Blackberry 9790 manual Add a contact to your allowed sender list, Reset a blocked message counter

User Guide Messages

Allow messages from contacts in your contact list or allowed sender list

1.On the home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.

2.Click Security > Firewall.

3.In the General section, if the Enable checkbox isn't selected, select it.

4.In the Block Incoming Messages section, select one or more message types.

5.Select the Contacts checkbox or Specific Addresses, Phone Numbers, or PINs checkbox.

6.Press the key > Save.

Add a contact to your allowed sender list

1.On the home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.

2.Click Security > Firewall.

3.In the General section, if the Enable checkbox isn't selected, select it.

4.In the Block Incoming Messages section, select one or more message types.

5.In the Exceptions section, select the Specific Addresses, Phone Numbers, or PINs checkbox.

6.Click Add.

7.Press the key.

8.Click one of the following menu items:

•Add Email Address

•Add Phone Number

•Add PIN

9.In the Enter new exception dialog box, type the contact information.

10.Press the key on the keyboard.

11.Press the key > Close.

12.Press the key > Save.

Reset a blocked message counter

If you block messages, the blocked message counter tracks how many messages your BlackBerry smartphone has blocked. You can set the blocked message counter back to zero.

1.On the home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.

2.Click Security > Firewall.

3.Highlight a message type.

4.Press the > Reset Count or Reset All Counts.

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