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Shoot 'em down.
Spam is a phrase used for unsolicited e-mail. As soon as you have done
a fair amount of surfing, you will receive these e-mails. Different
from junk mail, the spammer actually can send out as many mails as he
wants to at virtually no cost.
Won't stop the spam from coming in, but the fastest method:
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As soon as you identify the message as spam,
delete it. Don't waste any more time reading it. |
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Never reply to a spammer.
Occasionally you will find a disclaimer stating 'If
you want to be removed from our mailing list, please send a message
to remove@blabla.com'. If you reply, the spammer will know that
your address works and is likely to spam you even more. And he will
pass on your address to his fellow spammers. |
The only way to stop a spammer is to complain to the spammer's ISP before
deleting the mail. In an honest world that would be quite easy to do:
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Look at the 'From:' address
in the spam (e.g. business99@gnurx.com) |
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Ignore the bit in front of the '@', and remember
that part of the address (e.g. @gnurx.com) |
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Hit the 'forward' button of your browser |
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In the 'To:' field write 'abuse' plus the earlier
part of the address (e.g. abuse@gnurx.com) |
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If you want to, you can write a short message requesting
the removal of the spammers account. Personally, I
don't bother any more; it works as well without. |
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Hit the send button. Most ISPs will reply, and quite
often you will be informed of the deletion of the account concerned. |
Unfortunately, many spammers forge their sender address. But there are
ways of finding out. Here are some links for you to explore.
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Bigfoot
has a page with some basic instructions for this, as well as links
to more comprehensive sites |
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You can also check out the Spam
FAQ |
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Learn how to figure
out fake e-mail |
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Spam:
Where to Complain About Frauds & Scams |
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Yet more links can be found at CAUCE |
If the ISP does not respond, you can always complain to a higher level.
To get the details, just enter the domain name below. (e.g. gnurx.com)
This works only for .com and .net domains- sorry
You may also pay register.com
a visit. But instead of registering a page with them (which I would not
recommend - there are cheaper
places) just enter the domain name of the spammer, and you will get
the details (name, address, phone number.)
Good luck!
Here is a list of
randomly generated e-mail
addresses
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