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Haulix Basics: How To Prevent Promos From Ending Up In Your Spam Folder

One of the top complaints we see from journalists and clients alike is that, from time to time, a promo will end up in a spam folder rather than someone’s inbox. We have provided many people with a solution through support emails, but recently realized a post here would probably cut down on the amount of inquiries we receive on this topic.

So why do Haulix promos sometimes end up in my spam folder?

To be completely honest, we do not know with 100% certainty what causes a promo to be directed to spam instead of a person’s inbox. Google’s Gmail email service contains a spam filter that tries to identify undesirable messages, but those efforts often catch messages that are not spam in the process. A message caught in the spam filter is sent to the spam folder instead of your inbox. You can whitelist email addresses in Gmail if you never want Gmail to categorize them as spam. Gmail will send emails from the white-listed email addresses directly to your inbox, even if the spam filter would match them. You can also whitelist entire domains or whitelist emails with specific subjects or phrases.

How do I whitelist something?

It’s relatively easy to whitelist an email, and in a few simple steps you can ensure all future Haulix promos arrive in your inbox. Login to your email account and…

1. Click the “Create a Filter” link to the right of the search box at the top of the Gmail Web page.

2. Type an email address into the “From” box. If you want to whitelist all email addresses on a domain you can type “@haulix.com” instead of an email address replacing “haulix.com” with the domain.

3. Click the “Test Search” button to see which emails would have been white-listed.

4. Click the “Next Step” button.

5. Click the “Never Send it to Spam” checkbox and click “Create Filter.”

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How To Prevent Haulix Promos From Ending Up In Your Spam Folder

Hey, everyone! This post is not a typical advice column, but it’s an important one nonetheless. Many Haulix users complain about promos ending up in their spam folder instead of their inbox, but fear not because we have a the perfect solution (thanks to eHow).

This blog exists to promote the future of the music industry, and to do that we need input from people like you and your music-loving friends. If you have any questions about the content in this article, or if you have an artist you would like to see featured on this blog, please contact james@haulix.com and share your thoughts. We can also be found on Twitter and Facebook.

So why do Haulix promos sometimes end up in my spam folder?

To be completely honest, we do not know with 100% certainty what causes a promo to be directed to spam instead of a person’s inbox. Google’s Gmail email service contains a spam filter that tries to identify undesirable messages, but those efforts often catch messages that are not spam in the process. A message caught in the spam filter is sent to the spam folder instead of your inbox. You can whitelist email addresses in Gmail if you never want Gmail to categorize them as spam. Gmail will send emails from the white-listed email addresses directly to your inbox, even if the spam filter would match them. You can also whitelist entire domains or whitelist emails with specific subjects or phrases. 

How do I whitelist something?

It’s relatively easy to whitelist an email, and in a few simple steps you can ensure all future Haulix promos arrive in your inbox. Login to your email account and…

1. Click the “Create a Filter” link to the right of the search box at the top of the Gmail Web page.

2. Type an email address into the “From” box. If you want to whitelist all email addresses on a domain you can type “@haulix.com” instead of an email address replacing “haulix.com” with the domain.

3. Click the “Test Search” button to see which emails would have been white-listed.

4. Click the “Next Step” button.

5. Click the “Never Send it to Spam” checkbox and click “Create Filter.”

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Haulix Weekly Update #32 – The Battle Against Spam

Today is March 28, which means we have reached the last Friday of the month. It’s currently the early afternoon on the East Coast, and if you are anything like our friends in the industry then you have probably checked the time on you laptop and phone about a dozen times since lunch in hopes 4:55 would appear. Yes, the weekend is so close you can practically taste the overpriced alcohol and okay-but-could-have-been-better pub food awaiting on the other side of the office doors. Before we get there, however, we need to reflect.

Each and every Friday afternoon we like to pause our normal routine of interviews and advice columns to provide an update on everything in development here at Haulix HQ. We may run a music industry blog, but that is certainly not all we do. Music security is our top priority, and in recent weeks we have been working hard to develop cutting-edge technology that take our servicing platform to a whole new level. Let’s dive in.

The biggest change at Haulix HQ this week came in the form of a brand new anti-spam policy, which we want to encourage all of clients to familiarize themselves with as soon as possible (you can find our policy here). All contacts on your mailing list need to be individuals you know or people who have opted to receive messaging from you in the past. If a customer sends out a large number of invitations where the majority of them bounce, their outbound email functionality will risk being suspended to prevent their reputation from getting harmed.

As far as the blog is concerned, the final week of the month has proven to be one of the most interesting in recent memory. We furthered our exploration into the mind of a music pirate, offered advice to artists whose creation fall victim to early leaks, and spoke with the man who literally created The A.V. Club. If you missed any of the content ran in recent days, please use the following links to catch up before another post goes live:

Next week we have features planned with Tiny Mix Tapes and High Times Magazine, as well as a look at bitcoin and whether or not it’s a currency musicians should embrace.

Before we say farewell we wanted to take one more moment and wish a fond farewell to our recently departed industry brother Dave Brockie – aka Oderus Urungus of Gwar. He did more than write songs and play shows. Dave Brockie changed lives and open minds to the possibilities of rock and what it could become in a live setting. We will miss him for a long time to come, but we are glad to have helped Gwar distribute several releases while Brockie was still with us and look forward to enjoying his creations for many years to come. 

Now, to say goodbye, let us reflect on the time Gwar appeared in a major motion picture:

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