Email Usage and Tips

Email (settings, proper use, issues, spam, blacklists, bcc)

From controlling Spam, to preventing viruses, we'll try to add basic tips on how to utilize your email better.

Some things might be topical, as Spammers change their techniques often, sometimes negating older advice.  Other might just be common settings, proper use, mis-use, blacklists, and bcc use for those stupid forwards.

 



Example of AOL "reported spam"

Sunday, 06 May 2007 20:00
AOL seems to make reporting email as spam way way too easy.
Over the past couple months, I've been seeing way too many legitimate email being reported as junk.

It is likely an accident on the part of the AOL user, but AOL counts those mistakes. Here are just a couple of examples:
Read more... [Example of AOL "reported spam]
 

Grow up and use a Real email address

Wednesday, 02 May 2007 04:35
You really have to stop using that AOL address and step up to the 20th Century.
Yes, we know it's the 21st Century. That's our point. People (other adults) were using Professional, Grown-up, Adult email addresses way back in the 1990's.
Read more... [Grow up and use a Real email address]
 

Sharing Photos Online - Don't use email

Friday, 27 April 2007 02:23

You want to share your photos, don't you? Share those 50 new pictures of your little bundle of joy from today? Please.... Don't email them!

"Oh, but it's so easy to attached them, and I've been doing it for years." Yeah, well, that doesn't make it right, or efficient.

When sending pictures to others, there are a couple of preferred methods.

Read more... [Sharing Photos Online - Don't use email]
 

Moving to a new Email Address

Monday, 23 April 2007 20:00
Changing Addresses is never easy. Same for email addresses.

The basic steps are the same. Notify everyone, and if you can, setup a temporary forward for those 'a little slow' to update their records.
Read more... [Moving to a new Email Address]
 
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