| Email Fight Club Rules
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| | If you are like me, you probably just
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| Follow these 10 common sense suggestions
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| | never cared to notice.
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| to avoid email trouble.
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| | 6. Use Zip-Locks: Zip and Encrypt
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| 1. Suspect Everyone: Most unsolicited
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| | important attachments. Most modern
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| email is harmless junk from someone just
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| | computers come with WinZip installed. If
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| hoping to make a sale or generate a list.
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| | you don't have it, you can find it at (
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| However, there are some unscrupulous
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| | Easy to use software that will compress
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| players out there ( You know...the one
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| | and password protect your attachments.
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| with the rich uncle that just died in
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| | 7. Don't Eat the Cookies: Cookies are
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| Nigeria) that are trying to scam you.
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| | trackers that remember your IP address.
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| Never reply to these unsolicited emails.
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| | They are convenient for sites that you
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| Even "unsubscribe" will alert the senders
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| | use often and don't want to go through
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| that your email address is being used. If
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| | the entire validation process. However,
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| it looks to be of interest and they list
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| | some evil-doers will send you email with
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| a web site, type it into your browser to
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| | a sort of "cookie collector" to snag your
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| check it out.
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| | info. Problem here is you might already
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| 2. "Just Say No" to Porn: Nancy Reagan
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| | be a goner before you realize it's a
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| was right! You know where the bad stuff
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| | bogus email (especially if you neglect
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| comes from, so filter it out. Messaging
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| | suggestion 3). To avoid cookies sent via
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| software filtering tools will reject mail
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| | email, use email client software, such as
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| from your frequent spammers' email
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| | Eudora Pro, that lets you shut off its
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| addresses, or with certain words ("sex",
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| | automatic Web Browser rendering engine.
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| "porn", or "free meds", for example) in
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| | This step is a little hard core for the
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| the subject line. It's easy to set up.
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| | average Joe, but those of you who need it
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| Just log on to your email, click on
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| | know who you are.
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| "settings" and follow the directions.
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| | 8. Mind Your Own Business: Avoid using
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| Even I could figure this one out without
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| | your browser to read email on someone
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| asking my wife for help!
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| | else's machine. If you are a busy body
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| 3. Avoid SPAM - It's Nasty: Almost
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| | and insist on snooping, ALWAYS use "Clear
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| every Internet Service Provider has a
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| | History" when you finish to prevent
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| spam blocker these days. If yours doesn't
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| | subsequent users from getting into your
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| (you should probably switch), there are
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| | mailbox.
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| several good third party spam blocking
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| | 9. Never get "Personal" at work:
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| services such as Brightmail ( I have
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| | Violation of this simple rule gets more
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| several email accounts, and for kicks I
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| | people burned than any other act of
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| note how much email gets tossed into the
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| | defiance in the modern workplace. We had
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| spam folder every day. Typically, it
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| | quite the network of great videos (You
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| averages around 2500 - 3000 per account.
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| | know the kind I mean) and jokes floating
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| I run a couple of Internet businesses, so
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| | around the LAN on the last ship I sailed
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| that number is quite a bit above average
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| | in...until one of the Server IT people
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| for a single user. I do however, thank
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| | showed me what they can spy on. Trust
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| the geeks that developed spam blocking
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| | me--BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING! Never send
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| every day.
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| | sensitive personal messages on your work
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| 4. Join Users Anonymous: Unless you are
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| | machine.
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| involved in Internet Commerce of some
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| | 10. Let Norton Cook: This is just so
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| sort (and want as much exposure as
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| | basic that you probably SHOULD be burned
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| possible), you should pull your listings
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| | if you blow this one. Keep your anti
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| from the large directory services. You
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| | virus software updated. I know it sucks
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| probably never (knowingly) signed up in
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| | when it is time to pay again; especially
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| the first place, but chances are, your
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| | when you haven't had a problem for two
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| email address is included in some large
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| | years...but paying for those routine
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| data bases. Directories such as Bigfoot,
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| | updates is probably why you haven't. If
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| Infospace, Switchboard, Yahoo People
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| | your hard drive fried today, would you
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| Search, and Who where are good about
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| | pay someone 30 bucks to make it all
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| taking your listing down if you ask them
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| | better right this instant? Thought
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| to.
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| | so--Update it!
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| 5. Scramble Your Eggs: Encrypt and
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| | And the # 1 Rule of Fight Club is...
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| digitally sign all your sensitive email
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| | ...........NEVER EVER under any
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| messages. This is a bit of a pain, but
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| | circumstances EVER EVER leave your email
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| you only need to get burnt once to know
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| | logged on and your desk unoccupied at
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| how important it is. If your messaging
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| | work! If you do, you have no one to blame
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| software doesn't support robust
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| | but yourself. A co-worker's open email
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| encryption, you can download PGP Freeware
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| | account is fair game--and it's "Take no
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| encryption software at Leave it up to
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| | Prisoners" time!
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| the geeks at MIT (No offense intended
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| | Well, that's it. A few basic do's and
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| Matt). Most messaging systems have
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| | don'ts that will keep you in the fight
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| industry standard encryption capability.
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| | and keep you out of trouble.
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