The rapid growth in the amount of unsolicited bulk e-mail, or SPAM, is a major problem for all e-mail users.

Not only is SPAM an annoyance, but it can sometimes be a vehicle for perpetrating fraud, spreading "malware" (viruses, Trojan Horses, worms, etc.), and harvesting information about you.

Unfortunately, there is no way to eliminate all SPAM. Since SPAMmers continually change their messages in an attempt to make them appear legitimate, some SPAM usually gets through to e-mail inboxes. Legitimate e-mail, perhaps received from a legitimate mailing list or a vendor doing business with the University, can also be misidentified as SPAM.

Each e-mail user needs to develop his or her own way of identifying SPAM and deciding how to deal with it.