Can That Spam!
It’s easy to unclog your inbox - follow these six steps
If you think you have a problem with spam cluttering up your e-mail inbox now, just wait a few years. Charles Cousins, managing director of Sophos Anti-Virus Asia, an anti-spam software provider, estimates that three quarters of the 55 billion e-mails sent every day will be spam.
Excedent Technologies, an e-mail hosting company, offers these yips to prevent spam from ever reaching your computer.
1. Use a dedicated e-mail alias address, such as a Hotmail or Yahoo! account, when posting to discussion lists, news groups and message boards. If you start to recieve a lot of spam at the address, replace it with another one.
2. Be careful who you give your e-mail address to. On Internet forms, leave the e-mail address space blank unless you’re sure the recipient can be trusted. If it is required, use your e-mail alias accont.
3. Don’t unsubscribe from spam that you receive. Many spammers use unsubscribe requests to verify which e-mail addresses are legitimate. If you’re receiving unwanted e-mail from a reputable company, you can safely unsubscribe.
4. Don’t use free e-mail services for business purposes. Many free e-mail providers sell addresses to spammers, advertisers and other third-party marketers.
5. Don’t reply to or forward chain letters that you receive by e-mail. The addresses found within chain letters may become spam targets.
6. Don’t sign up for any service that claims to be a "Do Not Spam List." Many of these services are set up by spammers to collect addresses.
