How to reduce Spam

Junk email (spam) is a significant problem for computer system users and administrators. People must spend time dealing with spam in their electronic mail boxes because they rely on email as a communication tool both at work and at home. In addition, the processing of these mail messages consumes sometimes-scarce computer and network resources.

Here are some tips to help reduce in the amount of junk email arriving in your mailbox:

1. Never respond to unsolicited email. While some unsolicited email messages promise to take your name off their mailing list, they are usually confirming that they have a live address by asking for a response. Whether the unsolicited mail uses a web page or an email address as an "opt out" service, you are likely to wind up on more (rather than fewer) mailing lists by asking to be removed from one you never chose to join in the first place.

2. Use an alternate email address in public forums, such as newsgroups. If you have a free email account or an account with an ISP in addition to your Jamia Hamdard account, you may wish to use one account for posting to newsgroups and all other public communications, reserving the other account for friends, family and work. By using a secondary email address in all your public communications, you will limit the publication of your main email address and minimize the amount of spam you need to deal with in your primary account.

3. Do not give out your email address unless you know how it will be used. If a web site asks for your email address, be sure you know what it intends to do with that information. Read the terms of use and privacy statements on any site before providing your email address. If you cannot find a privacy statement on a web site asking for your email address, do not provide your email address.

4. Use a filter on your mailbox. Filtering software can help keep unsolicited email a manageable level. Some filters act at the time mail is delivered to your mailbox, while others filter messages as you download them to your workstation. You can find information on setting up email filters at some of the URLs listed below.

5. Block unwanted sender.

6. Keep your Windows up-to-date.  Windows Update is the online extension of Windows that helps us to keep our computer up-to-date. We may use Windows Update to updates our computer’s operating system, software, and hardware drivers. New content is added to the Microsoft site http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com regularly, so anyone can always get the most recent updates and fixes to protect his/ her computer and keep it running smoothly.

7. Keep your antivirus up-to-date. University brought a powerful and network version of "eTrust Inoculate IT" anti virus software from Computer Associate (http://www.ca.com). The client part of ant virus software may be installed and configured for auto update on your machine. You may download anti virus software from our FTP site.