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Preventing Spam
Some spam e-mail is inevitable, but there are things you can do to limit spammers' access to your e-mail address. Here is a collection of resources provided by U-M and others.
U-M Antispam Resources
- IT User Advocate: CAN THE spam!
- Explains what spam is, alternatives to spamming, how to report spam, and more.
- ITCS: How to get off e-mail lists
- Abandoned or unused e-mail lists can unnecessarily expose users to additional spam. This site describes how to unsubscribe from these lists.
- Virus Busters: Fighting Spam
- Provides general information for preventing and dealing with spam messages.
- CAEN: Spam & Unsolicited Email [pdf]
- Explains what spam is, how to avoid spam, forged e-mail, and how to report spam
- IT User Advocate: Forged E-mail - Who's that message really from?
- Explains a spamming technique known as "forged e-mail" or "spoofing".
- E-mail blocking currently done at mail gateway
- Describes how our mail servers block e-mail that does not conform to Internet standards.
External Antispam Resources
- Fight Spam on the Internet!
- Advocates for the reduction of spam through responsible behavior, polictical action, and law enforcement.
- Coalition Against Unsolicited Commercial Email (CAUCE)
- Advocates for a legislative solution to the problem of spam.
- Spam Laws
- Provides the text of laws related to the distribution of spam.
Related Resources
- Protecting Against Identity Misrepresentation and Theft
- Learn how to protect your personal information and guard against identity theft.
- Information Technology Security Services Office
- The Information Technology Security Services Office provided University-wide IT security education, monitoring, and incident response.
- E-mail virus filtering done at mail gateway
- Describes how our mail servers block e-mail messages that contain virus infected attachments.
