I'm sick of getting junk e-mail/spam. Is there any type of filter or e-mail program I can use to cut down on it?:af:

There are a bunch of programs you can but and download - go to download.com . Step 2 is to change your e-mail addy

I really don't want to change my e-mail addy. Too many people to tell. I get 75-100 e-mails a day, mostly bogus Ms security update and critical patch crap. My anti virus picks them up and quarrentines them. I opened one up once and screwed my whole rig up. It's a pain in the a** because I have to delete all this crap every day. I don't know what to do about it. I get alot of Viagra mail too, I was going to try it but the wife said NO!!:af:

Here are a couple of good articles I found from my two favorite tech sites. tecktv.com and pcmag.com

http://www.techtv.com/callforhelp/answerstips/story/0,24330,3597682,00.html

http://www.pcmag.com/search_results/0%2C3015%2C%2C00.asp?qry=spam&site=PC+Magazine

Hope this helps.

I am using msn and they are great for reducing spam. I'm lucky if I get more than two spams a week.

You also may have a spy ware program hidden on your pc. Spy ware keeps track of where you go and sends it to advertisers. One blatant program is gator. Here is a link to a program to see if you have spy ware on your system. http://www.safer-networking.org/

Also I highly recommend the Norton Antivirus and Internet security package. It not only has antivirus but a firewall. A personal firewall can not just prevent unwanted downloads to you but unwanted uploads from a hidden program on your system. This package also rocks for pop up blocking and add blocking.

Thanx Caffeine fisherman, I'll check it out.

I'd recommend you try Qurb.

The junk mail still gets downloaded to your local mail app (outlook or express) but messages from senders not in your permit list are quarantined in a folder for easy review or deletion.

There's a free trial at http://www.qurb.com.

I got a new email and still use the old one for junk!! Anytime I have to sign into a site I use taht old address and I never get email in my regular address. Been workig good form 2 tears now still no spam in my box! :D

Good article on cnn.com,
If you have a have high speed connection, spammers could download a virus onto your system and trun you machine into a spam proxy server.

http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/ptech/02/17/spam.zombies.ap/index.html