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The following methods can be used to combat email
spam.
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1. Use spam filters for your email account. If
you‘re using email services
like Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail etc. then spam filters
are used by default. Each
Spam filter has it‘s algorithm to detect spam
emails and will automatically
move them to SPAM folder. This keeps your inbox
free from spam.
However some spam emails become successful to
make their way into the
inbox by successfully bypassing the filters.
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2. Do not post your email address in public
forums, user comments and chat-
rooms. Give your email address only to
trustworthy websites while signing
up for newsletters.
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3. While taking up online surveys and filling up
feedback forms, it is better
not to give your personal email address. Instead
signup for a dummy email
account and use this for surveys and feedback
forms.
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4. While posting your contact email address on
your website use this format:
emailaddress [at] mysite.com instead of
emailaddress@mysite.com. This
protects your email address from being indexed by
spam bots.
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5. Do not respond to unknown messages. When you
receive a unknown
email, avoid forwarding it to your friends.
Examples of unknown messages
can be found at www.hoax-slayer.com. If you
really want to forward it to
your friends, make sure that you use ―Bcc‖ (blind
certified copy) option to
send the email. This will hide all the email IDs
to which the mail is
forwarded.
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