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Answers to Your Questions
from the OIT Help Desk Staff

Question ...

I heard that Direct Connect was spyware free. Can I safely
swap music files with it?

Answer ...

Direct Connect does appear to be spyware free. As advertised on www.neo-modus.com, the home site of Direct Connect, it does not employ any of the popular spyware vendors within its software. Be aware that although direct connect’s software is spyware free, you will still have to deal with advertisements when using it. What better medium to sell hair growth formulas and impotence medication than when you’re downloading music and movies illegally?

Question ...

Ever since I switched to an @umd.edu account, some e-mails have not reached my inbox. What’s the deal?

Answer ...

Your e-mail is configured to sort out junk mail and put it into a Junk Mail folder. Your account may have thought that legitimate mail was spam.

Click on Folders, then select Junk Mail. If you find legitimate e-mails, open them and look at the sender area at the top of the e-mail. Click on “This is Not Spam,” and your e-mail account will stop blocking mail from that address.

Stephen Dantona - OIT Help Desk

Have questions? Contact the OIT Help Desk at 301.405.1500 Monday-Friday between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.

Congratulations to Amy Sawyer, a freshman business and psychology major, on winning last issue's iPod drawing. To enter the current contest, visit www.oit.umd.edu/key.