Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Troubleshooting Problems w/ Email Notices for Gmail Accounts

If a customer with a gmail account is set up for email notices, but is not receiving them even though their email address is correct, here's some troubleshooting steps you can take:
  1. Have the customer create a filter in their Gmail account. Go to Settings > Filters > create a new filter with Subject “Library Notice” with the following options check marked. 
  2. Working with your customer, place a test/fake hold on their account
  3. Check it into the hold shelf.
  4. Did they receive an email notice for the test hold the following day after 11 a.m.?
  5. If they still don't receive the email, contact Tech Support for more troubleshooting tips.