Archives: Email

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

New “Dotted” Carleton Email Addresses

The introduction of a 'dot' in personal @carleton.ca email addresses is now complete. Incoming email messages Both firstname_lastname@carleton.ca and firstname.lastname@carleton.ca will be accepted for existing members of the community.  There is no need to alter any printed material to reflect the change (ie: business cards and publicized email... More

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Phishing Attempt with Subject: Email Notification For Staff/Student/Faculty

If you have received an email with the subject 'Email Notification For Staff/Student/Faculty' from @student.life.edu, do not click on the link and do not reply to it. This is a phishing email and should be deleted immediately. If you have already clicked on the link or responded to this email, please change your password immediately. How... More

Monday, February 11, 2013

Transition from Underscore to Dot Begins this Week

Last year we announced an initiative to convert to a more common format of email address. Currently, official email addresses use an underscore (_) to separate first and last names.  Our new format of official email address will employ a dot (.) as a separator. Why are we changing the email format? Introducing this... More

Monday, February 4, 2013

Transitioning from the Underscore to the Dot

A new feature is coming to Carleton.ca email addresses: a dot. At the moment, official email addresses use an underscore (_) to separate first and last names.  The dot (.) will soon replace the underscore as a separator. Introducing this new email format will provide the Carleton community with a modern email address. The... More

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Email Virus Protection: Never Open Unexpected Email Attachments

Please be aware: destructive email viruses continue to be sent to some Carleton.ca email addresses. These viruses are typically disguised as .zip files containing faxes or scanned documents.  The recent viruses are very new and not detected by many anti-virus vendors, including Symantec. If opened, these viruses will damage your shared network... More

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

SPAM/Phishing Attempt – Appears to be from Carleton University

If you have received an email with the subject of "Email Verification”, and which appears to be from "Carleton University", please do not click on the link within the body of the email message, do not provide your email & account information and do not reply to it. This is a phishing email and should be... More

Friday, December 14, 2012

ITS November Metrics [INFOGRAPHIC]

The infographic below highlights things that happened in the world of ITS in November.  Click on the image for a larger... More

Thursday, November 15, 2012

CCS’s October Infographic

The infographic below highlights things that happened in the world of ITS in October.  Click on the image for a larger... More

Thursday, October 18, 2012

Transitioning from the Underscore to the Dot

In 2013 a new feature is coming to Carleton.ca email addresses: a dot. At the moment, official email addresses use an underscore (_) to separate first and last names.  In the new year, the dot (.) will replace the underscore as a separator. Introducing this new email format will provide the Carleton community with... More

Friday, October 5, 2012

Phishing attempt, appears to be from ITS Service Desk, do not click

If you have received an email with the subject of “IMPORTANT NOTICE”, and appears to be from the ITS Service Desk please do not click on the link located within the body of the message.  This is a phishing email and should be deleted immediately. The link within this email will ask for your email account information,... More

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Beware of Phishing

If you receive an email message asking you to provide your user ID and password, do not respond to it. This is a phishing email and should be deleted immediately. Phishing is the criminal process of attempting to gather personal information such as user IDs, passwords and credit or banking details. If you have... More

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Change to the Exchange Global Address List

In preparation for the transition to a more recognized email address style, changes have been made to the Exchange Global Address List (GAL). Exchange users will see that contacts in the GAL appear with a space rather than the underscore. This is a visual change only and has no impact on email... More

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