How to Stop Enabling Spammers
Educate yourself about spamming., Don't forward emails., Be aware that spamming can occur in your messenger program., Report spam.
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Educate yourself about spamming.
In order to fight this 'spam war'
you need to know something about the enemy.
Understand termsthat apply to them.
Email farming -
Step 2: Don't forward emails.
When you do that, the person (or people) that were in the 'To:' box are now in the body of the email and floating around to be farmed by spammers.
If you must send someone the email to someone else because it is simply the 'cutest thing ever'
cut all of the other email addresses out of it. , There is usually a spam button that you can press to notify the program's creators. , Most, if not all, email servers have a way to report spam.
Educate yourself as to the process.
You will eventually notice a decrease in the number of junk email that you get. -
Step 3: Be aware that spamming can occur in your messenger program.
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Step 4: Report spam.
Detailed Guide
In order to fight this 'spam war'
you need to know something about the enemy.
Understand termsthat apply to them.
Email farming
When you do that, the person (or people) that were in the 'To:' box are now in the body of the email and floating around to be farmed by spammers.
If you must send someone the email to someone else because it is simply the 'cutest thing ever'
cut all of the other email addresses out of it. , There is usually a spam button that you can press to notify the program's creators. , Most, if not all, email servers have a way to report spam.
Educate yourself as to the process.
You will eventually notice a decrease in the number of junk email that you get.
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