My husband has asked that I pass this on to the group:
I had an identical problem in sending email to AOL and Yahoo accounts from the domain that I own. It turns out the problem was not with Yahoo (who also manages AOL email) but rather was a problem on my end. In an attempt to block ‘spoofing’. Yahoo blocks email from domains that do not have an “SPF record”. I believe to fix this, the account holder (the person who knows the passwords for LincolnTalk.org) needs to contact the firm that hosts the domain – which appears to be Pair.com – explain the problem to them and tell them it has been suggested that you need them to “add an SPF record to our DNS”. Let me know if this doesn’t make sense or if I can be of more help. Jim Williamson [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> From: Lincoln <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Hilary Dionne Sent: Friday, November 21, 2025 9:51 AM To: Lincoln Talk <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [LincolnTalk] Yahoo issues - again Yahoo, Gmail, etc. are frequently tightening their spam traps and updating their algorithms, and Yahoo made a significant change at the end of August. With the introduction of AI into the inbox as well, they have been testing prioritizing relevance over recency for email ordering. (I oversee the email team at my company and we are constantly trying to stay ahead of and react to these types of changes). In addition to Margit's suggestions, here are a few other tips to keep LT showing up in your primary inbox: For Yahoo: * If you see the messages in "Spam" or "Newsletters" (Yahoo), click on the checkbox next to the message, and "move to -> inbox" or click on the "more" icon and select "this is not spam". * Alternatively, you can create a filter. Go to Settings > More Settings > Filters, and then add a new filter. Set the rule to have emails "From contains" the sender's email address ([email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> ) and move them to the "Primary" folder. * Add [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> to your contacts. Typically, replying to [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> should do this automatically. * You can revert to the original version of your Yahoo inbox (pre-August) by going to the settings and select "switch to classic mail" or "switch to basic mail" For Gmail: * Similarly, for Gmail messages in "Spam" or "Promotions", drag them back into the inbox, and select "Yes" for future messages. Or, on a desktop, you can create a filter by finding an email from the sender, clicking the three-dots menu, and selecting "Filter messages like this" to categorize it as Primary. * Mark the messages as important using the little icon next to the star at the left of the message. * Add [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> to your contacts. Typically, replying to [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> should do this automatically. Forward directly to a friend or neighbor if they aren't getting LT messages already! Hope this helps! Hilary 105 Trapelo Rd ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: John and Margit Griffith <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > To: lincoln <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Cc: Bcc: Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2025 17:53:32 -0500 Subject: [LincolnTalk] Yahoo issues - again Hiya LT. Several people who have @yahoo email addresses have reached out to ask why they are no longer seeing anything from LT. This happens from time to time - with yahoo, aol, other email services. They decide emails coming from LincolnTalk aren't safe and sideline them. There is nothing we can do on our end to address this. Sometimes, if you make LincolnTalk a contact, that solves the problem. I'm not sure what folks have done in the past, but I know a couple have had to reach-out to their providers. If you use Yahoo and are still getting emails via LT, know that this could change. The moderators are addressing individual concerns as they come in... obviously, if people aren't getting LT, they won't see this. Yours, Margit
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