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How can I stop email SPAM

 
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fobrien



Joined: 07 Oct 2003
Posts: 3
Location: south wales
PostPosted: Fri Oct 17, 2003 5:18 pm    Post subject: How can I stop email SPAM Reply with quote
Please help how do I stop spam. Is it worth getting a program, if so which one?
Cheers
Frank
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thescruff
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Joined: 03 May 2003
Posts: 4662
Location: Bath
PostPosted: Fri Oct 17, 2003 8:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Log on to the microsoft update in your start menu they have a free programe, Blueyonder also have one if your with them.

scruff
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Dan
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Joined: 30 Jun 2002
Posts: 131
Location: UK
PostPosted: Sat Oct 18, 2003 10:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
fobrien,

i'm not an expert on these things, but there are various methods you can use to remove or reduce spam.

  • Choose an Internet Service Provider (ISP) that actively helps to reduce spam (btopenworld for an example)
  • Minimise the places you use your email address at on the web
  • Outlook has a feature to filter any 'Junk' mail automatically
  • Search for a spam reporting site online where you can report frequent spammers

Hope that helps
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thescruff
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PostPosted: Sat Oct 18, 2003 8:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I also noticed my Norton professional virus/fire wall programe has means to set various levels of spam alerts although they recommend a low level, the free programes I mentioned earlier stop pop ups, which is a bonus.

scruff Cool
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tobester



Joined: 21 Oct 2003
Posts: 6
Location: London
PostPosted: Thu Nov 06, 2003 7:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
There are a number of spam-blocking programs on the market, it's a matter of shopping around and finding which suits your needs and budget.

I personally use a product called Coffee-Cup Spam Blocker (because it came bundled with some other software that I bought from the same company). It seems to work quite well and includes a neat function bounce spam messages back at their originators, with the aim of convincing them that your address is no longer valid
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ancilenet



Joined: 06 Nov 2004
Posts: 9
Location: UK
PostPosted: Fri Nov 26, 2004 1:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Why not download Opera Mail? - Its free and has spam filtering software included in it.

Its also far better and more stable than Outlook or Outlook Express will ever be.

http://www.operamail.com
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