Email Fight Club – Avoiding Spam, Spyware, Scams And Cookie Hunters
Email Fight Club Rules
Follow these 10 common sense suggestions to avoid email trouble.
1. Suspect Everyone: Most unsolicited email is harmless junk from someone just hoping to make a sale or generate a list. However, there are some unscrupulous players out there ( You know…the one with the rich uncle that just died in Nigeria) that are trying to scam you. Never reply to these unsolicited emails. Even “unsubscribe” will alert the senders that your email address is being used. If it looks to be of interest and they list a web site, type it into your browser to check it out.
2. “Just Say No” to Porn: Nancy Reagan was right! You know where the bad stuff comes from, so filter it out. Messaging software filtering tools will reject mail from your frequent spammers’ email addresses, or with certain words (“sex”, “porn”, or “free meds”, for example) in the subject line. It’s easy to set up. Just log on to your email, click on “settings” and follow the directions. Even I could figure this one...