Here's the deal- On all three of my computers, I have three spam blockers and can't block it all. However, some emails I have don't get any spam at all.
Here are my tips:
*Have an account that you use for signing up for stuff that you don't really care if you see emails from them again. hotmail, gmail, yahoo, or whatever. Once your name is on one list, it is on them all and you are screwed, so funnel the spam to that account.
*If you don't want spam, do not post your email anywhere on the web. These spammers have spiders that crawl the web and look for
anything@anything.com, and suck it into a list. Even on message boards like this, if you post your email you are asking for spam.
*Use a not so guessable email adress. I think if it is
Jim@comcat.com or
suzy1975@ao1.com, you are screwed these guys have programs that just take every name, and number combination at every domain (aol, cox, hotmail, etc...) and just run their computers to spam the hell out of them. computers are powerfull machines, and can generate thousands if not hunrededs of thousands of emails per hour. for example, my last name is long and german. my first initial and last name at cox.net does not get one single piece of spam. however, i have another adress that is my first name and the number 22 @cox.net, and it gets spam all the time.
*Never reply to the bottom of true spam saying you don't want it. If it is from a legit company like Cabellas, or Kodak or something, where they actually identify themselves, then it is ok to click on the bottom.
Those are tips to try and live a spam free life.
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