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I remain convinced that there are two solutions to spamming:
1. Everyone stops using e-mails.
(This will happen if they don't
get on top of the problem)
2. Filtering.
The Spammers might well be able to hide themselves away from the law, by sending their mail via Outer Mongolia or hijacking innocent computers but they can't hide the content of their mail.
If you've ever opened a Spam mail then you will know what I mean the contents gives its self away, straight away. It's either "Get Rich Quick", "Nina Loves You" or something unutterable. So surely it follows that if you can build up a sufficient amount of data on the contents of the Spam e-mails you can build a profile of a Spam e-mail allowing you to eliminate almost all Spam from your In Box.
There are many pieces of software an the market all designed to filter out unwanted e-mail messages but I recommend Aladdin's Spam.
A Warning to all messengers users if it be MSN, AOL or Lycos messenger that you use expect the Junk to start to fill your bandwidth by Christmas this year.
F.A.Q.
Question If I get Broadband I’ll be swamped by junk emails.
Answer - Having broadband will not increase the amount of junk mail, you get junk mail anyway.
The logic behind this myth is that, you have an always-on connection, with a fixed IP address, and therefore spammers will be able to target you more easily. ‘Always-On’ refers to the fact that your PC is always connected to the Internet, whereas when you use a modem, you are connected only when you dial up. The IP address refers to a unique number used by computers to find each other, like a global postcode. Most dial-up internet users do not have a fixed IP address, but having a broadband connection often means fixing an IP address for the place where you are connected.
This is where fact ends and fiction starts. Junk emailing is not managed by looking for IP addresses or always-on connections; it is done by collecting possible email addresses in any number of ways. If you have an email address and have rarely used it, then you will get little junk mail. If your email address is on loads of mailing lists or is listed on websites, you will get lots of junk mail.
If, on receipt of a junk email you have clicked on the link to unsubscribe… bad news. By doing so you have just informed the spammer that you really do exist, and you’ll be on their lists for life.
The laws in the UK
U.K. Dep't of Trade & Industry, Implementation of EU Directive 97/7/EC on the Protection of Consumers in Respect of Distance Contracts: A Further Consultation Paper, Nov. 1999 -- annex A
U.K. Office of Fair Trading, Problems with Online Shopping?
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| so what can I do if I don't like spam. |
| Never click on any links in a
junk email, just delete it. Don’t sign up to any newsletter groups or sites without reading there Terms and conditions. i.e. do they share there data with others. You can run one of a number of filter programs designed to filter out spammers such as www.mailwasher.net its free just visit the site for more details. If building your websites or displaying your email address on line you can try a number of ways to disguise your e-mail all pretty effective. a) phil
at macseyco dot com b) Use this javascript to hide the @ <script
language="Javascript"> c) You could try getting a @hotmail.com or @yahoo.com address although in past years these have been the heaviest sufferers of spam they both now seem to be getting it licked well almost. But I’m sorry even if you take every precaution you will still get spam its inevitable no matter what steps programmers take, the natural law on the internet is if you can code it you can un-code it.
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