Posted in E-Mail Issues, Information | May 13th, 2008 | No Comments »

Generally, scams are the new malware delivery method in email today and the norm is social engineering. Falsifying a link is the hallmark of seeded downloader Trojans, Phishing scams and other web-based malware. Security providers has been plagued with rogue antiapyware products that makes false claims of infection just to sell product or they drop their own malware to the system. Brand names are significamt regarding your security, both in terms of verifying that the link is legitimate and to know that products are legit. The technique is you should maintain a good security bearing that takes more time than just installing the right product before you install them, and you better be sure that the links you click really leads you where you want to go.
Posted in Information | May 8th, 2008 | No Comments »

Nigerian 419 Scams can be traced even back to the fax machine days and snail mail was the common business communication means. And since email is the preferred method nowadays, more Nigerian 419 Scams spread all throughout the net. The said scam claims to be the relative of some high-profile deceased and arrested political figure who have horded millions of dollars in cash and is seeking for someone to help transfer the money in exchange for a big percentage of the money. And to prove that they are legit, victims are presented with forged and official documents in convincing the email user. And then they claim fees and bribes that must be paid as your account is being set up.
Posted in Information | May 5th, 2008 | No Comments »

Bank or financial transactions are being processed in the internet to make things easier but the problem is, con artist and scammers start surfacing and evolving as well. One of the most common scam today is what we know as Phishing scam which is intended to trick the victim by sending email purporting to be from a valid banking site or eCommerce provider. Once the victim started filling out forms and giving out personal data as he enters the website, the fake site is being sent to the scammers already. The email sent by scammers often uses fear tactics to lure the victim into visiting the fraudulent website. With the information stolen from the victim, the scammer can then wipe out all their victim’s accounts, run up the victim’s credit card and they can even steal your identity.
Posted in Information | May 2nd, 2008 | No Comments »
by: Djai Tanji
Spam is unsolicited or voluntary bulk emailing intended for commercial advertising. You can compare it to the junk mails you get in your mailbox from credit card companies. It has started to be a major problem starting mid 90’s as the market for internet connected personal computers grew. UBE or what we call Spam comprises somewhat in the range of 85% of the whole email volume delivered in the internet today and this has been regarded as serious problem. There were solutions about this like heuristic and blacklist filters but it was not enough somehow. And worse, even legitimate emails or email sources are sometimes blocked and this false positives are even bigger problems.
Posted in E-Mail Issues, E-mail Attachments | April 30th, 2008 | No Comments »
In cases where you have to send large files, you can always use the usual compression software such as Winzip or Winrar to save on space. The larger files sent as is will take a long time to download and worst, some may even linger in the mail server causing unnecessary space that may eventually lead for other incoming mails to bounce.
While some people would not be religious in checking their emails daily, these are factors that contribute towards clogging up your email box. The best way to go is to try and decrease the size of the file. Compressing them is just one of it.
Posted in E-Mail Issues, E-mail Attachments | April 27th, 2008 | No Comments »
If you haven’t signed up with any free web-based mail today, chances are you will not get the simple and ideal email address you will want. Some would resort to other things is to put numbers or play around with initials.
For some services which allow you to get the name you want, ISP’s normally can give them to you. This also depends on the number of subscriber there are but depending on what actual email address you want, the chances of landing them with the providers are usually better.
Remember, these emails are your identity on the web. The more you get them, the better it is for you to be recognized.
Posted in E-Mail Issues, E-mail Attachments | April 25th, 2008 | No Comments »
We cannot avoid sending files, especially photos and images which will vary in size. Normally, free web mail puts a limit to these but as far as personal emails that come with the package service plans allow us to send larger ones.
This was the practice some time ago and today, most email providers, particularly the free web based ones, have increased the capacity of files to be sent. This stems from the fact that along with the growth of technology comes the increase in file size. While we want to avoid them, there are instances where we really cannot avoid sending them in these large formats.
Posted in E-Mail Issues | April 20th, 2008 | No Comments »
Have you ever wondered if your emails were really read by the person to whom you sent them to? Well, one thing you can make sure to grab their attention is be sure that they are opened once received.
Some people fail to realize that the actual attention grabber is the subject that recipients see. It is the first thing that makes them decide if they should prioritize reading the received email or not.
Basic as it may seem, don’t forget that the subject line will bring the whole summary of what the email is all about.
Posted in E-Mail Issues | April 18th, 2008 | No Comments »
For domain owners and users, you will usually get a package deal in have a mail domain nameserver to go with the domain you use. This allows you to assign and create your preferred emails since you own that domain. But one thing you will notice is that you are tasked with maintaining it as well.
This includes tasks as assigning storage quota, email types and handling and whether you want them to be stored on the server or downloaded once accessed. Of the three, the storage quota is important. Remember that if that email is not checked or retrieved regularly, they will pile up, occupying a larger space and eventually become a problem when you start receiving new mail.
Posted in E-Mail Issues | April 15th, 2008 | No Comments »
Ever since they were institutionalized, emails have become the feasible way of delivering messages to and from anywhere in the world. It takes around a couple of minutes to send and receive emails and with the demand for immediate updates today, people are checking their mails as often as they can.
Decision-making in business has become faster these days and apparently this stems from the fact that the data and supporting information are present at a click’s notice. In most offices, we see personalized emails today and rather than having your secretary jot down, type and send a correspondent, you can imagine know how faster it is to inform others.