Why you may not be getting all your e-mails from us.A few members have informed the AICPA AICPA See American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). that they have not been getting e-mails from us when others they know have gotten the messages. One reason may be the filters or tools used by Internet Service Providers Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. , such as AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. , Yahoo and MSN (1) (MicroSoft Network) A family of Internet-based services from Microsoft, which includes a search engine, e-mail (Hotmail), instant messaging (Windows Live Messaging) and a general-purpose portal with news, information and shopping (MSN Directory). , to name but a few, to help eliminate unsolicited e-mail (SPAM). Unfortunately, sometimes these "filters" block e-mail that you may want. Because of the large number and diversity of providers and e-mail filtering Email filtering is the processing of e-mail to organize it according to specified criteria. Most often this refers to the automatic processing of incoming messages, but the term also applies to the intervention of human intelligence in addition to artificial intelligence, and to tools, the Institute can only offer a general suggestion to help ensure that you get the e-mail you want while still minimizing SPAM. SPAM blockers use various methods to identify and manage SPAM. They can allow users to maintain their own personal "white list" of legitimate e-mail addresses, maintain a personal "blacklist (1) A list of e-mail addresses of known spammers. See spam, spam filter, Blacklist of Internet Advertisers, greylisting and blackholing. Contrast with white list. (2) A list of Web sites that are considered off limits or dangerous. " of blocked e-mail addresses or access community white lists or blacklists of known SPAMmer e-mail addresses. If you have access to add e-mail addresses to your system "white list," doing so is often the easiest way to ensure you do not miss that important e-mail. Very often these types of lists are maintained by your Internet provider Internet provider - Internet Service Provider . In general, SPAM blockers employ some type of category filters to allow the user or an administrator to set higher sensitivity to e-mail of a particular type (e.g., sexually explicit). However, in raising the sensitivity, the implicit trade-off is that the user or administrator is willing to tolerate an increase in the possibility of blocking desired e-mail. Most systems allow you to check e-mail that has been blocked and, if desired, mark it as e-mail you want to receive. Further mailings from that address are then allowed through. If you are not sure about the capabilities and default settings of your e-mail system, check with your e-mail service or Internet provider. Overall, SPAM blockers can save considerable time for e-mail users. However, one must always be aware that, given the current SPAM prevention technology and the way e-mail is transported on the Internet, no system is 100% accurate in detecting and blocking SPAM while letting all the "good" e-mail through. On another point, members are encouraged to provide the AICPA with current, updated e-mail addresses. To provide or change an e-mail address, visit www.cpa2biz.com. |
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