Further to our alerts regarding Cryptowall virus, many email users are being lured to sites such as fake Australia Post websites. At a glance these sites appear legitimate but attempting to use the services will lead to downloading the CryptoWall virus. All staff accessing email must assess email and links. Assume all mail is suspicious
‘Phishing scams’ or ‘spam’ emails are designed to obtain sensitive information for malicious purposes… Why do I get Spam? Identity theft, to steal money Obtain sensitive information (usernames, passwords) Use your computer and information for illegal activities Malicious links and attachments (computer viruses) Advertising What kinds of Phishing scam emails can I expect in my
By creating a Contact Group you can quickly send an email to a whole group of people at once without having to enter all the email addresses. This is handy if you send regular emails to groups of people such as parents, a Committee or subscribers to your Newsletter. (This Tip applies to Windows Vista
Sometimes, you can’t send emails because of an “Outgoing Mail Server error”. There are a few reasons why this might happen, here are some ways you can troubleshoot the issue; Check the Internet Connection (you can’t send emails without being connected to the Internet) Check large email attachments (an email won’t be able to send
Spam emails, also known as junk emails are unsolicited messages sent to numerous recipients by email. The purpose of Spam may be for advertising, phishing to gain personal information or to spread malicious software such as a virus that can infect your computer. Spam emails usually contain links that open phishing web sites or sites
Sometimes you may not be able to send an email if the attachment is too large. We suggest the maximum size of attachments in one email is 5 MB (to check the size of a file, right click on it and select Properties). If you attach files larger than that the email software will take
Webmail is an email client accessed through the Internet in your web browser (such as Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome or Safari, etc). Webmail allows you to log into the Kindergarten email anywhere, anytime, it’s much like Hotmail or Gmail. But it is important to know that it’s only a temporary solution for accessing email when
Lost Internet Connection, Can’t Send Email? Power cycle the modem! If you have lost internet connection (meaning you can’t access web pages) and you’re not able to send emails (there is an error that says “Cannot connect to mail.kindergarten.vic.gov.au server”), don’t panic! You may be able to fix this problem quickly yourself! The first thing
Do you have numerous unread emails piling up? Has it been ages since you deleted old emails? Have you received messages saying you are approaching your mailbox size limit? If you answered yes to these questions perhaps it’s time for an email clean up? Regularly cleaning up emails can help improve system performance, make searching
The great thing about email is that mail can be stored on the Internet until you collect it, much like a P.O Box address. All mailboxes have a maximum size however, and should be checked frequently to avoid missing important emails which may otherwise be returned to its sender, together with a failure notice. A
