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Spam Prevention: Don’t Let Spammers Find You!

So, your inbox is full of spam - and you want to receive less of it in the future. There are many things you can do that will decrease the amount of spam in your inbox, including using a spam filter or a spam blocker. But there are also common sense ways to prevent spam [...]

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Spam Statistics and Facts

Spam is a huge issue for most Internet users – in fact, 52% of participants polled in a recent survey stated that spam was a major problem. And despite the evolution of anti spam software, such as spam filters and spam blockers, the negative effects of spam are still being felt by individuals and businesses [...]

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Spam: What is Spam?

Receiving spam is a common complaint of many Internet users. In fact, spam email has become an increasingly bothersome problem as individuals spreading spam email find easier ways to invade users’ email accounts, leading to the necessity of such tools as spam filters and spam blocker features.
But, while spam is on the rise, many Internet [...]

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Definition of Spam

With almost half of all emails being reported as unsolicited, it’s no wonder spam tops the list of one of the most bothersome Internet irritations. But just what is spam - and where does it come from?
Although most spam mail originate with advertisers looking to push their products, some are much more malicious in their [...]

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How to Report Spam

Introduction

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If you have an email account, chances are that at some point you’ve come across those bothersome unsolicited messages known as Spam. Whether it’s an add imploring you to buy the latest “Hot” stock, purchase a years supply of sexual enhancement products, or buy prescription drugs without a prescription, spam [...]

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What is AntiSpam ?

What is AntiSpam?
The Email AntiSpam filter is a free service that helps protect your email account and the people using it from annoying and offensive emails.
How effective is AntiSpam?
This network-level solution, will prevent approximately 95% of these email messages from reaching your account. It offers the best accuracy rate in spam filtering technology, which means that [...]

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Spam and its prevention

Today, spam pervades the Internet, affecting millions of email users every day. Email system administrators, information security professionals, and help desk support personnel receive many questions each day concerning spam, with most inquiries focused on how spam can be prevented.
This FAQ is designed to provide you with more information about spam, what we are doing [...]

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Good Habits for Fighting Spam 2

Recent research estimates that 80 percent or more of all e-mail sent these days is spam. An astonishing figure, yet you may see only a tiny portion of that deluge. Many Internet Service Providers (ISP) or e-mail programs provide junk e-mail filters that can serve as the first line of defense against spam.
You, too, can [...]

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How to Block Unwanted IMs and Spam

E-mail and instant messaging help you communicate with friends and family, and many people use an e-mail address when shopping online. But sharing your personal contact information can lead to e-mail and instant message spam, unwanted junk messages.
About spam
Spam has become an epidemic. Recent research estimates that 80 percent or more of all e-mail sent [...]

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Are the Spammers winning? Absolutely NOT!

The motivation behind spam (unsolicited commercial email or “bad” email) is quite simple. Spammers send out millions of emails so they can sell something – almost anything! For spam to be worthwhile to spammers, all that is required is for one person in a thousand – or even one person in a million – to [...]

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