Steps to Check Email Security Settings

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Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 Time: 2:47 AM

This is very necessary that you keep your account secured and keep your email safe without letting it fall vulnerable to a third party or an email hacker. So, try to keep an email backup also. You can customize the security settings of the email account according to your choice. If you are not aware of the process, try to take online computer help.

There can be malicious attacks from the software that is installed in your computer and affects while you try to open the inbox or try to attach a file before sending the mail to the receiver. There is some of the email management software that adds security to your account. You can easily download the software and the applications from the online computer support sites at free.

The security is needed as most of the browser based mails like the Yahoo, Google, AOL have the spams and the junks that affect your computer when you try to view any spam mail. There are spam settings and you can make the changes accordingly to make your computer more secure. The online tech support professionals will help you to change the settings accordingly.

One of the famous email management software is Microsoft Outlook where you can change the security preferences according to your choice. The processes in which you can heighten the security of the emails are best known to the computer technical support professionals.

1. To start with the process, open the web browser and then navigate to the web page of your email provider.

2. Login into your email account by giving proper ID and the password.

3. You need to click on the “settings” or the “option” that feature at the top right-hand side of the main screen of the email page. The position may vary with varying email browsers.

4. Click on the “spam” and the “junk” mail settings here in the “settings” or in the “option” menu.

5. Your email provider at times provide you with the options that reads, filter settings that has option designated as low, medium and high. The low key indicates that the security for the spam mails is low. So, if you change it to high then the security will be higher.

You may not get any spam mails or the security settings will filter out the valid mail. You should keep a track of the spam mail also as some important mails may get reverted there.

6. You can change the settings of the content filters as well. Here you can block the mails that come along with attachments and pictures. Moreover, you can avoid getting mails with particular phrases and words as they will go directly to the spam folders.

7. You can manage the senders list. Most of the email providers render you the advantage of categorizing the sender as safe and unsafe and hence you can customize the settings according to your choice. The unsafe senders are those who have already featured in your spam folders so that from next time you won’t get any email from them and all the emails will get forwarded to the spam folder.