Dear Faculty, Students, and Staff,
You may have noticed an increase in spam to your mailbox in recent weeks. We have several tools in place to block spam and more than 90% of incoming e-mail is blocked. Unfortunately, one of our tools that checks for the validity of an e-mail sender occasionally results in a lengthy delay in delivery of the message (this is almost always because the sender’s e-mail system is not properly configured, but that is not in our control). Because we need to ensure the timely delivery of e-mail, we’ve had to turn off that tool. You are now getting a bit more junk mail.
As we’ve communicated in the past, do not believe e-mails that say you have won or inherited money; say that there is a problem with your bank or e-mail account which needs you to reply back with your password ; or ask for your social security number, birth date, or such personal info! Please just delete these messages. This is an unfortunate side effect of the connected world in which we live and work.
Good luck with the start of school. Let us know if we can be of any assistance.
–Ellen.