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How to subscribe to PC World.com free e-mail newsletters

• After reading the information below, click here to go to the free newsletters subscription page.
• View samples of the newsletters by clicking on the newsletter titles.
• When you have decided to which newsletter(s) you wish to subscribe, enter your e-mail address in the field under "First, enter your e-mail address".
• To subscribe to a newsletter(s), add a check mark to the box beside the newsletter name by clicking in the box.
• Select the format for your newsletter(s) using the pulldown menu labelled "Choose your e-mail software". Choosing your software automatically selects the format with which your software is compatible. If your software isn't on the menu, choose one of the "Other..." options.
• Either check or leave blank the box beside this statement: "PCWorld.com occasionally likes to inform our newsletter subscribers and registered members of special deals, new products, and other third-party product and service offers that we believe you will find interesting. If you do not wish to receive such mailings, please uncheck this box."
• Finally, click on the Subscribe button. A confirmation screen will appear and an e-mail verification message will be sent to the e-mail address you entered. You must reply to that message in the way it indicates to activate your new subscription.

How to change or cancel your subscription

• Click here to go to the Subscripton Changes page.
• Click on the link which describes the change you want to make. (Click Change Newsletter Subscriptions if you wish to cancel).
• Follow the instructions which will appear on the next page which is displayed. (New instructions will be displayed for each step.)
• If you are changing your e-mail address, please note that you must verify the change by responding to the vertification message which will be sent to the new e-mail address.

How to Whitelist PC World newsletters in your spam filter

Thanks to CleanMyMailbox Web-Based Anti-Spam Solution for providing this information.

If you currently use an anti-spam program or service, or if your ISP or e-mail provider does, you can help insure that you receive your PC World newsletters by adding them to your "safe" or permitted e-mail sender list (often called a "whitelist"). This usually means simply adding our sending (or "From") address to your whitelist, safelist or list of privileged senders.

If you do not find your e-mail provider or anti-spam solution in the list below, check the "Other Providers" information at the bottom. You may also wish to consult the Help option your e-mail provider probably offers. In most cases below we also include information on how to whitelist the server which sends an e-mail verification message to first-time newsletter subscribers.

• AOL
• CleanMyMailbox
• Cloudmark SpamNet
• Hotmail
• Mailblocks
• MailShield
• MailWasher
• oddpost
• Other providers
• SpamButcher
• SpamAssassin
• Spameater Pro
• Spam Inspector
• Spam Interceptor
• SpamPal
• Spam Sleuth
• Yahoo! Mail

• Go to keyword: Mail Controls.
• Select the screen name to which we send your PC World newsletters. Click Customize Mail Controls For This Screen Name.

Version 9.0:

• Open your most recent PC World newsletter. Click the Add Address button (on the right) to add to your "People I Know" list.
• As an alternative, simply send an e-mail to: pcworld@lm.pcworld.com, and that will add the newsletters to your "People I Know" list automatically. To do this:
  • Open your most recent PC World newsletter.
  • Click the Reply button (in the top right corner).
  • A new e-mail window will open with the wrong address in the "Send To" box.
  • Replace the address in the Send To box with: pcworld@lm.pcworld.com
  • Click Send Now (in the top right corner).

(You probably will receive an autoreply from PC World stating that address cannot accept e-mail. Don't worry; the act of sending the message there does the job of putting PC World newsletters into your AOL "People I Know" list.)

• If PC World newsletters are filtered, from the spambox click on the white "W" icon on the left column of the mailing. When the pop-up window is displayed, click the Add to Whitelist button.
  • Alternative whitelisting methods--use this method also to whitelist the verification message which will be sent to you to activate your subscription:
    • Click on the White List button. Add pcworld@lm.pcworld.com to the bottom of your existing list. (To whitelist the verification message add pcwmail.com.) Click the Submit List button, or
    • Click the Subject White List button. Add none to the bottom of the list on a line by itself. Click the Submit List button.

• Select Cloudmark | Options... from the Cloudmark SpamNet toolbar in Outlook.
• Click Advanced.
• Go to the Whitelist tab.
• Click the Add button.
• Type: pcworld@lm.pcworld.com (To whitelist the verification message, click the Add button and type pcwmail.com)
• Click OK.
• Click OK.
• Click Yes.
• Click OK.

• Click the Options link on the main menu tabs, then Safe List.
• Type pcworld@lm.pcworld.com in your Safe List. (To whitelist the verification message, also type pcwmail.com)
• If you see a message in your Junk Mail folder (such as a PC World newsletter) that should not be there, click 'This is not Junk Mail' to avoid having e-mail from the same source sent to the Junk Mail folder in the future.

• Click the Addresses tab.
• Click New.
• Type: pcworld@lm.pcworld.com (To whitelist the verification message, also type pcwmail.com)
• Make sure 'Accept Mail From This Address' is selected under Receiving Options.
• Uncheck 'Display in People Picker' under Other options.
• Click Submit.
• Click OK.

• Click Friends from the toolbar.
• Click Add.
• Type pcworld@lm.pcworld.com (To whitelist the verification message, also type pcwmail.com)
• Click OK.

• Click Tools, then Blacklist & Friends.
• Click Add... on the right, the Friends list side.
• Make sure Plain e-mail address is selected.
• Type pcworld@lm.pcworld.com (To whitelist the verification message, also type pcwmail.com)
• Click OK.
• Click OK.

• Click Friends from the sidebar.
• Click Add.
• Type pcworld@lm.pcworld.com (To whitelist the verification message, also type pcwmail.com)
• Click OK.

• Check your 'Probably Spam' folder.
• If you see that PC World newsletters were incorrectly filtered there, select them and click the 'Move to Inbox and Mark as Not Spam' button.

• Add the following entry to your user_prefs file (the user_prefs file is in the .spamassassin subdirectory on your web/mail server):
• whitelist_from pcworld@lm.pcworld.com (To whitelist the verification message, also whitelist_from pcwmail.com)
• Save the user_prefs file or move the updated copy to your .spamassassin subdirectory.
• If you have no user_prefs file in this subdirectory, create one:
  • spamassassin.taint.org/doc/Mail_SpamAssassin_Conf

• Click the Configure button.
• Go to the Known Senders tab.
• Click Add under 'Known Good Senders and Recipients'.
• Type pcworld@lm.pcworld.com (To whitelist the verification message, also type pcwmail.com)
• Click OK.
• Click OK.

• Click Filters from the sidebar.
• Click the Approved Senders tab.
• Click Add Filter.
• Type pcworld@lm.pcworld.com under Address. (To whitelist the verification message, also type pcwmail.com)
• Choose 'Full Email Address' under Address Type.
• Select Email Domain.
• Click OK.

• Select Spam Inspector, then 'Manage Friends List' from either the Spam Inspector toolbar or from the Outlook menu.
• Make sure Email is selected under 'Add a New Friend.'
• Type pcworld@lm.pcworld.com (To whitelist the verification message, also type pcwmail.com)
• Click the >> button.
• Click Close.

• Follow the Trusted link under > Authentication Lists.
• Enter the e-mail address pcworld@lm.pcworld.com (To whitelist the verification message, also enter pcwmail.com)
• Click Add.

• Click on the SpamPal system tray icon with the right mouse button.
• Click 'Add to Whitelist' from the menu.
• Type pcworld@lm.pcworld.com (To whitelist the verification message, also type pcwmail.com)
• Click Add.

• Select File, then Configure.
• Go to the Friends category.
• Make sure Active is checked.
• Type pcworld@lm.pcworld.com on a line by itself in the entry field. (To whitelist the verification message, also type pcwmail.com)
• Click OK.

• Open your Yahoo! mailbox.
• Click Mail Options.
• Click Filters.
• Click Add Filter.
• In the top row, labeled 'From header:' make sure Contains is selected in the pull-down menu.
• Click in the text box next to that pull-down menu, then enter the address pcworld@lm.pcworld.com (To whitelist the verification message, also enter pcwmail.com)
• At the bottom, where it says "Move the Message To:" select Inbox from the pull-down menu.
• Click the Add Filter button again.
• If any PC World newsletters have been filtered to your "bulk" folder, simply open the newsletters and click on the "This is not Spam" link next to the "From" field.

• If any PC World newsletters are being filtered, try adding pcworld@lm.pcworld.com to your Address Book or Contact list.
• If this option is not available, try moving the message to your 'inbox' or forwarding the message to yourself.
• If subsequent PC World newsletters continue to be filtered, call or e-mail your ISP's technical support and ask how you can be sure to receive all e-mail from pcworld@lm.pcworld.com.
• Domain: If technical support needs to know the domain from which PC World newsletters are mailed, it is lm.pcworld.com (The verification message needed to activate your subscription is mailed from pcwmail.com)
• IP Address: If PC World's sending IP address is requested, it is: 65.220.225.188