Self-tutoring about email and computer security: the tutor mentions some recent arrivals. The following is according to my understanding. I mention, back in my post from January 19, 2026, a situation in which an email server detected a phishing attempt …
Self-tutoring about email security: the tutor mentions one way an email application knew to classify a phishing attempt as Junk. The following is according to my understanding. I mention in my post from January 16, 2026, a rather unsettling phishing …
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Self-tutoring about email phishing attacks via spoofing: the tutor mentions a fresh case. The following is according to my understanding. Since the email I got “from myself” (see my post here), I’ve taken more interest in the Junk folder. Yesterday, …
Self-tutoring about email security: the tutor mentions an email header connected with Apache SpamAssassin. The following is according to my understanding. I mention in my post from Jan 6 an email I received that had, apparently, been sent by me(?!), …
Self-tutoring about email awareness and security: the tutor mentions a curiosity. The following is according to my understanding. I was checking one of my email accounts today and noticed an email claiming to be from that same address. I knew, …
Self-tutoring about gmail: the tutor mentions some techniques to find emails. In gmail, some simple yet powerful search techniques are available. For instance, imagine a person wants to find all emails from given_sender between October 21, 2022 and October 24, …
Self-tutoring about email: the tutor mentions a solution he found. Like (one might assume) many people, I have numerous email accounts that use numerous email clients. About a year ago, one started not being able to find certain emails in …
Self-tutoring about email programs: the tutor navigates the idea of labels in Gmail. I’m not typically a person who embraces new ways to do things, especially if “the old way” has worked fine. I wanted to make a new folder …
Self-tutoring about gmail: the tutor mentions lists. As I understand it, in gmail, Ctrl+Shift+7 starts a numbered list, while Ctrl+Shift+8 starts a bulleted one. Source: wordstream.com
Self-tutoring about emails: the tutor mentions Bcc. Bcc means “blind carbon copy” – most people know that. However, its meaning may not be as obvious. In my experience, people on the blind carbon copy list can’t see who else is …