How to Adjust Spam Filters

If you are not receiving mail from HCCC at your non-college e-address, your spam filter might need to be adjusted. Here are solutions for two of the most popular service providers—others will be similar.

Hotmail:

1. Log in
2. Click Options (right side of screen)
3. Click Mail (left side)
4. Click Junk E-Mail Protection
5. Click Safe List
6. Click in the "Type an address or domain" box and type "@herkimer.edu"
7. Click OK

Yahoo (old interface):

1. Log in
2. Click Options (right side of screen)
3. Click Filters (middle)
4. Click Add button
5. Click in the "From header" text box and type "@herkimer.edu"
6. Click the "Move message to:" drop-down and click "Inbox"
7. Click Add Filter button (lower-left)

Yahoo (new Beta interface):

1. Log in
2. Click Options (upper right side of screen)
3. From the drop-down menu, click Mail Options
4. Click Filters (left column)
5. Click Create or Edit Filters
6. Click Add
7. Click in the "From header" text box and type "@herkimer.edu"
8. Click the "Move message to:" drop-down and click "Inbox"
9. Click Add Filter button (lower-left)