Dealing with Spam
Issue:
I have too many Spam (or junk e-mail) messages in my TigerMail inbox.
Solution:
In the spirit of academic freedom and diversity, OIT does not block e-mails received by students and employees. OIT does mark e-mails that appear to be Spam with an identifier in the subject line. This allows the user to place rules in their e-mail software to automatically sort "junk" e-mail into a folder other than their inbox. (NOTE: a message may be blocked and deleted by the IronMail system if it is determined to carry a virus.)
Identifier example:
Subject: { SPAM 4 }::Make Money Fast Selling Magic Beans!
Setting your e-mail software
The following link has detailed instructions for setting GroupWise, Auburn University's e-mail software, to automatically route your Spam to a "junk e-mail" folder:
Preventative Steps
- Do not give out your e-mail address except to friends and colleagues.
- Consider setting up an alternative address on a free site like Yahoo
to use when subscribing to web sites and services.
- Don't publish your e-mail address on the web unless it's a professional
necessity.
- Never reply to spam, not even to messages containing "click here
to unsubscribe" links.
- Do not click web links in e-mail messages because they may take you
to fradulent copies of well-known web sites.