter mails from Focus On Mexico to your inbox.
    • Open Yahoo mailbox.
    • Select Mail Options.
    • Select Filters.
    • Click Add Filter.
    • In the top row, labeled From Header, select contains from the pull down menu. Enter the Focus On Mexico address in the text box next to the pull down menu. (you can either give a specific Focus On Mexico email address or use @focusonmexico.com or *focusonmexico.com to whitelist the domain).
    • Move down to the bottom where there is the option Move the message to. Select inbox from the pull down menu.
    • Select Add Filter button once again.



    Hotmail

    To whitelist us in Hotmail, you can add our email address to your Safe List. For that,
    • Access your Hotmail mailbox.
    • Select Options from the top right (next to Help).
    • Select Junk e-Mail Protection (the first link).
    • Select Safe List.
    • In the space provided, enter the Focus On Mexico address (you can either enter a specific email address or use *focusonmexico.com or @focusonmexico.com to whitelist the domain).
    • Select Add.
    • Ensure the safe list box has the address you entered, and select Ok.

    You can also add the Focus On Mexico email address to your contact list:
    • Open the most recent email from us.
    • Select the Save Address button (to the right in the line of options above the email).
    • Click Ok.



    Gmail

    To ensure that you receive Focus On Mexico mails in your inbox, you can add the Focus On Mexico address to your contact list. And, If one of our mails has been moved to the spam folder, you can mark them Not Spam, to whitelist it.
    • Open the latest issue of the e-mail you want to whitelist.
    • There would be a few drop down options just after the date on the right hand side.
      Select Add sender to contact list.

    Alternatively,
    • Select contacts from the options on the left side of the Gmail Inbox.
    • Select Create Contact on the top menu.
    • Enter the Focus On Mexico address in the primary email box.
    • Select Save.

    If one of our mails has been by mistake moved to the spam folder, you can prevent it happening by:
    • Selecting the Spam link - to open the spam folder.
    • Open the wrongly filtered Focus On Mexico mail.
    • Select the Not Spam button at the top of the email (right next to the delete forever).



    MSN

    In MSN, to whitelist our mails, you can add our mail addresses to your Safe List. This is how you do that:
    • Select Settings: Email | Junk e-mail (bottom left, just above Calendar).
    • From the E-mail settings screen, select Junk E-mail Guard.
    • Select Safe List.
    • Enter the Focus On Mexico address (you can either enter a specific email address or use *focusonmexico.com or @focusonmexico.com to whitelist the domain) in the text box provided for Add people to safe list.
    • Select Add.


    Outlook 2003 or higher

    If you are using Outlook 2003 or higher for your emails, you can whitelist by:
    • Open the email.
    • From the list of emails, right click on the sender's email address.
    • Select Add sender to Address book.
    • Click Save and close.

    For domain whitelisting,
    • Open email.
    • Select the drop down arrow after Contacts in the contacts section (left-hand side, below Folders).
    • Select New Contact.
    • In the E-mail addresses box, enter *@focusonmexico.com.
    • Select Add and click OK.


    Norton AntiSpam

    AntiSpam works along with Outlook, Outlook Express, Netscape and Yahoo, MSN/Hotmail to block spam mails before it reaches your inbox. To make sure Focus On Mexico mails reach you, you can add us to your Personal Friends list or Global Friends list. Here is how you can do that:
    • Start Norton AntiSpam, select Status & Settings tab.
    • Select AntiSpam.
    • Select Configure button - right hand side bottom of the screen.
    • Select Allowed List tab - second tab on the list of tabs.
    • Select Add.
    • Enter Focus On Mexico address in the Email address box.
    • Select Ok.


    McAfee Spamkiller

    The McAfee Spamkiller works with Outlook, Outlook Express, Outlook 98, MSN/Hotmail to block spams. To whitelist Focus On Mexico mails,
    • Select Friends tab.
    • Select Email Address tab.
    • Select the down arrow to view Personal Friends List.
    • Select Add a Friend from the right hand side.
    • In the address box, add the Focus On Mexico address (the specific email address), and select Single e-mail address as type, and Add.
    • Select Domains.
    • In the address box, enter focusonmexico.com, choose "all users at domain" as type and click Add.
    • Select Save.


    Spam Assassin

    In Spam Assassin, you can whitelist Focus On Mexico in the User Preferences. To whitelist,
    • Find the spamassassin folder from your hard drive, and open it.
    • Make a new line in the file. On that line, enter whitelist_from, followed by the Focus On Mexico address that you wish to whitelist. To whitelist the domain, enter @focusonmexico.com.
    • Save and close the file.

     
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