Preventing Spam
Some University of Alabama email accounts receive a large number of “spam” messages. Be aware that this is a university-wide problem and not limited to the College Arts and Sciences. The HelpDesk uses SpamAssassin as a weapon against spam for Bama email. Mail delivered to Bama accounts can be automatically scanned through SpamAssassin, even if the message is forwarded to another email address. Click here to set up your Bama account to forward to another email client. Instructions for configuring several common email programs can be found here. If you forward to your Bama email account from another email address, you still may be able to take advantage of the SpamAssassin filter.
Several tips for avoiding spam are offered by McAfee, Inc. Click here to learn more.