1. If you are using Microsoft Outlook, click "Options" under the "View" section of the toolbar for the open message.
2. If you are using Microsoft Entourage, click "Internet Headers" under the "View" section of the toolbar for the open message.
3. In Netscape Mail, click "Message Source" under the "View" section of the toolbar for the open message.
4. Using Purdue Webmail, open the message and then click "Message Source."
If the sender of a message is unknown to you (unverified) and/or the subject line of the email is offensive or unknown, immediately delete the email message. Opening the email may prove more offensive then the subject line.
Do not respond or unsubscribe to an "opt-out" email address / link or sender asking to be removed from the list UNLESS the message comes from a company or organization you recognize and trust. Often times responding or asking to unsubscribe from a list is a ploy by the spammers to verify your email address. Once email addresses are verified the spammers generate a known list of users that they might sell for profit or for further spamming activities.
Avoid publicizing your Purdue email address. You increase your chances of being spammed the more your email is seen on public bulletin boards, newsgroups, and chat rooms.
If you are using the Purdue Mailhub system, a spam filter is available for your use. For more information, see http://www.itap.purdue.edu/email/help/view.cfm?KBTopicID=134
If you are using an ITaP supported Exchange mail server, more information about spam can be found at: http://www.itap.purdue.edu/email/exchange/ in the "Intelligent Message Filtering" section.
If you receive spam from a Purdue host, please forward a copy of the message, including all headers, to abuse@purdue.edu.
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