# Adding a Friend System to Email **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Tags:** spam, email\ **Created:** [December 5, 2024, 1:03am UTC](https://forum.makanimason.com/t/adding-a-friend-system-to-email/202 "2024-12-05T01:03:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![makani](https://forum.makanimason.com/user_avatar/forum.makanimason.com/makani/32/71_2.png) [@makani](https://forum.makanimason.com/u/makani)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2024, 1:03am UTC](https://forum.makanimason.com/t/adding-a-friend-system-to-email/202/1 "2024-12-05T01:03:17Z")
Email doesn’t have a built-in “friend” system like Facebook does. But you can have something like it. We talk all about it in [podcast episode 42](https://podcast.ihpacademy.com/e/42-website-and-email-filtering-part-3-email-friends/). Using [Fastmail](https://www.fastmail.com/), you can add a rule to put any email that doesn’t come in from one of your contacts into a “friend requests” folder for review. For each email, either add the sending address as a contact, or block them. If you’d rather have your email service provide this feature itself, you can try out the [Hey email service](https://www.hey.com/features/the-screener/). I haven’t used it myself, but I’ve used other services from the same folks, and they are reputable, so don’t be afraid to give it a try. Another option is to sign up for a service that adds a layer onto your email, like [Clean Email](https://clean.email/help/tools/screener). I haven’t used it a ton but enough to feel comfortable saying it’s safe to try. A similar service is [Mailman](https://mailmanhq.com/features). I haven’t used it at all, but based on my research, it looks safe to me. Finally, you can use a different email app called [Spark](https://sparkmailapp.com/features/gatekeeper) that has the feature built-in as well. If you have any questions, please reply here and I’m happy to answer them. P.S. I’d also love to know if you decide to give any of these methods a try. .