[Busmanagers] Junk Email

[Clark, Raelene V]

Good morning everyone

Further to the emails of last week regarding junk emails - I have now
had a response back from my IT co-ordinator regarding an email address
we can send our grievances to.  Here is part of her reply to me:

Since I couldn't immediately find the address to contact re spam emails
etc. I went back to Edumail Online.
https://www.edumail.vic.gov.au/edumailonline/ 
I have cut and pasted from that page: 
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What should I do if I receive threatening or abusive email?	
The transmitting of unlawful, threatening, abusive, defamatory, obscene,
and racially discriminatory emails are against the departments
Acceptable User Policy for Internet, Email and other Electronic
Communications.
To view this policy, click on URL below.
http://www.det.vic.gov.au/det/resources/acceptable-use.htm
If you are the receiver of such emails it is imperative that you forward
the whole email to abuse at edumail.vic.gov.au
Once the email is received, investigation will commence and appropriate
actions will be taken in accordance with the department's policies and
the laws which govern the state of Victoria.
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I don't know that the 'junk' everyone's receiving is covered by the
above, but I know I am getting about 10 a day - at the moment lots of
software offers with 'What IS 0EM Software And Why D0 You Care?' in the
subject line, but also 1 or 2 chinese ones, a couple of Viagra, p?
enlargement ones, and the odd 'you have won the lottery' ones for good
measure.
It's interesting to note that I think I've only been receiving all the
software ones since the beginning of February - but I don't recall
having given out my email address to any ICT related firms - so where
have they got my address from?	

Hope this helps.

Raelene 
Raelene Clark
Business Manager
Bayswater Primary School
9721 3755
clark.raelene.v at edumail.vic.gov.au



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