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Tell spam to scram on DRN
Volume 49, No. 11, June 28, 2007 |
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The ADF is calling on all email users to help deliver this simple message and keep its computer networks free of unsolicited traffic and viruses – “Tell spam to scram”.
Defence receives an average 6,000,000 emails a week but two out of three of these sent to Defence employees are spam.
The Defence Gateway is responsible for detecting and blocking spam on the DRN. Defence’s anti-spam mechanisms have variable layers in place to stop spam before they reach Defence employees. No anti-spam solution is 100 per cent effective unless we all stop using email and no anti-spam solution can be as effective at identifying spam as well as a human can. Here are some tips on how to handle spam:
- Ignore spam. Delete it and do not open it. Opening attachments or clicking on provided links can infect your computer which, in turn, can compromise your confidentiality and integrity.
- Assume that mail from any unknown sender is most likely going to be spam.
- Don’t use your Defence email to subscribe to non-Defence interests.
- Don’t reply to spam. Just delete the email.
For a guide on how to put a spam filter in place, visit http://intranet.defence.gov.au/home/spam/
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