If You Receive 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 Received a Spam Message at your CS Account (@cs.jhu.edu) email address, and you feel the need to report it

If you receive the spam email directly at your CS account, 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.