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<p><strong>Let's make sure you always receive the Daily Update</strong>. Sometimes email providers hate me – it's not you, it's them. To ensure you never miss an issue, do the following:</p>

<ol>
	<li>Search your email for a message from <strong>matt@whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com</strong> and drag the email to your inbox.</li>
	<li>If the email is in your spam folder, mark it as “not spam.” </li>
	<li><a href="http://whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.us7.list-manage.com/vcard?u=104aa3abb9fec8b4d037ed51d&id=9813b73b1a">Add me to your address book</a>. Download the contact file ands add it into your Contacts.</li>
</ol>

<p>If your email still isn’t arriving or it's getting trapped in your spam folder, please follow the instructions below, or <a href="mailto:matt@whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com">send me an email</a> and I'll walk you through it.</p>


<h2 class="headingBorder">Popular Apps</h2> 
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	<li style="serviceProvider"><div class="submenuPopularAppBtn"><a href="#gmail">Gmail</a></div></li>
	<li style="serviceProvider"><div class="submenuPopularAppBtn"><a href="#gmailapp">Gmail App</a></div></li>
    <li style="serviceProvider"><div class="submenuPopularAppBtn"><a href="#gmailtabs">Gmail Tabs</a></div></li>
	<li style="serviceProvider"><div class="submenuPopularAppBtn"><a href="#yahoo">Yahoo</a></div></li>
    <li style="serviceProvider"><div class="submenuPopularAppBtn"><a href="#iphoneapp">iPhone Mail</a></div></li>
	<li style="serviceProvider"><div class="submenuPopularAppBtn"><a href="#outlookapp">Outlook App</a></div></li>
	<li style="serviceProvider"><div class="submenuPopularAppBtn"><a href="#outlook">Outlook</a></div></li>
    <li style="serviceProvider"><div class="submenuPopularAppBtn"><a href="#gmailinbox">Inbox by Gmail</a></div></li>
</ul>


<h2 class="headingBorder">Email Clients</h2>
<ul class="submenu">
	<li style="emailClients"><div class="submenuEmailClientBtn"><a href="#outlookdotcom">Outlook.com</a></div></li>
	<li style="emailClients"><div class="submenuEmailClientBtn"><a href="#aol">AOL Web Mail</a></div></li>
	<li style="emailClients"><div class="submenuEmailClientBtn"><a href="#comcast">Comcast</a></div></li>
    <li style="emailClients"><div class="submenuEmailClientBtn"><a href="#earthlink">EarthLink</a></div></li>
    <li style="emailClients"><div class="submenuEmailClientBtn"><a href="#att">AT&amp;T</a></div></li>
</ul>

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<h2 id="gmail">Gmail</h2>

<p>To make sure our email gets delivered to your Inbox, you must add <strong>Matt from WTFJHT</strong> to your contacts list.</p>

<br/>

<p>If you do not readily find an email from <strong>Matt from WTFJHT</strong>...</p>

<p>Please check your <strong>Gmail Spam Folder:</strong></p>

<ol>

<li> - If you see the email from <strong> Matt from WTFJHT</strong>: Open the Email.</li>
<li> - Click the button on the toolbar, labeled <span style="border: 1px solid #CCCCCC; padding: 3px; background-color: #f4f4f4;"> Not spam </span></li>

</ol>

<p>Next please, add Matt from WTFJHT to your Contacts list:</p> 

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	<p style="font-family: roboto; font-weight: bold;">(2 minutes ago)</span> <img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/wlist-images/gmail-dropdown.png" /></p>
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	<p>&nbsp; Reply</p>
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	<p>&nbsp; Forward</p>
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	<p>&nbsp; Filter messages like these </p>
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	<td>
	<p>&nbsp; Print</p>
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	<td style="background-color: #EEEEEE;">
	<p>&nbsp; Add Matt from WTFJHT to Contacts list &nbsp; </p>
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	<p>&nbsp; Delete this message</p>
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<ol>
	<li> - Open the email from <strong>Matt from WTFJHT</strong>.</li>
	<li> - Click the drop down arrow next to "Reply" in the upper right side the email from header.</li>
	<li> - Click the "Add <strong> Matt from WTFJHT</strong> to Contacts List" from the list that appears.</li>
	<li> - If <strong>Matt from WTFJHT</strong> does not appear in the dropdown list? Then you probably have already added <strong>Matt from WTFJHT</strong> to Contacts.</li>
</ol>

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<h2 id="gmailapp">Gmail Mobile App</h2>


<p> - If you are using the Gmail Mobile App on your mobile device, please open the app now.</p>

<br/>

<p>If you are using Gmail Tabs such as "Promotions" please open your Promotions tab in Gmail.</p>

<p>If you do not find an email from <strong>Matt from WTFJHT</strong>, please check the Spam Folder:</p>

<ol>

	<li>When you find the email from <strong>Matt from WTFJHT</strong></li>
	<li>Tap the <img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/wlist-images/gmail-app-dots.png" /> menu icon - top right.</li>
	<li>Then select <strong>Move to</strong>.</li>
	<br/>
	<img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/wlist-images/gmail-app-dropdown.png" style="border: 1px solid #CCCCCC;" alt="Screenshot of the Gmail App dropdown menu" />
	<br/>
	<li>Then select <strong>Primary</strong> from the list.</li>
	<br/>
	<img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/wlist-images/gmail-app-moveto.png"  style="border: 1px solid #CCCCCC;" alt="Screenshot of the Gmail app move to menu" />
</ol>

<br/>

<p>This way you will always see <strong>Matt from WTFJHT</strong> in your Primary Inbox tab...</p>

<p>NOTE: <strong>My Preferred Folder</strong> does not exist by default in Gmail. It is there as an example only since custom folders must be created by the user.</p>

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<h2 id="gmailtabs">Gmail Tabs</h2>


<p> - If you are using Gmail Tabs such as 'Promotions' please open your Promotions tab in Gmail.</p>

<br/>

<ol>
	<li> - If you find an email from <strong>Matt from WTFJHT</strong> in your Gmail Promotions tab:</li>
	<li> - Grab and drag my email to the Primary Inbox Tab.</li>
	<li> - After doing so, you will receive an alert like the one below at the top of your Gmail toolbar.</li>

	<br/>
	
	<br/>

	<div style="background-color: #f9edbe; border: #f0c36d 1px solid;">
	<center>
	<p>The conversation has been moved to "Primary"
	<br/>
	Do this for future messages from matt@whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com? <u>Yes</u></p>
	</center>
	</div>

	<br/>

	<li> - Click <u>Yes</u> in the yellow alert box at Gmail.</li>
	<li> - This way you will always see <strong>Matt from WTFJHT</strong> in your Primary Inbox tab...</li>
</ol>

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<h2 id="yahoo">Yahoo! Mail</h2>

<p>If you have not received an email from <strong>Matt from WTFJHT</strong>...</p>

<p>Check your Spam Folder. If you see an email from <strong>Matt from WTFJHT</strong>:</p>

<ol>
	<li> - Please open the email.</li>
	<li> - Next click the <strong>Not Spam</strong> button on the top toolbar.</li>
</ol>

<p>To ensure delivery: Create a filter to automatically send email from <strong>Matt from WTFJHT</strong> to your Inbox.</p>

<ol>
	<li> - Move your mouse over or tap the <strong>Gear</strong> icon in the top right navigation bar.</li>
	<li> - Select <strong>Settings</strong> from the list that drops down.</li>
	<li> - Choose <strong>Filters</strong> located on the left side of the page.</li>
	<li> - Click the <strong>Add</strong> button on the Filters page.</li>
	<li> - Create a name such as <strong>Whitelist</strong> in the <strong>Filter name</strong> field.</li>
	<li> - In the <strong>From</strong> field leave the default <strong>contains</strong> selected.</li>
	<li> - Enter our email address <strong>matt@whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com</strong> in the text box next to <strong>Contains...</strong></li>
	<li> - Choose the destination folder to which you would like the message delivered. For example: Inbox.</li>
	<li> - Click or tap <strong>Save...</strong></li>
	<li> - You will see in the next screen -Deliver to <strong>Inbox</strong> if From contains <strong>Matt from WTFJHT</strong>-</li>
	<li> - Click or tap <strong>Save</strong> on this screen.</li>
	<li> - You will be returned to your Yahoo! Inbox.</li>
</ol>

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<h2 id="iphoneapp">iPhone Mail App</h2>

<p>iPhone Mail identifies most junk mail (spam) sent to your @icloud.com address or aliases, but it can mistakenly move email to your Junk mail folder.</p>

<p>Periodically check the Junk folder for email messages that were marked as junk mistakenly.</p>

<p>To indicate that an email message from <strong>Matt from WTFJHT</strong> isn’t junk:</p>

<ol>
	<li> - Open your Mail app and go to the Mailboxes screen</li>
	<li> - Scroll down to the folders area</li>
	<br/>
	<img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/wlist-images/iphone-mailboxes.png" style="border: 1px solid #CCCCCC;" alt="Screenshot of iPhone mailboxes screen" />
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	<br/>
	<li> - Select the <strong>Junk</strong> folder.</li>
	<li> - Find the email from <strong>Matt from WTFJHT</strong> and slide it left to see options.</li>
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	<img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/wlist-images/iphone-swipe-left.png" style="border: 1px solid #CCCCCC;" alt="Screenshot of iPhone swipe left screen" />
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	<br/>
	<li> - Tap the <strong>More</strong> button.</li>
	<li> - Tap the <strong>Mark</strong> button.</li>
	<br/>
	<img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/wlist-images/iphone-move-message.png" style="border: 1px solid #CCCCCC;" alt="Screenshot of iPhone move messages screen" />
	<br/>
	<li> - Tap the <strong>Mark as Not Junk</strong> button.</li>
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	<img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/wlist-images/iphone-not-junk.png" style="border: 1px solid #CCCCCC;" alt="Screenshot of iPhone mail not junk screen" />
	<br/>
</ol>

<p>
The message is moved to your Inbox. Subsequent email messages from <strong>Matt from WTFJHT</strong> will no longer be marked as junk.
</p>

<p>
By default, messages in the Junk folder are deleted after 30 days so be sure to check it often to whitelist relevant email.
</p>

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<h2 id="outlookapp">Outlook Mobile App</h2>

<p> - To add <strong>Matt from WTFJHT</strong> to you list of <strong>Focused Inbox</strong> on the Outlook App...</p>

<br/>

<p>Please open the mobile Outlook app on your Android, Microsoft or iPhone:</p>

<p>Then open the email from <strong>Matt from WTFJHT</strong>:</p>

<ol>
	<li> - Click the dropdown menu 
		<img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/wlist-images/outlook-app-dots.png" alt="Screenshot of Outlook App dropdown button" /> on the top right of your Inbox.</li>
	<li> - On the menu displayed tap <strong>Move to Focused Inbox</strong></li>
	<br/>
	<img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/wlist-images/outlook-app-focused.png" style="border: 1px solid #CCCCCC;" width="250px" alt="Screenshot of Outlook App dropdown menu" />
	<br/>
	<li> - Select the <strong>Move this and all future messages button</strong>.</li>
	<br/>
	<img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/wlist-images/outlook-app-moveto.png"  style="border: 1px solid #CCCCCC;" width="250px" alt="Screenshot of Outlook App move to screen" />
	<br/>
	<li> - Tap <strong>Move</strong></li>
	<li>Now all future messages from <strong>Matt from WTFJHT</strong> will appear in your <strong>Focused Inbox</strong></li>
</ol>

<p>You can also remove unwanted emails from your <strong>Focused Inbox</strong> as well by repeating this process in your Focused tab.</p>



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<h2 id="outlook">Outlook 2003, Outlook 2016 and Outlook Office 365</h2>

<p> - To add <strong>Matt from WTFJHT</strong> to you list of "Safe senders" on Outlook:</p>

<br/>

<ol>
	<li> - Right click our email in your Inbox email list pane.</li>
	<li> - On the menu displayed move your mouse over or tap <strong>Junk</strong></li>
	<li> - Click or tap on <strong>Never block sender</strong> in the menu that rolls out.</li>
	<li> - The resulting popup will say:</li>
	<li> - "The sender of the selected message has been added to your Safe Senders List."</li>
	<li> - Click <strong>OK</strong></li>
</ol>

<p><strong>To add sender to address book:</strong></p>

<ol>

<li> - Open the email</li>
<li> - Right click on the from address</li>
<li> - Choose <strong>Add to contacts</strong> option</li>
</ol>

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<!-- Begin Inbox -->

<h2 id="gmailinbox">Inbox by Gmail</h2>

<p>To make sure our email gets delivered to a preferred folder or your choice in Inbox, you must add <strong>Matt from WTFJHT</strong> to your preferred folder, or a folder of your choice.</p>

<p>NOTE: "My Preferred Folder" is a demonstration. You must create your own My Preferred Folder by clicking <strong>+ Create New</strong> yourself.

<p>If you do not readily find an email from <strong>Matt from WTFJHT</strong> in one of your Inbox bundles...</p>

<p>Please check your <strong>Inbox Spam Folder</strong> or your <strong>Promotions bundle:</strong>.</p>

<ol>

	<li> - When you see the email from <strong> Matt from WTFJHT</strong>: Open the Email.</li>
	<li> - Then click the <img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/wlist-images/inbox-dots.png" alt="Screenshot of Inbox by Gmail icon" /> icon.</li>
	<li> - Next please add <strong>Matt from WTFJHT</strong> to your My Preferred Folder.</li>
	<img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/wlist-images/inbox-dropdown.png" alt="Screenshot of Inbox by Gmail" />
	<li> - If you have not already created a My Preferred Folder, you may do so by clicking <strong>+ Create new...</strong>"</li>
	<li> - You may also move <strong>Matt from WTFJHT</strong> to any folder of your choice.</li>

</ol>

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<h2 id="outlookdotcom">Outlook.com</h2>

<p>Previously "Hotmail", "Live", "Windows Live" and "MSN"...</p>

<p>In the new Outlook.com you must click the <strong>Wait it's safe</strong> link if you find emails incorrectly identified as spam.</p>

<p>Entering the email contact in the address book or contacts no longer whitelists the sender.</p> 

<p>To ensure messages from specific email addresses are not sent to your Junk Email folder, you can do one of two things:</p>

<ol>
<li> - Check the <strong>Junk</strong> folder. If you see the <strong>Matt from WTFJHT</strong> email in your Inbox</li>
<li> - Open the email from <strong>Matt from WTFJHT</strong>...</li>
<li> - Click the "Wait it's safe" link</li>
</ol>

	<p><strong>Mark Sender as "Wait it's safe!</strong></p>

	<div>
	<hr/>
	<p>Matt from WTFJHT  (matt@whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com)

	<br/>To: you@outlook.com</p>
	<div> 
 
	<div style="border: 1px #CCCCCC solid; padding: 5px;">
	<p>
	Microsoft SmartScreen marked this message as junk and we'll delete it after ten days.
	<br/>
	<span style="color: #187fcb;">Wait, it's safe!</span> | <span style="color: #187fcb;">I'm not sure. Let me check</span>
	</p>
	</div>

<br/>

<p><strong>Manually Add to Safe List</strong></p>

<ol>
	<li> - Click gear the icon on the top right.</li>
	<li> - Select <strong>Options</strong> in the drop down list.</li>
	<li> - On the Options page under <strong>Preventing junk email</strong> click <strong>Safe and blocked senders</strong></li>
	<li> - Click the link <strong>Safe senders</strong> on the next page.</li>
	<li> - Enter the email address <strong>matt@whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com</strong> in the text box.</li>
	<li> - Click <strong>Add to list</strong></li>
	<li> - <strong> Matt from WTFJHT</strong> will now be added to your list of <strong>Safe senders</strong></li>
	<li> - Emails added to your <strong>Safe senders</strong> will not be delivered by mistake to your <strong>Junk</strong> folder.
</ol>

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<h2 id="aol">AOL Webmail</h2>

<p>To make sure our email gets delivered to your AOL Inbox- Please complete these two steps...</p>

<br/>

<p>If you find <strong>Matt from WTFJHT</strong> in your spam folder:</p>

<ol>
	<li>Right click the email.</li>
	<li>Click "Not spam" in the resulting list.</li>
</ol>

<p>Add <strong>matt@whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com</strong> to your Address Book:</p>

<ol>
	<li> - Open the email from <strong>Matt from WTFJHT</strong></li>
	<li> - Click the <strong>show details</strong> link next to <strong>Matt from WTFJHT</strong> in the From field.</li>
	<li> - Move your mouse over or tap <strong>matt@whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com</strong> to show the menu.</li>
	<li> - Click or tap <strong>Add contact</strong> in the menu displayed.</li>
	<li> - Add <strong>Matt from WTFJHT</strong> to the name fields</li>
	<li> - Click <strong>Add contact</strong></li>
</ol>

<p>Email from that Domain will now be delivered straight to your Inbox.</p>

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<h2 id="comcast">Comcast</h2>

<p>Please log into your Xfinity account and select your Comcast webmail:</p>

<br/>

<ol>
	<li>Should you find an email from <strong>Matt from WTFJHT</strong> in your spam folder:</li>
	<li>Open the email.</li>
	<li>Click the <span style="border: 1px solid #CCCCCC; padding: 3px; background-color: #f4f4f4;">&nbsp;
		<img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/wlist-images/no-icon.png" alt="No icon" /> Spam</span> (not spam) icon on the top toolbar.</li>
</ol>

<p>Next please, add <strong>Matt from WTFJHT</strong> to your address book:</p> 

<ol>
	<li> - Please open the email from <strong>Matt from WTFJHT</strong>.</li>
	<li> - Click on the button at the top left of the email that says:</li>

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	<table style="background-color: #188bc8; color: #FFFFFF; padding: 10px; font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;">
	<tr>
	<td>
	<span style="color: #767676">matt@whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com</span>	</td>
	</tr>

	<tr>
	<td>
	+ Add to Address Book
	</td>
	</tr>
	</table>

	<br/>

	<li> -  That will open your edit contact screen.</li>
	<li> - Then click <strong>Save</strong> and you're all done.</li>
</ol>

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<h2 id="earthlink">EarthLink</span></h2>

<p>If you are not receiving email at EarthLink, there are two actions you can take.</p>

<br/>

<ol>

<li> - Check <strong>Suspect Email</strong> folder</li>
<li> - Add <strong>Matt from WTFJHT</strong>  to your address book.</li>
</ol>

<p>With EarthLink, if you have SpamBlocker turned on, suspect messages are automatically send to your Suspect Email folder if the Domain is not in your address book.

<p><strong>Suspect Email Folder:</strong></p>

<ol>
<li> - While in the <strong>Suspect Email</strong> folder, if you see <strong> Matt from WTFJHT</strong>...</li>
<li> - Select the <strong>Move to Inbox and Add Contact</strong> option from the drop down menu.</li>
<li> - This will add <strong>matt@whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com</strong> to your Address Book for future email delivery assurance.</li>
</ol>

<p><strong>Address Book Inclusion:</strong></p>

<ol>

<li> - Open the email.</li>
<li> - Click </strong>Add to Address Book</strong> in the email header.</li>
<li> - Use the </strong>Address Book Editor</strong> to verify the sender's contact details and click </strong>save</strong>.</li>
<li> - Fill in <strong>matt@whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com</strong> as the email address of the sender.</li>
<li> - Any mail sent with the same Domain (right of the @ sign) will now be delivered to your Inbox.</li>

</ol>

</ol>

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<h2 id="att">AT&T </h2>

<p>AT&T no longer maintains their own inbox.</p>

<p>Instead you can find your AT&T emails at Att.Yahoo.com</p>

<p>Please follow the Yahoo instructions for whitelisting an ATT.net email address.</p>

<p>Click or Tap here, to scroll to the <a href="#yahoo"><strong> Yahoo  instructions...</strong></a></p>

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