If You Receive Spam

STOP AND READ HERE FIRST: This page contains instructions for Computer Science Department affiliates only

If you are not affiliated with the Johns Hopkins University Computer Science Department, this is not the right resource for you. If you have a Hopkins email address, please see JHU IT's page on how to report spam for further instructions. If you do not have a Hopkins email address, please contact your home institution's IT staff for advice.

SPAM

Spam is unsolicited mail. It is just part of email life. Even with our sophisticated mail server spam-identifying systems, spam will still get through to your inbox.

Spam can be in the form of...

• Commercial (and sometimes, non-commercial) email that you did not request

• Or, it could be some type of Phishing or Masqueraded mail.

Filtering/Reducing Spam at your CS Email Address

If you are receiving spam at your CS account on a regular basis, you can filter a great deal of it by visiting our our category on CS Spam Filtering At CS and then, follow the instructions there.

Reporting Spam

As mentioned, spam is a normal part of email life, and with the amount of spam that flows through the Internet, it is difficult to combat it all. However, in some cases, you might find a particular spam message you are concerned enough about, that you feel the need to report it.

(NOTE: If the spam you receive looks like a Phishing email, please visit Phishing or Masqueraded mail for further instructions for reporting it.)

If You Receive Spam Messages At Your @jhu.edu or @jhmi.edu email address and want to report it

If you receive spam (including phishing, etc.) email at your @jhu.edu or @jhmi.edu email address directly (and is not from an @cs.jhu.edu email address or if you don't forward your CS email to your @jhu email)), you can visit JHU's How-to page for reporting spam. As part of the process, you'll want to forward that email (including any mail headers, if possible, by forwarding it as an attachment), to spam@jhu.edu (and perhaps make the Subject Line say SPAM), so that JHU can examine it and take proper action. If you're not sure if the email is legitimate, mention that in your correspondence with JHU IT as well. If you haven't heard back from JHU in a reasonable amount of time, please open a trouble ticket with JHU IT.

NOTE: Spam mail received at your non-CS email address and that did not originate from an @cs.jhu.edu address does not need to be reported to CS IT (i.e,. support@cs.jhu.edu)

If You Received a Spam Message at your @cs.jhu.edu email address, and you want to report it

If you receive spam email (including phishing) directly at your CS email address, and you feel it is concerning enough that you want to report it, please forward it (including any mail headers, if possible, by forwarding it as an attachment), to support@cs.jhu.edu so that our CS IT Support Team can examine it and take proper action.