Outlook’s Safe Sender Doesn’t Work

This is a continuation on my previous post

Software Bug
Outlook's Domain Safe Sender Doesn't Work
The title says it all. Before going any further, I should mention, in this instance, I am running Outlook 2013. For a long time now, I have added client domains to my Outlook Safe Senders Junk E-mail Options to ensure they safely arrive in my inbox. For years, I’ve never really had any issues. That…

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Sadly, things appear to be worse than just domain level Safe Senders not being respected.  It would appear the issue affects to specific E-mail addresses as well.

This is an example as of this morning.  The sender is clearly in my Safe Senders list, has been for a long time, yet still goes straight into my Junk E-mail folder.

Outlook Safe Senders Not Working

If it wasn’t so bad, it would be laughable.  I get genuine Junk in my Inbox and people I purposely added to my Safe Senders listing going to Junk E-mail!

Why so many bugs Microsoft, why?!

I think I’m finally at a point of looking at changing and walking away from Outlook altogether.  I am looking seriously at Thunderbird since I have several clients happily setup on that.

Thunderbird — Make Email Easier.
Thunderbird is a free email application that’s easy to set up and customize - and it’s loaded with great features!

If anyone has any other recommendations or experience with Thunderbird (Good or Bad), please leave me a comment.

2 responses on “Outlook’s Safe Sender Doesn’t Work”

  1. John F Clark

    Exactly. Time for Microsoft to feel the pain for not putting it’s users desires front and center. Now if only Borland would revive Paradox…

  2. Steve Campsall

    My feelings precisely. Outlook is broken; and Microsoft either don’t care or are, themselves (the world’s biggest software developer) at a loss. I suspect the latter thanks, likely, to staff reductions. That said, over the years, that giant company has let me down far too often.

    Steve