If you think you have a problem with spam cluttering up your email inbox, now you can use this tips to prevent spam from ever reaching your computer. Just follow these six steps and you can unclog your inbox from spam.
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1. Use a dedicated email
Try using a dedicated email alias address, such as Yahoo ort Google account, when posting to discussion list, news groups and message boards. If you start to receive a lot of spam at the address, replace it with another one.
2. Be careful
Be careful who you give your email address to. On internet forms, leave the email address space blank unless you are sure the recipient can be trusted. If it is required, use your email alias account.
3. Don’t unsubscribe from spam that you receive
Many spammers use unsubscribe requests to verify which email addresses are legitimate. If you are receiving unwanted email from reputable company, you can safely unsubscribe.
4. Don’t use free email
If you have business purposes to email, don’t using free email services. Many free email providers sell addresses to spammers, advertisers and other third-party marketers.
5. Don’t reply
Don’t reply to or forward chain letters that you receive by email. The addresses found within chain letter may become spam targets.
6. Don’t sign up
If you found any service that claims to be a “Do Not Spam List.”, don’t sign up. These services maybe set up by spammers to collect addresses.
March 19th, 2009 at 10:17 am
Great advice! Thanks for sharing.
March 19th, 2009 at 10:42 am
Good advice to read and to take,one cant be to carefullon the internet.
March 19th, 2009 at 11:05 am
“4. Don’t use free email”
Hotmail is a great mail service which deletes most (if not all) spam.
I’m using it 4 years without spam, I think the most important thing now is that you take care who to give the adresses.
March 19th, 2009 at 11:07 am
very informative and nice advice.
March 19th, 2009 at 11:13 am
The amount of spam and junk email I receive is ridiculous. It makes checking my email a real chore. These are great tips to reduce spam.
March 19th, 2009 at 11:29 am
I find the fact that spammers are still there quite funny. What they do simply make the products they advertised to get bad names in the eyes of everyone who happen to receive the spam.
March 19th, 2009 at 3:51 pm
Great tips, Matt.
March 19th, 2009 at 9:04 pm
I’ll think about what you said.
March 20th, 2009 at 10:27 am
thanks for sharing this wonderful tips!
March 22nd, 2009 at 2:03 am
Excellent! That was great tips. very helpful indeed. Thanx Matt for sharing this great stuff
March 22nd, 2009 at 6:06 am
thanks for sharing this. very useful tips!
March 25th, 2009 at 10:28 am
Excellent advices.
March 25th, 2009 at 12:28 pm
this is good stuff.. so far I`m not yet annoyed by these spammers and just checks them out every once in a while..
March 25th, 2009 at 1:01 pm
Thanks for saving my computer! Very helpful!:)
March 25th, 2009 at 5:35 pm
That’s exactly what I do!
And yet…
lol, here comes more spam. Ick.
March 26th, 2009 at 11:27 am
Good advice
March 26th, 2009 at 2:48 pm
Great article and great advice!
March 31st, 2009 at 10:40 pm
I did not know about most of these! No wonder I get certain spam emails all the time! thanks
April 13th, 2009 at 3:32 pm
Great tips. Number 1 is my favourite: it’s the most effective. My junk email has a couple thousand unopened emails whereas my real email is spam free.