Goodmail has struck a deal with AOL and Yahoo to begin charging and collecting “postage” for guaranteed delivery to the inbox (CertifiedEmail). The sender certified e-mail system imbeds an e-mail with a security token that will be read by participating ISPs, which then mark the e-mail as certified and slip it past any spam filters, directly into the recipient’s inbox.
The question now is how to avoid paying “post offices” to deliver your mail? You may need to ask Yahoo and AOL subscribers to place you in their address book, in effect adding you to their “whitelist” which will get you through the spam filters directly to them. Whitelisting is the process in which an e-mailer’s sending IP address is listed by an ISP as being used by a legitimate e-mailer.
AOL currently has a whitelist request form for bulk e-mailers. AOL open mail access lists tutorials for sending and receiving mail to and from an AOL account via a third party e-mail client. Each e-mail client has its own unique address book and methods of adding contacts. Adding a contact to AOL’s address book using AOL software is described below.
Also below, there are instructions for adding a contact to Yahoo’s address book.
AOL Address Book (AOL Software)
1) Adding/Editing Contact Information in the Address Book.
In the Mail menu on the AOL toolbar, click “Address Book”.
In the Address Book window, do one of the following:
- Click “Add” to add a new contact.
- To edit an existing contact, click the contact once to select it, then click “Edit”.
- To edit a contact’s Address Card, click the contact’s Address Card once to select it, then click “Edit”. When the contact’s Address Card appears, click “Edit” again.
Type (or edit) the information under the Contact, Home, Work, and Details tabs.
When you have finished, click “Save”.
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2) Adding an Address from E-mail You Receive
Double-click the e-mail containing the e-mail address(es) you want to add. The e-mail will open in a new window. Highlight (select) the e-mail address(es) you want to add to your Address Book.
Click “Add Address”.
Yahoo Address Book
1) Use the Quick Add Contact module at the bottom or top of the address book to easily add new contacts. Enter the information in the fields provided and click the “Add” button.
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2) Click the “Add Contact” button on the left side of your address book. Next, enter the contact information for the person. Click “Save Contact” when you are finished.
More ways to add contacts to your Yahoo Address Book.
