You can set up filters, but I suspect they operate post, rather than pre spam filtering. Definitely a case where Gmail opted for simplicity over offering control, and I share your frustration. Spam is sufficiently subjective to call for a user-controlled configuration.
Daniel,
I didn’t even realise there was a spam filter in Gmail until I read your post. Thanks — great post! 😉
Thanks Sérgio, but am I going to white list every single student and every single employee of my school?
I work in a very large school. There are always new students.
GMail contacts are supposed to work as a “white list”. Mail sent from addresses in your contacts should not be marked as SPAM.
You can set up filters, but I suspect they operate post, rather than pre spam filtering. Definitely a case where Gmail opted for simplicity over offering control, and I share your frustration. Spam is sufficiently subjective to call for a user-controlled configuration.