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E-mail Defense System


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E-mail Defense System (EDS) 

Launch the E-mail Defense System!

Launch the E-mail Defense System!

EDS is NUIT's system for filtering junk e-mail, phishing attempts, viruses, and malicious high-risk attachments sent to the University community. EDS scans all incoming mail, deletes identifiable viruses and junk e-mail, and quarantines other junk e-mail before delivering messages to the University's central e-mail servers (casbah, hecky, lulu, and merle).

A safer, more manageable inbox

Contaminated e-mail attachments are the most common source of computer infections. With EDS filtering out most of these as well as junk e-mail, Northwestern e-mail recipients experience:

  • an increase in computer security,
  • a decrease in the amount of incoming junk e-mail, allowing for easier e-mail management.

Who benefits?

Mail originates from Mail sent to Result
Central e-mail servers (casbah, hecky, lulu, or merle) alias@northwestern.edu

alias@[seabury/garrett].edu

alias@[alum].kellogg.northwestern.edu

alias@[md/law].northwestern.edu
Mail is not scanned
Departmental server on campus or off-campus server alias@northwestern.edu

alias@[seabury/garrett].edu

alias@[alum].kellogg.northwestern.edu

alias@[md/law].northwestern.edu
Mail is scanned
Any server except listserv netid@[casbah/hecky/lulu/merle]
.it.northwestern.edu
Mail is not scanned
listserv.it.northwestern.edu Any address Mail is not scanned

Privacy

It is important to note that EDS is an automated process and does not monitor or read private e-mail messages.

Opt-out

A user's e-mail is automatically scanned by EDS, unless he or she chooses to opt-out of junk e-mail filtering. While it is not recommended, users may opt-out at any time by editing their NetID online directory information.

Additional Information

Support Contact

NUIT Support Center

Central helpdesk for faculty, staff, and students.
847-491-HELP (4357)
consultant@northwestern.edu

Last Updated: 01 June 2007