Archive for category Email and Spam
InfoWest introduces improved webmail
Posted by randy in Email and Spam, General on May 10, 2006
Yesterday we introduced our new, improved webmail system for you to try. We’ve been overwhelmed with the number of users trying the system out, and as expected, we got many requests for changes in the way the new program works. We’re working on your requests, and have implemented many of them. The old webmail system will continue to be available for users who prefer it. Check out the new system at https://webmail.infowest.com/webmail/ Read the rest of this entry »
Webmail Features (part 1)
Posted by IWAdmin in Email and Spam on February 7, 2006
Webmail is an extremely useful tool for those of us who check our email from numerous places, but the current InfoWest webmail system has some limitations. There’s one way to get past the limits of webmail, while still keeping your infowest.com email address, and that’s webmail2.infowest.com Read the rest of this entry »
E-mail: I got a message not addressed to me!
Posted by Jeff in Email and Spam on February 3, 2006
Can you see me now?
“This message was sent to janedoe@megamailcorp.com, so why did I get a copy? Am I getting someone else’s e-mail?”
We often get this question. The answer is pretty simple really. The answer is that your e-mail address was listed in the BCC or Blind Carbon Copy section of the original e-mail message. Read the rest of this entry »
Spam: Does “unsubscribe” really work?
Posted by Jeff in Email and Spam, Online Safety & Privacy on February 2, 2006
“No RX needed!, Buy this stock!, Get cash now!”
If you have been online very long, you have seen junk e-mail with subjects like the ones above. Many of the messages contain things like:
- Reply with “remove” in the subject line and we will remove your e-mail address from our mailing list.
- Click here to be removed from our mailing list or something similar
Email Spoofing
Posted by IWAdmin in Email and Spam on January 30, 2006
Have you ever recieved a message like this in your inbox?
User mailbox exceeds allowed size: sally@yahoo.com
Original message follows.
Received: from yahoo.com [85.100.73.162] by mailsrv.yahoo.com with ESMTP (SMTPD32-8.04) id A90137C0078; Read the rest of this entry »