E-Mail Housekeeping To Reduce Spam
Approximately 92% of the incoming e-mail addressed to PIRATEID@mail.ecu.edu is quarantined as spam. Therefore, ECU will discontinue the use of this address effective September 13, 2009. This will help MailMarshal, ECU’s spam filtering program, maintain a more efficient system.
How do you know if you still receive mail addressed to the outdated PIRATEID@mail.ecu.edu account? ITCS recently activated a feature that shows ******Mail.ecu.edu****** in the subject line of these messages.
If you need to unsubscribe from a listserv digest or newsletter addressed to the old *****Mail.ecu.edu****** e-mail address, ITCS has created a tool that allows you to unsubscribe using the old address.
To use this tool, go to https://pirateid.ecu.edu/dropthemail and follow the steps below. However, keep in mind that your unsubscribe requirements may vary according to the newsletter’s unsubscribe policy.
Step 1. Login using your PirateID and passphrase. Press Continue.
Step 2. Complete the necessary information on the next screen. Below is an example. Please note that the requirements for your listserv or newsletter might be different. You can usually find the instructions for unsubscribing at the very bottom or at the top of the e-mail.
Click the Process button.
Unsubscribe from a Listserv or Newsletter
E-mail Housekeeping Now through August
You may have recently noticed the subject line of some inbox messages includes the notation, ******Mail.ecu.edu******.
ITCS has activated this feature so you’ll know which e-mails have been delivered using the old pirateid@mail.ecu.edu address. This can include newsletters or listserv digests to which you subscribed before 2006.
Over the 2009 summer, ITCS will phase out delivery of e-mail using this old address, and after August 15, 2009, this mail will be “returned to sender.”
Since approximately 92% of the incoming e-mail addressed to pirateid@mail.ecu.edu is quarantined by MailMarshal as spam, eliminating this address helps us maintain a more efficient spam filtering system and ensures continued, timely delivery of legitimate e-mail.
If you wish to continue receiving e-mail currently addressed to the old pirateid@mail.ecu.edu, be sure to contact the sender to change the address before August 15, 2009.