There are 78 days until Conference 2009                                                                             There are 78 days until Conference 2009                                                                             There are 78 days until Conference 2009                                                                             There are 78 days until Conference 2009
Calendar Clubs Index Committees Conference Contact Us Forms Information Index Main Index Member Pages   Search here "What's New?" Webmaster
Information Index D9790 Email System Email Guidelines Keeping Email Safe Email Etiquette Email Problems Firewalls Phishing Skype Spam Scams
 
Keeping Your Email Safe

The bottom line for the average email user is this:

Plain text emails cannot infect your computer just by looking at them.

HTML Mail will not infect your computer just by looking at them if you are running a current version of Outlook or Outlook Express, and keep any version of the two up to date with the latest patches.

Pretty simple, really.

Some other rules for maintaining safe email:

  • Keep your versions of Windows, Outlook and Outlook Express up to date with the latest patches.
  • Keep your system clean of Viruses and Spyware by running the appropriate Anti-Virus checkers and Spyware checkers on a regular basis. Keep those up to date too.
  • Never open an attachment unless you're positive you know what it is and that you trust the sender.
  • Never click on a link in an email message unless you're positive you know where it's going and that you trust the sender.
  • Don't believe everything you read in email. PayPal and Citibank and whomever else will not be asking you to verify your account by email - it's probably just a scam to get your credit card number.
  • If an email offer sounds too good to be true - it most definitely is!
 
 
 
References:
 
Ask Leo Notemboom
 
Internet Tutorial
 
US Cert - United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team
 
 
 
 
Search only this site
 
Google
WWW Search this site
Top of Page
 

The Rotary name and logo are the exclusive property of Rotary International
and are used here under Rotary International Internet Policy Guidelines.

Special thanks to Tord Elfwendahl of the Stockholm Strand Rotaryklub (Sweden) for
his incredible Rotary graphic images which we have used throughout this web site.

Material on this site is Copyright
Rotary International; Rotary International District 9790 Inc; Tony Ladgove and Robin Chapple
and may not be reproduced without permission

 

Best viewed in 1024 x 768 / 16 bpp (64000 colours) or more
Optimised for Microsoft Explorer 4.0 or higher..

 
Last modified: 11 Jan 2008 15:54