Stop spam

Spam Blockers are quickly becoming a necessary component of our online security and privacy protection. If you are tired of the frustration of having to look for real emails amidst a sackload of offensive, hazardous or just annoying spam, then you need to take control of your mailbox.

We have tried several software applications including email filters and free spam blockers. Most have been effective to varying degrees. However, some have not been user friendly, and some of the free ones have had hidden surprises.

So which spam blocker should you use?

SPAM NUKER is very effective, easy to use, and, as far as we can tell, a very safe spam blocking application. It is designed for MS Outlook. It guards against junk mail, spam and other internet debris and reduces your chances of encountering malware via your mailbox.
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This unique Spam blocking tool permits emails coming from known addresses while persons with unknown addresses have a chance to confirm their identity and thus 'qualify' to be in touch with you.

Other anti-spam actions
There are a host of other actions you can take to reduce the amount of Spam you receive. Firstly try to guard your email address from commercial organisations, unless they have a very strict privacy policy and an opt-out.

SPAM arriving by popup adware needs to be addressed separately see Block Popups.

MS Outlook and Outlook Express and most other e-mail applications allow you to block specific messages, words or senders. When an offending e-mail comes in, set the filter to block further incoming mails from that sender.

If you have your own domain name address, and have access online to the control panel, you may be able to set your email address to exclude specific senders, certain domains, and certain subject matter. It is also wise to deactivate the catch all feature, so that you do not get junk mail sent to *@yourdomain.com

Avoid using e-mail greeting cards? Both your own and recipient’s email addresses may be passed to an organization for compiling e-mail lists to sell to spammers.

WARNING
When you receive spam don’t be tempted to click on "to be removed from this list, click here." Spammers use these types of catch phrases to entice users to respond to the e-mails. They may or may not remove your e-mail from their list. But your response tells them that your email account is active, and this makes it more valuable to sell to another list.

For this reason also you should never email the sender back to tell him where he should put his products.

You can also try to report the senders to their own ISP, but this can be thankless task as they usually mask their addresses.

Read more about how to fight spam on the internet
For further reading here are some useful links:

Spam FAQ
Has instructions in how to view header information for some e-mail applications.

The Spamhouse Project:
An organization that works with ISPs to identify and remove spammers from the Internet.

SpamAnti:
Information about SPAM and how to fight it. Useful resource with blacklists of spammers and spamming domains and white lists of supporting people and ISPs, numerous related links, and FAQs.

Fight Spam on the Internet
Helpful data, promoting responsible net commerce.

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