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psasfAsked on January 16, 2017 at 8:51 AM
I've set up a couple of websites using a Jotform contact form and on both all emails from the form are treated as spam so enquiries from the websites don't get seen (people rarely check their spam folders). Invariably Jotform emails sent to a gmail account are treated as spam.
This didn't happen when you had the option of text emails rather than the current tables format.
I see from your FAQs that you recommend getting around this by setting up a white list or filter in gmail or (presumably) other email clients but surely this is a sledgehammer to crack a nut . . . ? The majority of people wanting to simply receive an email from a website form would struggle to set up a filter - even with your step by step guide.
Can you (please!) look at making this workaround unnecessary and make Jotform a bit more user friendly?I can't be the only one that thinks this is a pain!
Paul
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candyReplied on January 16, 2017 at 9:44 AM
Dear Paul,
Our developers have already been aware of this issue.
Depending on the email service you are using, you should be able to simply mark one of the emails as "Not Spam". From then on, emails from that specific address, in this case, noreply@jotform.com, should no longer be filtered as spam:
If that solution does not work, here is a bit more in-depth guide:
https://www.jotform.com/help/404-How-to-prevent-emails-landing-in-spam-folder-in-your-Gmail-account
There are a few solutions in that guide that may also work.
Thanks in advance.
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psasfReplied on January 16, 2017 at 10:45 AM
Thank you but, as said in my original email, although simple to you,
setting up filters is not a realistic option for most nontech people.
I'm sure your developers must be aware of the situation, but are they
working on a solution?
Jot form is great in most respects but surely the ability to be able to
receive emails sent from a form is absolutely fundamental!
Your forms can do all the clever stuff, but currently fail to deliver the
most basic and essential of requirements - transmitting data in a manner
that's readily receivable.
I'd be grateful if you can let me know if this is going to be sorted any
time soon. It's currently really not user friendly.
Many thanks
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JanReplied on January 16, 2017 at 12:38 PM
I believe you are referring to this user guide (https://www.jotform.com/help/404-How-to-prevent-emails-landing-in-spam-folder-in-your-Gmail-account).
There is spam score in Gmail and our developers are constantly making sure that our reputation remain strong. However, there are users who are marking our email as a "Spam" and that would decrease the score. Here are my suggestions:
- Create a filter based on this guide.
- Mark the email as "Not Spam". (Just like what my colleague Candy recommended).
- Use (noreply@jotform.com) as the Sender Email for the notifications.
- You may try adding (noreply@jotform.com) to your Contacts or Address Book.Hope that helps. Thank you.