PRIVACY

• IF YOU DO NOT KNOW THE SENDER, DO NOT OPEN THE EMAIL
• IGNORE DELIVERY FAILURES OF MESSAGES YOU DID NOT SEND
• RESPECT PRIVACY OF OTHER EMAIL ADDRESSES - USE Bcc
• EDIT EMAIL WHILE FORWARDING

SPAM IS" UNSOLICITED COMMERCIAL EMAIL OR JUNK EMAIL"

ACCORDING TO NETLINGO.COM SPAM REACHES YOUR EMAIL BOX IN ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FORMS:

• CHAIN LETTERS;



• PYRAMID SCHEMES (INCLUDING MULTILEVEL MARKETING);



• OTHER "GET RICH QUICK" OR "MAKE MONEY FAST" SCHEMES;



• OFFERS FROM AND ADS FOR PORNOGRAPHIC WEB SITES;



• OFFERS OF SOFTWARE FOR COLLECTING E-MAIL ADDRESSES AND SENDING SPAM;



• OFFERS OF BULK E-MAILING SERVICES FOR SENDING SPAM;



• STOCK OFFERINGS FOR UNKNOWN START-UP CORPORATIONS;



• QUACK HEALTH PRODUCTS AND REMEDIES; AND



• ILLEGALLY PIRATED SOFTWARE.

IT IS CONSIDERED TO BE A SERIOUS VIOLATION OF NETIQUETTE AND MANY ISPS ARE UTILIZING ANTI-SPAM TOOLS AND METHODS FIGHT AND PURSUE SPAMMERS.

WHAT YOU CAN DO TO COMBAT SPAM

• CREATE SPAM FILTERS: TOOLS - MESSAGE RULES
AND TOOLS - OPTIONS - SECURITY


• NEVER RESPOND TO UNSOLICITED EMAIL



• DO NOT GIVE ANY PERSONAL INFORMATION



• DO NOT FOLLOW SPAM MAIL INSTRUCTIONS - DO NOT CLICK ON URLS, OR REPLY - SPAMMERS ARE HIGHLY ACTIVE ADDRESS COLLECTORS



• WATCH OUR FOR PHISHING SCAMS - SCAMMERS POSING AS LEGITIMATE COMPANIES AND SCAM ARTISTS



• DO NOT SEND CHAIN EMAILS WITH EMAIL ADDRESSES

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SECURITY

• USE A SECURE EMAIL PROGRAM



• YOU MAY CHOOSE TO DOWNLOAD AN ANTI SPAM SOFTWARE LIKE MAILWASHER - MESSAGE IS DELETED AT THE SERVER OR CAN BE BOUNCED BACK



• USE A VIRUS SCAN AND MAINTAIN AN UP-TO-DATE VIRUS DEFINITION



• CHECK FOR FILE EXTENSIONS IN THE ATTACHMENT



• NEVER OPEN ATTACHMENTS FROM SOMEONE YOU DO NOT KNOW



• DO NOT PREVIEW EMAIL - SOME NEW VIRUSES CAN INFECT EVEN WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE CONTENT