Spam origins
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From: Wallaceburg On.
Spam origins
I have limited knowledge of internet security, still I have had the same computer and email address for 2 years with no spam messages. In the last month though I am getting as many as 3 a day, pretty much the same thing over and over, Lottery winnings, Inheritence etc. Where do these #@&% messages come from? Is there away to get back at these people. I may be ranting but I really dislike this.
Thanks Greg
Thanks Greg
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From: Bonita Springs FL
Join the club. There's nothing you can do, except switch to an e-mail provider that gives you a spam filter. Every time you enter your e-mail address anywhere on the Internet, for any reason, there is a risk that you will end up on a spammer's list. Consider yourself lucky you only get 3 a day. I get hundreds.
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From: Pittsburgh
Most email servers nowadays have a spam filter. You can set it up to catch those messages before they make it to your inbox. I've signed up for various "free" websites that sell your address to these types of companies, so I'll get about 40-50 spam messages a day. Yahoo sends them all straight to my trash, and I never even have to look at them.
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From: Calgary Canada
One way to combat this is to change your email address every couple of years. It takes a while for your address to show up on the spam lists, so it buys you some time. Of course, that's a hassle.
Also, as mentioned, don't post your email address anywhere on the internet and don't sign up for anything free. If you have a need to do this, consider having a "spam" email address that you don't check often, that way it doesn't matter how much spam you are getting, as you won't have to look at it.
Also, as mentioned, don't post your email address anywhere on the internet and don't sign up for anything free. If you have a need to do this, consider having a "spam" email address that you don't check often, that way it doesn't matter how much spam you are getting, as you won't have to look at it.
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From: Blue Hill Township
Thunderbird has a nice spam filter built into it to deal with the spam that you are getting.
I run a mailserver for my company, IFS, and we receive anywhere from 300-500 pieces of spam per day. I just switched our mailserver over to a newer version that uses SpamAssassain and has a "learning" feature. Its so nice to not deal with that much spam coming into our network and cluttering up everyone's machines.
I run a mailserver for my company, IFS, and we receive anywhere from 300-500 pieces of spam per day. I just switched our mailserver over to a newer version that uses SpamAssassain and has a "learning" feature. Its so nice to not deal with that much spam coming into our network and cluttering up everyone's machines.
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From: Atlanta GA
> Is there away to get back at these people
Not since 1996 when they made payback literally a Federal crime. Now without users serving justice on those deserving it and forcing ISPs to monitor their own users, SPAM runs amok.
Not since 1996 when they made payback literally a Federal crime. Now without users serving justice on those deserving it and forcing ISPs to monitor their own users, SPAM runs amok.
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I use an alternitive method. I have 2 e-mails When I sign up for a site I use the 1st emial for sign up. A week later swap to 2nd. All the junk stays in the 1st e-mail account I just delete anything in it. I find any site that asks in the fine print on sign up. "Do you want e-mails from our sponsers or affiliates". I find everytime it is checked for yes. I uncheck to box. Alot of places use this as a loop hole on the spam act. They figure most people will skip this out of impatients rather then reading.
On a semi side note stay away from those e-mails "Congradulations You have won or have a (what ever) waiting for you! They want you to sign up and fill your e-mail with junk constetntly.
Avg's e-mail scanner works good, sometimes to good.
Msn has setting for junk filter works good to. I set mine up to only recieve e-mail from people on my contacts list. Then only allow those I want to bypass the filter on a one on one basis for other emails. Down side is the loading e-mails into the block list is a pain. they should have it in the side bar of the e-mail page. To ensure a smother block.
On a semi side note stay away from those e-mails "Congradulations You have won or have a (what ever) waiting for you! They want you to sign up and fill your e-mail with junk constetntly.
Avg's e-mail scanner works good, sometimes to good.
Msn has setting for junk filter works good to. I set mine up to only recieve e-mail from people on my contacts list. Then only allow those I want to bypass the filter on a one on one basis for other emails. Down side is the loading e-mails into the block list is a pain. they should have it in the side bar of the e-mail page. To ensure a smother block.
Last edited by Dungeon_Master; Feb 15, 2007 at 05:17 AM.
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