Outlook Will Not Let Me Send Emails to Gmail

Outlook 2010 features an advanced system for handling junk mail you might receive. Conversely, it can identify potentially malicious recipients and prevent you from sending messages to those individuals as well. However, your Outlook installation might inadvertently begin blocking messages to a domain it should consider to be safe. Fortunately, the junk mail handling element of Outlook 2010 can be configured to identify particular domains as "Safe Recipients." For example, you can add all potential Gmail recipients to your "Safe recipients" list, ensuring Outlook will not block messages to those individuals.

Instructions

1. Launch Microsoft Outlook 2010.

2. Click the "Home" tab at the top of the window.

3. Click the "Junk" drop-down menu in the "Delete" section of the ribbon at the top of the window, and then click "Junk E-mail Options."

4. Click the "Safe Recipients" tab at the top of the window, and then click the "Add" button.

5. Type "@gmail.com" into the text field, and then click "OK."

6. Click "Apply," and then click "OK."

Tips & Warnings

• You can delete a previously marked safe recipient or domain by highlighting that entry on the "Safe Recipients" tab, and then clicking "Remove."

References

• Microsoft: Add Names to the Junk E-mail Filter Lists