Importing blacklists

When you initially import recipients into Episerver Campaign, or if you frequently import recipients from a local list, you should also import a blacklistRecipients whose email addresses are on the blacklist will never again receive email from you. This applies even if recipients subscribe to newsletters again later. To reverse this status, remove the recipient from the blacklist.. This function lets you import a CSVStands for "comma-separated values"; tabular data in a plain text file separated by the comma character. file with blacklisted recipients or wildcard blacklist entries into your clientThe working environment of Episerver Campaign. A client is a stand-alone and closed system that serves to organize your mailings. Campaign users can use one or more clients for your scenario.. A blacklist entry can be a complete email address or contain placeholders. See also: Wildcards.

To import a blacklist, perform the following steps:

Prerequisite: A CSV file that contains blacklist entries.

  1. Open the start menuMain screen in Episerver Campaign, where the available options are grouped together. and select Open the start menuMain screen in Episerver Campaign, where the available options are grouped together. > Blacklist > Import.
  2. Click Browse... and select a CSV file from your computer that contains the blacklist entries.
  3. Click Import options. The Preview area shows entries encountered in the CSV file. The Rule column must contain the respective email addresses or wildcards to be blacklisted. Only this first column is imported.
  4. If the columns are not displayed correctly, select an encoding type from the File charset list by changing the separator and escape characters.
  5. If the first line of the CSV file contains a table head with column designations, select Yes in the Skip first row drop-down list.
  6. Click Refresh preview to check your settings.
  7. Click Reason. Optionally, you can enter a reason for blacklisting the imported entries. The reason you enter here applies to all imported entries.
  8. Click Finished.