Network Associates advises all Internet users, from corporations to consumers, to conduct safe emailing practices and recommends the following tips:

• Use an alternate email address while online. Setup an alternate, or "public," email address for use when participating in newsgroups, joining contests or for responding to any third-party requests online.
• Refrain from using the "reply" or "remove" option. Some senders may remove the address, but others may flag the email address as "live" and send more spam or sell the address to other spammers. Instead, forward spam to the Federal Trade Commission at uce@ftc.gov.
• Limit Internet usage at work. Do not access sites that are not business related when at work or on the corporate network such as message boards, e-trade sites, Internet auctions, e-commerce sites, etc.
• Don't post email address online. Know whether email address will be displayed or used before posting an email address online. Read the privacy policy on the website before posting your address and opt out, if possible.
• Beware of purchasing spam-advertised products. Responding to this type of email makes more personally identifiable information (e.g. name, address, phone number or credit card numbers) available to spammers, which can lead to increased spam.

McAfee Security also recommends the use of a filtering program for all Internet users, such as McAfee WebShield and McAfee SpamKiller. For more information on McAfee products go here.




Here at HNS we have several tools available for download that will help you against spam:

• Mail Snoop (Windows)
• SpamAssassin Pro (Windows)
• SpamPal (Windows)
• Super Webscan (Windows)
• MessageWall (Linux)
• BlackHole (Linux)
• MailScanner (Linux)