Written by Gary Gresham
The CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 was supposed to eliminate spam email. This
federal spam law that became effective January 1, 2004, was passed by
Congress to get rid of junk email.
So why didn't the law
eliminate spam and why is it so difficult to stop it? Still today, more
than 40% of all e-mail is still unsolicited sent to you by spammers
even though that law passed.
The truth is email spammers make so
much money they can afford to outsmart The Federal Trade Commission
with sophisticated technology.
It is almost impossible to enforce this law although a few do get caught and pay the huge price.
Spam
is not likely to go away anytime soon, and it's difficult to eliminate
spam email altogether. But there are some simple ways to significantly
reduce spam from getting into your inbox.
Here are Four Fighting Spam Tips:
Protect Your Email Address
Don't
display your email address in newsgroup postings, chat rooms or in an
online service's membership directory. Sometimes email spammers use
these sources to harvest email addresses.
Create Two Email Addresses
Another
good tip is create two email addresses. Create one for personal
messages and the other for public use, such as in newsgroups or chat
rooms.
You can create an account with a disposable email address
service. Have those emails forwarded to your permanent email address.
If the disposable address begins to get spam, just shut if off and get
another one.
Create A Unique Email Address
Create a
unique email address because email spammers often use dictionary
attacks to sort through possible name combinations at some Internet
Service Providers. A common name, like johnsmith or thewilliams may get
more spam than a unique name like 37xi6OWt8.
Use Email Tools
Most
email accounts provide tools to filter out potential spam or ways to
channel spam into a bulk email folder. When you're choosing which
Internet Service Provider to use consider their email options.
Although
these simple methods might seem obvious, most people do not utilize
them. You may be surprised how much junk email you can get rid of just
by using these simple tips.
If you decide to eliminate spam
altogether all it takes is installing an anti spam filter. Most are
reasonably priced between $25 and $40 depending on where you get it. A
good anti spam filter will block 100% of unwanted spam and will
eliminate spam forever.
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