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Tips on technical issues relating to CM/ECF

• Notices Of Electronic Filing Reaching Your Yahoo Mail Inbox

1. Login to Yahoo Mail.
2. Click on "Mail Options" on the right hand side of your screen.
3. Click on "Filters" at the lower left hand side of screen.
4. Click the “Add” Button.
5. Assign a Filter Name - (e.g., NYED ECF)
6. Underneath the heading "if all of the following rules are true..." go to the top row labeled "FROM header." Next to this you will see a drop down menu. Make sure to select "contains", then simply type “nyed.uscourts.gov” into the box provided.
7. At the bottom, where it says "Move the message to:", select "Inbox" from the drop-down menu.
8. Click the "Add Filter" button at the bottom to add this filter.

• Prevent Hotmail From Filtering Notices Of Electronic Filing From Your E-Mail Account
  

1. Select Contacts from the Hotmail navigation bar.
2. Follow the Safe List link.
3. Type "nyed.uscourts.gov" in the Safe List entry field.
4. Click "Add".
5. The new entry should now appear on the Safe List.

• How and Why it is Important to Clear your Internet Explorer Cache