March 2003

How To Avoid Junk Mail In Microsoft Outlook

By Teresa Lightle- Computer Training Coordinator

The world has come to view email as an effective form of communication. Advertisers are pouncing on this technology to get their promotions, gimmicks and messages to  anyone who will read it.  Email can be a welcome form of communication or very annoying when it is uninvited.  Advertisers send massive amounts of email known as junk mail or spam hoping that a few will prompt a response.

Here are some tips for avoiding unwanted email

• Avoid giving out your email address. Each time you give out your address you are potentially opening yourself up to additional mail.

• Use BCC when sending to multiple users. BCC keeps email addresses private from the recipient. The recipient will only see the senders name and not the entire list of recipients.

• Do not forward a message containing email addresses. Once you choose to forward the message select and delete all email addresses in the message before you forward.

• Do not open junk mail if you can avoid it. Some junk mail is obvious by reading the subject line, or simply identifying the sender, delete the message.

• When registering online for information be sure to read the fine print. Many sites will ask for an email address so they can send newsletters, others will sell your email address to any bidder.

• If you are receiving a newsletter from a reputable company and no longer wish to receive the email, open the message, scan the message instructions on how to unsubscribe. Legitimate companies have directions how to unsubscribe to newsletters.

• Do not run MS Outlook with the preview pane open. The preview pane automatically opens the email to show you the contents, thus allowing any virus to run or reporting back to the original sender that you have read the email.

If you are receiving inappropriate or offensive email, forward the email to Information Technology Services with the subject line junk mail notification. ITS is making every effort to filter inappropriate junk mail at the server.

The E-Teacher

Language Arts Links

Dr Seuss Links and Activities - http://www.webenglishteacher.com/drseuss.html

Grammar and Mechanics - http://www.webenglishteacher.com/grammar.html

SCORE Language Arts Activity Bank - http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/SCORE/actbank/actbank.html

Oodles of Lesson Plans - http://www.col-ed.org/cur/lang.html

Improve vocabulary through online games - http://www.quia.com/dir/eng/improvingvocabulary.html

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For Questions or Comments about this newsletter please contact: tlightle@bcoe.org

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