Introduction

This article describes what to do when receiving an email message that is in violation of Virginia Tech's Acceptable Use Policy.

For more information about the Acceptable Use Policy, refer to Acceptable Use of Information Systems at Virginia Tech.

Instructions

Contact 4Help by clicking Get Help on the 4Help portal to report the email including the message header.

• For instructions on finding headers in Gmail, see Trace an email with its full headers, under the Gmail section.
• For instructions on finding headers in Outlook, see View internet message headers in Outlook.
• For instructions on finding headers in Microsoft 365 Mail App, see View internet message headers in Outlook under the Web section.

If the email is a spam or phish, see how to self-report the email.

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