SPAM

What is Mason doing about SPAM?

After an extensive evaluation, the Mason ITU selected a new Anti-Spam solution by IronPort, an industry leader in providing Email solutions. For more information, visit the following link, www.gmu.edu/email/spam/

How do spammer's get your address?

• "Agents" or "spiders" to look through html code on websites for "mailto" then harvest the addresses.
• Agents look for the "@" sign in newsgroup postings.
• From online purchases (read organization's privacy policy). If your E-mail is not required, do not supply it!
• Some web browsers will provide your email address to web sites that you visit. You can check to see if your web browser gives out your email address by visiting http://www.junkbusters.com/cgi-bin/privacy

What can you do to minimize Spam?

• Create filters using E-mail applications
• Communicator v4.5 (Messenger)
• Netscape v7.x (Mail & Newsgroups)
  
• The more adventurous can attempt to fight back with."anti-crawler" code.
• Report Spam. Note: reporting Spam will not necessarily prevent it from happening again.
• Generated from outside of GMU. The senders address will not be @gmu.edu.
• Generated from a @gmu.edu address (include full headers).
• Threatening email? Contact abuse@gmu.edu or campus police directly.