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This article explains how to report and manage spam messages in Oakland University's Google-powered Webmail to help block unwanted emails and keep your inbox clean.
Who is Eligible?
Active Faculty, Staff, and Students
Information:
How to a Report Spam Email
If you receive a Spam email in the Oakland University Webmail powered by Google, report the message as Spam. This will alert Google of the sender, block the sender, and move the message to the Spam folder. See the following steps:
- Select the unwanted message.
- Click the “Report SPAM” button (the octagon with the exclamation mark inside).
To Remove Spam Forever
- Click the SPAM label from the left side of the page. You may need to expand the menu to show the label.
- Select the messages you'd like to delete and click the “Delete forever” button or “Delete all spam messages now” to delete everything.
You should periodically check your SPAM label to confirm that valid emails are not being routed to the SPAM folder. The SPAM folder will automatically delete emails once they’re 30 days old. If you find valid email messages, select the message and click the “Not SPAM” button to move the message to the Inbox.
The University Technology Service department is using the latest solutions to reduce the amount of Spam received by the university email. Those solutions are successfully blocking hundreds of thousands of Spam messages every week. But Spam senders are very creative and that requires us to keep looking for better and more successful Spam reduction tools.
For additional information, please contact the Help Desk.