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 Top 7 Ways to STOP Junk Email

by: Jim Edwards

Nothing makes me angrier than opening my email in-box to 
find over 150 messages, wading through them all, and 
discovering that 135 of the messages rate as nothing more 
than junk. 

The problem with junk email or "spam" (the popular slang 
for unsolicited commercial email) only seems to get worse 
with each passing day. 

Luckily, we can fight back in ways that will actually cut 
down significantly on the amount of spam we receive on a 
daily basis. 

Try these tips and see if they can't cut the spam you 
receive down by at least half. 

** Don't Respond 

Much of the spam you receive contains an "unsubscribe" link 
saying something like "To unsubscribe, click here." Do NOT 
click that link. 

Clicking it lets spammers know they've got a live email 
address! 

** Use Mailwahser 

Get a program like "Mailwasher" from Mailwasher.net that 
allows you to view the email you receive before you 
download it. 

The program makes it simple to delete dozens of emails, 
including viruses, before they reach your computer. 

** Use Your Filters 

Your email program most likely contains filters you can use 
to weed out emails containing the usual spam words like 
"opportunity, $$$, sex, viagra" and a host of others. 

You can set the filters to delete messages containing these 
words before ever downloading them to your computer. 

** Use An "Assassin" 

Spam "killer" services offer users high-powered filtering, 
often requiring a sender to prove their identity before an 
email gets sent to the recipient. 

One such service, SpamArrest.com, forces email senders to 
go to a website and type in a random word before their 
email gets delivered. This service has gained a lot of 
popularity lately and seems reasonably effective. 

** Use a Temporary Email