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How to Stay Current with Academy News—Electronic Communication

The American Academy of Optometry (AAO) has a number of electronic newsletters (President’s Calling, Eye-Mail® Monthly, OVS Announces) and announcements we use to transmit timely information to members. If you are a member and are not receiving these electronic communications, please contact the Membership Office or send an e-mail to membership@aaoptom.org to confirm your e-mail address for our records.

Unsolicited e-mails, commonly known as SPAM, have become a huge problem. Increasingly, Internet Service Providers (ISPs) are using filtering systems to try and keep spam mail out of customers' inboxes. Sometimes they accidentally filter the e-mail that you want to receive. In many cases you are not notified and neither are we. To make certain Academy newsletters, publications and support e-mails are not filtered into your "junk" or "bulk" folder, please add the AAO to your list of trusted senders. White-listing is a procedure you can use to update your list of trusted senders. Please refer to the white-listing instructions below for additional details.

One vital thing you can do that helps no matter what e-mail system you use is to add the following domains and e-mail address to your address book.

Domain: aaopt.org
E-mail:

aaomail@cyriv.com

 

Thank you for helping us keep you current with Academy news.

White-listing Instructions for Popular E-mail Programs

Outlook (2003 or higher)

  1. Open the email
  2. Right-Click the sender's email address
  3. Click Add to contacts
  4. Click Save and close

Outlook 2003 - Safe Senders List

  1. On the Tools menu, Click Options
  2. On the Preferences tab, Click Junk E-mail
  3. On the Safe Senders tab, Click Add
  4. In the Add address, type aaomail@cyriv.com
  5. Click OK

Outlook Express (Ver. 6.0+)

  1. Open the email
  2. Left-Click the sender icon, or right Click the sender's name
  3. Click Add to contacts
  4. Click Save and close

Entourage

  1. Open the email
  2. Right-Click the sender's email address
  3. Select Add to address book from the menu
  4. Verify the sender's contact details
  5. Click Save

MacMail

  1. Open the email
  2. Ctrl-Click the sender's email address and select Open in the address book
  3. Verify the sender's contact information

Yahoo!

  1. Open your Yahoo mailbox
  2. Click Mail Options
  3. Click Filters
  4. Next, Click Add Filter
  5. in Filter Name box type American Academy of Optometry
  6. In the top row, labeled "From header," make sure contains is selected in the pull-down menu
  7. Click in the text box next to that pull-down menu, then enter aaomail@cyriv.com
  8. At the bottom, where it says 'Move the message to:', select 'Inbox' from the pull-down menu
  9. Click the Add Filter button again

Gmail

  1. Click Contacts along the left side of any Gmail page
  2. Click Add Contact
  3. In the primary email address box, type aaomail@cyriv.com
  4. Click Save

Hotmail

  1. Click the Options link
  2. Click the Mail link
  3. Click on Junk E-Mail Protection
  4. Click on Junk E-Mail Filter
  5. From the selection list, choose your Junk E-Mail Filter level (select either 'Low', or 'Enhanced') and Click the OK button
  6. Click on Safe List
  7. In "Type a single e-mail address (or domain)," type aaomail@cyriv.com
  8. Click Add button

MSN

  1. Click Help & Settings
  2. Click Email Settings
  3. Click on Safe List
  4. In Add an item to this list, enter aaomail@cyriv.com
  5. Click Add

AOL (Ver. 9.0+)

  1. Click the Mail menu and select Address Book
  2. In the pop up box, Click the Add button
  3. In the "Other E-Mail" field, type aaomail@cyriv.com
  4. Make our From address the "Primary E-Mail" address by checking the associated check box
  5. Click the Save button

AOL (Ver. 8.0)

  1. Open the email
  2. Click Add Address
  3. Verify the sender's contact information
  4. Click Save

Norton AntiSpam

  1. Open Norton AntiSpam
  2. Click the Status & Settings tab
  3. Click AntiSpam
  4. Click Configure
  5. Click Allowed List tab
  6. Click Add button
  7. In the 'Email Address' box, enter aaomail@cyriv.com
  8. Click OK
  9. Click OK

McAfee Spamkiller

  1. Click the Friends tab
  2. Click Email Address tab
  3. Click the Down Arrow to view your Personal Friends List
  4. Along the Right Side choose Add A Friend
  5. In the Address box, enter aaomail@cyriv.com
  6. Click Save