What do I do if I am harassed via email?

1. Do not delete the email. You need to keep it as evidence.
2. Assess the situation: If you believe that you are in danger, contact your local law enforcement agency immediately! On campus, contact the WSU Police Department at (316) 978-3450.
3. Tell the harasser to stop: Reply to the harassing email with a firm but polite message telling him or her to refrain from sending you any more mail. If it's someone with whom you must continue to correspond, tell this person to refrain from sending you more messages of the kind you find offensive. Be specific. Make sure to send a copy of this email to yourself. You need to document as much as possible.
4. If the harasser does not stop: Report the situation to the appropriate address below.

???@wichita.edu

For reporting verbal abuse, declared threats of violence, etc.

???@wichita.edu

For reporting sexual harassment.

 

Send the following three messages to the appropriate address above.

• Send an email describing the harassment. Include a copy of the original harassing email if you wish, but it's not necessary.
   
• Send a copy of the message you sent telling the harasser to stop.
   
• Forward a copy, with full headers, of the harassing message you received after you told the perpetrator to stop. Remember to forward this message: don't bounce it or send it as a MIME attachment.
   

The Computer Security Office will contact you soon to let you know about next steps. Information about how to forward full headers is shown below.

How do I show full headers?
Each email you receive contains information about where the message came from and which computers it went through on its way to your mailbox. This information, contained in the message's headers, is usually masked from your view. When you display full headers, you're telling your email program to restore this information. The Computer Security Office uses it to trace the email back to its source.

Eudora:

Eudora has a Blah Blah button at the top of each received mesage. Click this button to see full headers. Then forward the message as usual; all the headers will be sent as well.

 

Netscape:

Select "View source" or "View full headers" from the menu while the message is selected. Select the entire message, then copy and paste the contents into a new message to junkmail@leland.

 

If you need more information or have questions about how the Computer Security Office deals with email harassment, please send email to ???@wichita.edu.

• How to Forward A Message With Full E-Mail Headers

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