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How to Whitelist a Domain in Mac OS X Mail App

Keep all mail from a specific domain from ending up in the junk folder

By Heinz Tschabitscher Heinz Tschabitscher Writer University of Vienna A former freelance contributor who has reviewed hundreds of email programs and services since 1997. lifewire's editorial guidelines Updated on May 15, 2022 Tweet Share Email Tweet Share Email Email Yahoo! Mail Gmail

What to Know

Click Mail > Preferences > Rules > Add Rule. In the Description field, type a name.Set conditions as any, From, and Ends with. In the next text field, enter the domain to safelist (@domain's name).In Perform the following actions, set the dropdown items to Move Message and Inbox. This article explains how to whitelist, or safelist, a domain in the Mac OS X Mail app, which allows mail from specified domains to come right through. Instructions apply to Mac OS X Tiger (10.4) and later.

Steps for Safelisting a Domain

To safelist all email from a specific domain in the Mail app in Mac OS X or macOS: In the Mac OS X Mail top menu, click Mail > Preferences. The keyboard shortcut is Command+, (comma). Click the Rules tab. Click Add Rule. Type a name in the Description field, such as "Safelist: example.com," to identify the new rule. For the conditions, set the first dropdown menu item to any, so that it reads: If any of the following conditions are met. In the next two dropdown menus, select From in the first, and Ends with for the second. In the text field following Ends with, enter the domain's name that you want to safelist. Include the ampersand "@" before the domain name to make the filter specific — for example, to safelist all mail from the example.com domain, but not mail that might come from one of its subdomains (such as @subdomain.example.com), type "@example.com" into the field. Click the plus sign next to the last condition to add another domain with the same criteria to safelist more domains. In the Perform the following actions section set the dropdown items to: Move Message and Inbox. You can specify a different mail folder if you want. Click OK to save the rule. Close the Rules window.

Setting Rule Order in Mac Mail App

The order of the rules you have set matters. Mail executes them one after the other, moving down the list. This point is important to consider because some messages may satisfy the criteria established in more than one rule you've created, so you'll want to consider the logical order in which you want each rule to be applied to incoming messages. To ensure that the rule you've just created that safelists a domain is executed before others that might also apply the same message, click and drag that rule to the top, or near the top, of the rules list. For example, if you have a filter that color-codes certain messages based on keywords in the subject, move your domain safelist rule above that labeling rule.

Junk Mail Filtering Settings in Mac Mail

Junk mail filtering is active by default in the Mail app. You can find these settings by following these steps: In the Mac OS X Mail top menu, click Mail > Preferences. Click the Junk Mail tab. You can tailor your junk mail filtering settings, including specifying where junk mail should go and defining exemptions for junk mail filtering. Click Reset to return the junk mail settings to the defaults. Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Get the Latest Tech News Delivered Every Day Subscribe Tell us why! Other Not enough details Hard to understand Submit More from Lifewire How to Whitelist a Sender or Domain in SpamAssassin Using Mac OS X Mail Search Operators to Find Mail How to Insert a Link in an Email With Mac OS X Mail How to Send a Message From a Different Account in OS X Mail Stop Apple Mail From Spam-Filtering Known Senders Add a Sender on OS X Mail Contacts How to Group Messages by Thread in Mac Mail Program How to See Bcc Recipients of Your Emails in Mac OS X Mail How to Block Email Addresses in macOS Mail Learn Where Mac OS X Mail Stores Your Emails How to Change an Email's Background Color in Apple Mail's Inbox How to Use AOL Mail Through an Email Client How to Recover Mail From the Outlook Junk Mail Folder How to Set Up an Incoming Mail Filter in Windows Live Hotmail How to Load Images in a Message in Evolution How to Set Up New Email Alerts in Apple Mail Newsletter Sign Up Newsletter Sign Up Newsletter Sign Up Newsletter Sign Up Newsletter Sign Up By clicking “Accept All Cookies”, you agree to the storing of cookies on your device to enhance site navigation, analyze site usage, and assist in our marketing efforts. Cookies Settings Accept All Cookies