Legit email goes to junk and spam folders
I have an ongoing problem where email from certain contacts always (100% of the time) goes into either the junk folder or the spam folder, despite these contacts being in my address book, being marked as VIPs, and having rules set up that direct any emails from their domains and their specific email addresses to be delivered to my inbox.
What else can I try to fix this? One of these contacts is an important client and I have to check my spam several times a day to make sure I don't miss their emails.
iMac Pro, macOS 12.0