Is it possible to whitelist incoming mail addresses in iCloud Mail?

I have a few email contacts whose mails always end up in the junk folder. Even though I send them to the inbox each time this happens, iCloud Mail does not seem to be learning this choice.


Is there a way to whitelist email addresses?

MacBook Pro (M2 Max, 2023)

Posted on Jul 12, 2023 6:03 PM

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Posted on Jul 13, 2023 1:59 PM

Hi there billbennettnz,


Try accessing iCloud Mail on iCloud.com instead of in the Mail app, and then follow the steps below exactly as they're listed to indicate that an email in iCloud Mail isn't junk:


Indicate that an email isn’t junk
1. In Mail on iCloud.com, click the Junk folder in the Mailboxes list.
2. Select the message or messages, then do one of the following:
* If you selected one message: Click the Reply, Reply All, Forward button, then click Move to Inbox.
* If you selected multiple messages: Click Mark, then click “Move to Inbox.”
Subsequent messages from the same sender are no longer automatically marked as junk.

You'll find those steps here: Manage junk mail in Mail on iCloud.com - Apple Support


Let us know if that does the trick.


Thanks!

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Jul 13, 2023 1:59 PM in response to billbennettnz

Hi there billbennettnz,


Try accessing iCloud Mail on iCloud.com instead of in the Mail app, and then follow the steps below exactly as they're listed to indicate that an email in iCloud Mail isn't junk:


Indicate that an email isn’t junk
1. In Mail on iCloud.com, click the Junk folder in the Mailboxes list.
2. Select the message or messages, then do one of the following:
* If you selected one message: Click the Reply, Reply All, Forward button, then click Move to Inbox.
* If you selected multiple messages: Click Mark, then click “Move to Inbox.”
Subsequent messages from the same sender are no longer automatically marked as junk.

You'll find those steps here: Manage junk mail in Mail on iCloud.com - Apple Support


Let us know if that does the trick.


Thanks!

Jul 13, 2023 1:22 PM in response to billbennettnz

Hey there and welcome to Apple Support Communities billbennettnz,


We can certainly understand your concern and are here to help.


We would like to ask you a couple of questions in order to get a better understanding. First, do you have any filtering rules enable in Mail that could be auto junking the files? We recommend checking out this link for more details on how to manage this feature: Set up rules to filter email in Mail on iCloud.com - Apple Support

Also, do you have any filtering rules with your email service provider that could be moving the mail to the undesirable location? Finally, does this issue happen on any other device?


We thank you for your answers, they will help guide us to the next troubleshooting step.


Kindest regards!


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