What is "Whitelisting of email addresses" and why should you do it?

Your email server is getting too clever for its own good. 

It (or some boffin behind the scenes) has decided that because an email addressed to you comes from a certain address, or domain or contains certain keywords, then it is spam and you really don't want to see it. 

Well that could be true, but there is also a greater chance that it is something you signed up for and you do want to see it; and you can always delete or unsubscribe. So lets tell the boffins at email servers where to get off this "I know better than you" train and start getting the emails we actually want to receive. 

If you signed up for something from Beautiful Feet Task Force and  are not seeing messages or notification messages in your email inbox you may not have our addresses white listed. 

This is what you need to do to fix it. 

Types of messages that may be sent to your email from the BFTF network. (depending on what you signed up for)

 

• Harvest newsletter 
• Special event notifications
• Combined churches events 
• Guest speakers available in your area
• Advance Notice Team Trips

Africa Network BFTF
Welcome
Friend requests
Private message notifications
Comment notifications on:-
your wall, your blogs, your forums, your groups
your photos, your video

Invitations to groups or events
Items shared with you

Registration confirmation for Pulpit Rock Training 

Pulpit Rock Training email training messages

Pulpit Rock Special training events 

Network News (monthly)

Special messages 

Member advertising

Ministry Training School 

Administrative Materials

Special admin advice

links to videos

Certificates 

Growing African Christian Leaders facebook group:-

 

Confirmation message to join 10 Day Challenge 

10 day Challenge training emails 

Leadership Special events 

White Listing the address means, your email server (Yahoo, Gmail, Hotmail etc) recognises the address that this message comes from and says it is legitimate and puts it in your inbox. If the addresses are not white listed you may miss some or all of the above types of messages that keep you informed. Depending on which ones you have signed up for. 

These email servers have been getting too clever for their own good over recent years and often designate such messages to your spam box (which many people never even look at) therefore never see their notifications. 

Solution

Open your email account and make sure you have white listed email addresses that you have been told come from BFTF. That is, you have told your server that you want messages from these addresses in your inbox, not spam box. 

If you find any in your spam box you can usually drag them to your inbox and that may train the server where to put them in the future. 

Check you spam filter periodically for things that might be in their that should not be. 

How to Whitelist an Email in Gmail

Click the gear icon in Gmail and select "See all settings" from the Quick settings menu.

Navigate to "Filters and Blocked Addresses" in the top menu.

Select "Create a new filter."

Add a specific email or a whole domain in the "From" field.

Click "Create filter."

Check "Never send it to Spam" in the checkbox.

Click "Create filter."

More information can be found at this site 

https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/email-whitelist#what-is

which also includes detailed instructions with pictures and how to white list for Outlook, Yahoo, AOL.  


Here's to getting the right stuff in your inbox. 

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How to Sign UP or Sign IN to Africa Network BFTF

Africa Network BFTF 

Africa Network BFTF  is a private social media platform for ministers and Christian leaders of all denominations and activities to build resources to help African Christian churches grow, mature & deliver the Great Commission.
It is open to all African Christian leaders in Africa, and 

• to those outside of Africa with a ministry interest in Africa, 
• either because you are originally from Africa and now reside elsewhere, 
• or are non African but have a ministry interest there by visits, by supplying materials, support, training etc. 

It is a Division of Beautiful Feet Task Force. 

To sign UP 

(that is - to apply to become a member, or create an account)

follow these simple steps. 

This is where you Sign UP to become a new member of Africa Network BFTF https://bftfafricanetwork.ning.com/

Steps.
1/ Click the link above.

2/ Click Sign UP or Create New Account (You can’t sign IN until you have first created an account)

 
3/ Enter your name (first name followed by last name)  and email address where asked,

Create a password for this account and also type it EXACTLY the same again where asked to retype password.

Enter date of birth,

Tick, I am not a robot.

Answer security question who is your saviour.

Press Sign UP.

Select correct answers for Captcha pictures, (this is to stop robots applying). You may have to do this several times. 

If you continually keep getting asked to complete the captcha, there could be a problem with your device cache, 
Empty the cache and try again,  

or you may get an error message like this 

if you see this message your browser may not be supported-

You can change to another browser 

or change to a different device. 

When you have completed the application - 

1/ Go to your email and find the confirmation message we sent you and click the CONFIRM link in it. If it is not found in your inbox check your spam filter.

2/ After you click the confirm link in the email you receive from us, you will be taken back to the network to complete your personal profile information. 

Questions profile face photo 1, 2, 2a, 3, 4. 5. 6. 7, 8. enter as much as possible and press Submit.

3/ Wait, (up to 24 hours) for a confirmation email that you have been accepted. There should be 3 email messages sent to you.

Check spam filter if not found and white list email address our message comes from.
Help on how to White List is found on the network under the Technical help menu. 

4/ Go back to the network, read the message in your inbox AND on your comment wall and follow instructions.


If you follow this it should work. If you try and something does not go according to how I have set it out here, please write back with a detailed description of which point you got up to and what happened.

Enclose screen shots of the problem if you can. 

 

If You Can’t Sign IN 

This is where existing members Sign IN for Africa Network BFTF 

https://bftfafricanetwork.ning.com/

Steps
1/ Select Sign IN link

2/ Enter your registered email and password

3/ Click – Sign IN
That’s it – you are in.  If you did not get inside see below for possible reasons

Things to do when signed in

Go to Main page and see – latest activity.
Go to “Settings” and update your information including your email address.

Go to your “My page” and check that your updates are correct and all your links go to the correct place.  
Go to Friends and accept any friend requests you have received.

Go to Inbox and answer any incoming messages you have received.
Go to “Getting Started” Page  under "Members" menu item and work through the items to complete your set up, 

including:- 

• white listing our sending email addresses. 
• Creating a secure vault for all your passwords, (so you never forget them) 
• registering for free Pulpit Rock Training.

 

If you did not get in

1/ Check that your internet connection is not disrupted.

2/ If you get a message that says
"The username and/or password are incorrect. Please try again."

Check with where you saved your sign in details that you have email and password correct (don’t trust your memory, check).  

If you need to reset your password click -  Forgot your password?

If that didn’t get you in or you didn’t get the email-
select the link

I still can't sign in. 

And write a detailed explanation of what you have tried and what results you got.
This may not be a quick reply, it could take many days as we are not checking that email notification very often.

If you are on facebook write to Howard Sands on messenger at
https://www.facebook.com/howard.sands.5

We look forward to your participation in the network. 

More info>>> 

Why You Should Join Africa Network BFTF

and what you are missing out on if you don’t. 

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