Posted by IsoM on March 15, 2002, at 4:20:06
In reply to while w're on the subject..., posted by trouble on March 15, 2002, at 4:09:17
Trouble, if you sign up for newsletters, etc on a site that may interest you, it's good to check their privacy policy. Still, even if they say they don't share the e-mail addresses of those who sign up, I don't really believe them.
Places can also keep track of who visits by cookies. Then you may start receiving spam from others tracking your cookies. There's other ways your e-mail address can leak out. Once someone gets yours, they can sell it to others & soon you're flooded (as you know).
When you get this crap, sometimes it tells you to click on a link if you don't want to receive any more. DON'T! It's just further proof that your e-mail address is still active. They don't stop sending you spam.
I don't know what you use for your e-mail, but most systems allow you to set up a junk mail folder or a block users folder to enable you to send your spam there. Then, you can empty your trash folder every few days & otherwise have your approved e-mail come to your regular folder.
Here's a site about blocking spam. I hope you find something useful in here.
http://www.claws-and-paws.com/spam-l/blocking.html
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