Schlagwort: ‘E-Mail’
#GoodToKnow: How to create distribution groups?
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Recently, we told you about mailing lists and how to request them. In this blog post, we’ll introduce you to the difference with distribution groups and describe how to create and manage them.
#GoodToKnow: How to Request Mailing Lists?
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In addition to the central mail server, the IT Center also offers the setup of mailing lists. In contrast to lists that are maintained privately in a mail program, these can be used to address a larger group of people. In this blog post, you will learn how to apply for these lists and what you need to be aware of.
Email Security – The SMTP Protocol and Its Problems (Sending and Receiving)
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In our first article on the topic of e-mail security, we gave an insight into the historical development of email. We briefly explained how email exchange works and referred to the statistics of the email service at RWTH Aachen University.
Today we’ll tell you about the transmission protocol “Simple Mail Transfer Protocol” (SMTP) and its pitfalls.
E-Mail Attachments and Their Challenges
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Everybody has experienced this: You are working on documents with several people. When the work statuses then need to be exchanged, there are various approaches.
Still popular is the sending of attachments via e-mail. Sounds easy, but it can cause some difficulties.
To support you at this point, the IT Center has prepared a handout on how to deal with attachments. But let’s start from the beginning…
Email Security – E-Mail & Mail Statistics at RWTH
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About 50 years ago, the first e-mail was sent – albeit between two computer systems that were part of the same local network. In the 1980s, the internet was opened up to a larger circle of users and e-mail was given its own transmission protocol “Simple Mail Transfer Protocol” (SMTP).
Even today, the exchange of messages via e-mail is undoubtedly an important way of exchanging information between parties via an asynchronous communication channel.
New E-Mail Lifecycle Started – What you Should Know!
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If you weren’t part of RWTH Aachen University for a while, you might already know it – the E-Mail Lifecycle. For the e-mail domain @rwth-aachen.de it is starting today again. That means, if you have left the RWTh, it will be checked regularly if your mailbox is still in use – if not, it will be deleted. In this article you will learn how this works and what you should pay attention to. Read the rest of this entry »
Macros – E-mail Filtering at RWTH
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E-mails are a major gateway for cyberattacks. These attacks are no longer isolated incidents and are part of our everyday life. Especially the spreading of malware through attached documents with macros are very popular among cyber criminals. These macros can for example contain hidden malware. If the recipient activates these macros when opening the document, any malicious software they may contain can cause great damage. For this reason, a protection mechanism for e-mail macro filtering was installed for the RWTH e-mail service on November 16, 2021. Office documents are the most used, but also PDFs, e.g. containing form fields. Read the rest of this entry »
RWTH mails in the spam folder – why do they end up there and what you can do about it?
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The spam folder – that place to which undesired emails are banished. This is exactly what the term “spam” refers to: e-mails that you don’t want to receive, which nonetheless keep finding their way into our inbox. Generally, the spam folder is a preset folder provided by the e-mail client, into which unsolicited e-mails are automatically moved with the help of anti-spam software. In fact, most of the time this sorting out works quite well.
Nice to Know: Things You Should Know about the RWTH E-mail Address and the RWTH Service Account
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In our “Nice to know” posts we provide useful tips about IT services at RWTH Aachen University. Did you ever wondered how to set up an e-mail client or what “role administration” actually is? Well, this series will provide you with answers to all your questions. In todays article, we will take a closer look at RWHT e-mail addresses.
