Since email is not secure, never send private information (such as sensitive health data, your credit card number, or bank PIN) in an email message. A good rule of thumb is to only email only the sort of information you’d …[Continue]
Bigger E-Mail Accounts
Users of Web-based e-mail services have Google to thank for huge recent increases in their storage limits. After Google announced 1 GB of storage for its free Gmail service (still in beta test), all the major e-mail players followed suit. …[Continue]
Opening Email Attachments
Although you are wise not to open email attachments you are not expecting (even when sent from someone you know), sometimes an attachment needs to be opened. The most reliable way to deal with attachments is to download and save …[Continue]
Writing URLs
When writing about your website, should you include the “http://” in your URL? Here’s a rule of thumb. For offline use, such as business cards and envelopes, drop the “http://” prefix. But for anything electronic, such as word processing documents …[Continue]
Getting Rid of Spam
Ask ten people what can be done about spam, and you’ll get ten different answers. One thoughtful discussion of the problem of unsolicited, commercial email and how to get rid of it is Getting Rid of Spam by “This is …[Continue]
Double Opt-In Confirmation
Lots of Internet sites offer great free e-mail newsletters on topics as wide-ranging as your imagination can soar. Signing up for double opt-in lists is a two-step process that requires you check your mailbox for a confirmation message after entering …[Continue]
Spim
As instant messaging has grown in popularity, it’s also fallen prey to the same marketers that made “spam” a household word. According to Ferris Research, spim (unsolicited commercial instant messages, also called “instant spam” or “IM marketing”) doubled last year. …[Continue]
Phishing
Phishing (also known as carding or brand spoofing) is a type of e-mail fraud that tries to get you to divulge sensitive financial information such as a credit card number or account password. To learn more, read this definition from …[Continue]
