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Your child's first email: A guide for parents

Creating your child’s first email account *ever* is an exciting milestone in their digital journey. An email account can be a valuable tool for communication and learning, whether it's to stay in touch with older family members or to sign up for school activities or online platforms.
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Email Security How-to
21 people found this article helpful.

Valentine's Day email ideas: Promotional, professional & personal

Valentine's Day is just around the corner, love is in the air – and email is the perfect way to express affection, show appreciation, or send greetings to loved ones, coworkers, and customers.
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Email Holiday Template
233 people found this article helpful.

How to write email subject lines for job applications (25+ examples)

Are you struggling to craft the perfect subject line for your job application email? The mail.com blog has professional tips and examples that will help your email stand out in a crowded inbox – and land the job of your dreams.
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Email Office Netiquette Template
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Cloud file sharing: How to send share links with mail.com

Why make things hard when they can be easy? When you save photos and other files in the mail.com Cloud, it is a snap to share them with others. Instead of sending them individually as email attachments, it’s super-easy to share cloud photos and documents using a secure share link.
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Share Cloud App Features
168 people found this article helpful.

New: Password check by mail.com

“Strong enough or not strong enough?” When it comes to your password, that is indeed the question! And now with a free and secure password check in your email account, you can find out in a matter of seconds.
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Password Update Security Features
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Email spoofing: Definition and how spoofing works

A friend tells you they’ve received a strange email from your address, but there’s no sign of suspicious emails in your sent mail folder. Your caller ID shows a number you recognize, but there’s a strange voice on the other end of the line. Both of these are examples of spoofing, or communications under a faked name.
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Security Phishing Email
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What is scareware and why does it pop up in your browser?

Imagine you’re enjoying a quiet evening surfing the web – maybe watching cute cat videos or scrolling through social media – when suddenly a brightly colored pop-up bursts onto your screen. It screams, “Your computer is infected with a dangerous virus! Act now before it’s too late!”
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Protect your email app with fingerprint or facial recognition

If you use the mail.com Mail App on your iOS or Android mobile device, you may want to protect your account against unauthorized access without having to completely log in and out each time you check your email or use your cloud. So why not enable biometric authentication? It only takes a few taps!
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Security Android iOS Features
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What are reCAPTCHA and CAPTCHA and why do I keep seeing them?

If you’ve ever been online and had your surfing interrupted by a test asking you to “Click all the traffic lights” or “Type in these wonky letters”, you've encountered CAPTCHA.
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DeGoogle your life and improve your privacy in 2025

As cybercrime becomes more prevalent, everyone is concerned about their online privacy. The internet can be a scary place, to say the least, and no matter how much we learn about all the phishing scams we might encounter, sometimes it’s just not enough to keep us safe. But what if we told you there’s one everyday tool that poses a serious risk to your data security
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Trends Privacy Internet
86 people found this article helpful.

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