Email setup

Make sure The Sidekick reaches your inbox

Email apps sometimes tuck newsletters into spam, junk, or a separate “Promotions” tab. “Safelisting” us — adding our address to your contacts or safe-senders list — tells your provider that our local news is mail you asked for, so every edition lands where you’ll see it.

The one step that matters most

Add news@sidekick.news to your contacts or address book. Everything below is just how to do that in specific apps.

Popular email services

The apps most readers use, on desktop and phone.

Gmail (web)

  1. Open any email from The Sidekick.
  2. Hover over the sender name (news@sidekick.news) at the top, then click “Add to contacts.”
  3. If our email landed in Spam or Promotions, open it and click “Not spam,” or drag it into your Primary tab.

Gmail (Android & iPhone app)

  1. Open an email from us and tap the sender’s name or avatar at the top.
  2. Tap “Add to contacts” (or the contact icon).

Apple Mail (Mac)

  1. Open an email from The Sidekick.
  2. Click the sender name (news@sidekick.news) in the message header.
  3. Choose “Add to Contacts,” or “Add to VIP” to flag every future edition.

Apple Mail (iPhone & iPad)

  1. Open an email from us and tap news@sidekick.news at the top of the message.
  2. Tap “Add to Contacts,” or tap the star to “Add to VIP.”

Outlook.com / Outlook on the web

  1. Select Settings (the gear icon), then Mail → Junk email.
  2. Under “Safe senders and domains,” choose “Add” and enter news@sidekick.news.
  3. Click “Save.”

Outlook (Windows desktop app)

  1. Open an email from The Sidekick and right-click the sender name.
  2. Choose “Add to Outlook Contacts.”
  3. Or: Home → Junk → Junk E-mail Options → Safe Senders → Add → enter news@sidekick.news → OK.

Yahoo Mail

  1. Open Contacts (the address-book icon).
  2. Click “Add a new contact,” enter news@sidekick.news, and save.
  3. If an edition lands in Spam, open it and choose “Not Spam.”

AOL Mail

  1. Open Contacts and click “New Contact.”
  2. Add news@sidekick.news and click “Add Contact.”

Internet & cable provider email

Webmail that comes with your internet service. Names and menus vary a little by region.

Comcast / Xfinity

  1. Open Xfinity Email and go to your Address Book.
  2. Add a new contact for news@sidekick.news and save.
  3. Or, under Settings → Advanced settings, add the address to your safe/allowed list.

Cox

  1. Sign in to Cox Webmail and open Settings (Preferences).
  2. Under “Blocked Senders,” add news@sidekick.news to the Exceptions / Allowed list and save.

AT&T / Currently (att.net)

  1. Sign in to Currently / AT&T Mail and open Settings → Filters.
  2. Add a filter: “From” contains news@sidekick.news → move to Inbox.
  3. Or simply add the address to your Contacts.

Spectrum / Charter / Road Runner

  1. Open your Spectrum webmail and add news@sidekick.news to your Contacts.
  2. If an edition lands in spam, select it and choose “Not Spam.”

EarthLink

  1. Open your EarthLink Address Book and click “Add.”
  2. Enter news@sidekick.news (or the sidekick.news domain) and save.

Windstream / Kinetic

  1. Go to Settings → Messages → Allow and Block Messages.
  2. Under “Allowed Senders,” add news@sidekick.news and click OK.

Verizon

Verizon email accounts have moved to AOL or Yahoo Mail. Follow the AOL or Yahoo steps above, depending on where your account now lives.

Mail.com & GMX

  1. Open an email from The Sidekick.
  2. Click the “+” (plus) symbol next to news@sidekick.news in the message header.
  3. Save the sender to your address book.

Desktop & anti-spam apps

Mail programs and security software that filter your mail.

Mozilla Thunderbird

  1. Open the Address Book and create a new contact (New Card).
  2. Paste news@sidekick.news into the email field and click OK.

Norton AntiSpam

  1. Open Norton and go to Settings → AntiSpam.
  2. On the “Allowed List” tab, click “Add” and enter news@sidekick.news.

McAfee Anti-Spam

  1. Open McAfee and find the Anti-Spam (Allow and Block) settings.
  2. Add news@sidekick.news to the Allowed / Friends list and save.

Still not seeing us?

Check your spam, junk, or “Promotions” folder. If you find an edition there, mark it “Not spam” and drag it to your inbox — that teaches your provider to deliver the next one correctly. You can always reply directly to any edition, too; a real person reads every response.