Top 7 Ways to STOP Junk Email

Nothing makes me angrier than opening my email in-box to 
find over 150 messages, wading through them all, and 
discovering that 135 of the messages rate as nothing more 
than junk. 

The problem with junk email or "spam" (the popular slang 
for unsolicited commercial email) only seems to get worse 
with each passing day. 

Luckily, we can fight back in ways that will actually cut 
down significantly on the amount of spam we receive on a 
daily basis. 

Try these tips and see if they can't cut the spam you 
receive down by at least half. 

** Don't Respond 

Much of the spam you receive contains an "unsubscribe" link 
saying something like "To unsubscribe, click here." Do NOT 
click that link. 

Clicking it lets spammers know they've got a live email 
address! 

** Use Mailwahser 

Get a program like "Mailwasher" from Mailwasher.net that 
allows you to view the email you receive before you 
download it. 

The program makes it simple to delete dozens of emails, 
including viruses, before they reach your computer. 

** Use Your Filters 

Your email program most likely contains filters you can use 
to weed out emails containing the usual spam words like 
"opportunity, $$$, sex, viagra" and a host of others. 

You can set the filters to delete messages containing these 
words before ever downloading them to your computer. 

** Use An "Assassin" 

Spam "killer" services offer users high-powered filtering, 
often requiring a sender to prove their identity before an 
email gets sent to the recipient. 

One such service, SpamArrest.com, forces email senders to 
go to a website and type in a random word before their 
email gets delivered. This service has gained a lot of 
popularity lately and seems reasonably effective. 

** Use a Temporary Email 

Maintain a public and private email address and never give 
your private email to anyone other than family and friends. 

Go sign up for a free email account with Hotmail.com or 
mail.yahoo.com to use whenever you subscribe to a 
newsletter or request a free report. That way, if the spam 
ever gets too bad, you can simply abandon the free account 
and open another. 

Your private email address should remain safe because 
nobody will know it except the people you trust. 

** Never Post Your Email 

Never post your private email address in forums, guest 
books, news groups or on a website. Spammers use little 
robots that comb the Internet looking for email addresses 
they can collect and sell to others. 

Always use a free account or set it up so you can shut off 
the exposed email address once the spam gets too bad. 

** Abandon Ship 

Shut down your current account and just start over! This 
may seem a drastic move, but it may represent the best 
course of action if your sanity or your email box can't 
handle another offer for sexual enhancements, a great 
business opportunity, or a free cruise. 

Notify everyone you want to know your new email address and 
get on with life. 


About the author:
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