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HVBF Monthly Meeting - Information Systems
Roundtable Host: Loyola College in Maryland Attending: Vicki Abel, Right Management Consultants Andy Hack, Director of Internet Operations for System Source led our discussion on Spam, which doesn’t stand for anything, but is certainly annoying. Spam takes many forms but by definition is unwanted email. Its purpose is to sell legitimate products and services, fraudulent products or services, collect and confirm email addresses or to deny service. The most common purpose is to confirm email addresses, which lead to, you guessed it, more spam. The answer is; never respond to spam or attempt to “unsubscribe”. You will just confirm your email address. Just delete the unwanted messages. Some tips to mitigate the amount of spam; avoid mailing lists, avoid free offers and giveaways, avoid click-through websites, avoid purchasing through messages. When forwarding messages, remove unnecessary addresses. Keep your anti-virus programs up to date and update critical patches for your system. You can get more information on this subject from Andy Hack, System Source, andyh@syssrc.com or call 410-771-5544 x 1. |