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Spam prevention tips

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• Never give out your MCG e-mail address to anything that is not work-related. Every Internet site you provide with an e-mail address could sell your address to solicitors of unwanted mail.
• Forward unwanted mail to . Any unwanted message should be forwarded as an attachment to this account. To forward as an attachment, right click on the messages icon and select "Forward as Attachment"; using this method ensures that the proper tracking information is included in the report. Messages reported to this account will be examined for possible additions to system subject blocks or domain blocks and will be reported to spam blocklists currently used by The Medical College of Georgia Messaging Services.
• Use the “junk mail” feature in GroupWise to set up e-mail blocks from specific addresses or domains.