What is Spam? Are you getting lots of spam? Want to know how to stop Spam, indentify spam, spam scam... then read this Complete Information guide on SPAM.
- Introduction
Computers have become an integral part of life for nearly everyone in the world. Ever since the induction of the internet, they have become very commonplace in most businesses and homes. Most people cannot even imagine their lives without their computers. They are used to run businesses, keep track of inventory, gather information, and to communicate with people from great distances. Naturally one of the most popular reasons that people use the internet is to send emails to others....
- What Is
Spam?
? The best place to begin would be to explain to you exactly what spam mail is. Spam is basically just unsolicited commercial emails that companies send to your inbox. There are a lot of reasons why these companies get your email address. You may have signed up for a newsletter or promotions with one of them, or you may have ordered a product or service that requires registration from a website first. It is common for companies to share their mailing lists with their affiliate...
- How Are These Companies
Getting My Email Address?
? A company can give your email address to an affiliate of theirs when you give it out, but that is not the only way that a company can get your email address. These days, companies are getting smarter in their efforts to attain email addresses. Here are some of the ways that companies are getting a hold on your inbox. Personal Homepages Just about everyone has a homepage of their own these days. Almost every internet service provider (ISP) offers you a place to put up your own...
- Why Is Spam Such a Problem?
? Spam can be a lot more damaging than you might think. Obviously, they are the most annoying thing that you can receive through your inbox, but it goes deeper than that. If you are like the millions of other internet email users, you know that sending and receiving email is a free service that comes with your internet service. Internet service providers are great for providing you with a way to send letters to your friends and family while saving you the cost of postage and envelopes. You...
- What Are the Dangers of Spam?
? These are not the only problems that accompany spam. They can also be used by some spammers to put viruses, worms and Trojans into your computer. I’m not saying that every company uses spam to input viruses, but many of them do. What you have to know is that not all viruses are meant to shut you down or crash your computer. Some are more to spy on you when you are online. They are called spyware, and adware. This is how some of these companies force you to go into their websites every...
- What Can I Do?
? Dealing with the after effect of spam does not have to be like pulling teeth. It can be easier than that. Of course it helps to know some of the easiest ways to keep spam from ruining your online experience. Sometimes you can receive so many spam’s a day that you could spend more of your time deleting these annoyances than responding to your legitimate emails. By the time you have finished messing around with your emails, you could be far too frustrated to be bothered with anything else....
- Some Extra Tips
For all of the things that you can try to do that do not work for getting rid spam, there are in fact, some that do work. The best thing to try and remember is that you will never really be able to completely avoid receiving spam. After all things are said and done not everyone wants to spend all of the extra money that it takes in order to get rid of spam. Not to mention; not everyone can afford it either. If this sounds like you, there are a few things that you can do that will not...
- What About Free Email Providers?
? Some free email service providers have some pretty good blockers’ services to accommodate you a bit better. My favorite is the free version of Hotmail provided by msn. Don’t get me wrong, plenty of the free email service providers are trying to get on top of the spam epidemic. With this free email service, you can set up your account to keep only your personal contacts in your email inbox. The rest of the emails automatically go to a junk mail folder that you can check out at your own...
- Password Encryption
Encrypting your email passwords is a really good way to protect your inbox from spammer Gangs. Spammer gangs are basically just a group of worldwide spammers that get together online to get into your inbox. However, that is not all they do. Some spammers make it a point to break into your email and deliver worms, viruses, and Trojans into your inbox. They are cleverly disguised; usually as virus alerts. These types of spammers use hacking to get into your password. Believe it or...
- Chain Letters
This is a small matter but one that I felt had to be included somewhere in this document. Many days do we all receive that chain letter in our email inbox. Just like when you receive them at home, you are expected to forward them to a certain number of people if you don’t want to have bad luck. Often these emails tell you that some person ignored their chain letter and they had been hit by a car or something, and that those who sent the email won the lottery or something like that....
- The Pleas from Down and Out Strangers
You have to admire the spammers interest in pulling at the heart strings in order to get your attention. These are the emails that come from strangers that are from some foreign country who are just looking for “donations” from kind people so that they can finish college or get an operation they desperately need. These emails are always extremely polite and come from seemingly educated individuals who just need help to make their dreams come true. People must be falling for it since...
- The Spam Scam
As the section above mentioned briefly, there are plenty of spam scams going on out there. These are spam emails that come to you and request money or donations to various charities and such. These types of spam are illegal. Real charities only use their client contact lists when asking for donations. Spammers will do anything in their power to get you to part with your money. Some of them even offer viable products or services, the catch is that the links to these products or...
- To Sum It All Up...
So there you have it. This was everything that you need to know in order to recognize, and get rid of spam; At least from your own inbox. These methods will help you to keep your inbox safe, but it will not completely rid the world of spam. Right now, there is no sure fire method of ensuring that you will never have spam in your inbox, but for now, there are some things that you can do. If you follow the advice from this manual, you should have at least 90% of your emails be from...
- Resources
Included some excellent links and resources for you to find out all of the information that you will require about spam. There will also be some links for you to learn the current spam laws, and get some of the current filters and downloads that will help you win your war against spam. http://www.paulgraham.com/antispam.html http://www.paulgraham.com/stopspam.html http://www.internetnews.com/IAR/article.php/2243641 http://www.stopspam.org http://www.scambusters.org/stopspam...
