http://ezinearticles.com/?cat=Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Spam-Blocker EzineArticles.com - Trusted By Millions as The Source For Quality Original Articles http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/ Who would not love surprises? Women love surprises, so do men. Or, some could be just too proud to admit it. On the internet, one of the many surprises we get is the spam emails. These are those unwanted emails that we receive in our inbox. Contrary to the fact that surprises should most often make us happy, these spams make us restless about hitting the delete button instantaneously. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:09:05 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Do-Your-Share-and-Stop-Getting-Spam-Emails&id=2548108 http://ezinearticles.com/?Do-Your-Share-and-Stop-Getting-Spam-Emails&id=2548108 China is now the largest of all internet users and their young budding entrepreneurs will be trying to sell you everything from cheap toys, to exotic perfumes and lingerie online. As these online entrepreneurs try to sell you goods and services online they will be sending you solicitation e-mails, yes they will be Unsolicited-SPAM. Now even if only a fraction of a percentage of these Chinese businesspeople send out unsolicited spams in the millions, many of the rest will send out unsolicited-email to everyone in their industry. Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:48:12 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Round-II-of-the-War-on-Spam-is-Only-Beginning-Now&id=2539568 http://ezinearticles.com/?Round-II-of-the-War-on-Spam-is-Only-Beginning-Now&id=2539568 The Internet and e-mail access have opened up an entirely new universe of communication and convenient discourse to millions. However, all the good they seem to provide can be spoiled by nothing more than an inbox full of spam e-mails. These days, those unwanted and unsolicited e-mails are more than just a nuisance, many of them are illegal. Sat, 27 Jun 2009 22:59:03 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Reverse-Email-Search-Here-is-a-Great-Way-to-Stop-Annoying-Spam&id=2528495 http://ezinearticles.com/?Reverse-Email-Search-Here-is-a-Great-Way-to-Stop-Annoying-Spam&id=2528495 E-mail has revolutionized the way we communicate. In just a short amount of time, it has become a resource that most of us feel we would be hard-pressed to live without. But for all its promise and convenience, e-mail comes with a downside - spam. Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:59:05 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Reverse-Email-Searches-Now-You-Can-Find-Out-Who-is-Spamming-Your-E-mail&id=2528488 http://ezinearticles.com/?Reverse-Email-Searches-Now-You-Can-Find-Out-Who-is-Spamming-Your-E-mail&id=2528488 To regulate business e-mails and combat spam, the United States government passed the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing (CAN-SPAM) Act in 2003. Although other countries have followed suit with similar legislation, the CAN-SPAM Act serves as a common reference point for online marketers throughout the world. Fri, 19 Jun 2009 08:22:16 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-CAN-SPAM-Act-Practice-Proper-E-mail-Conduct&id=2494405 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-CAN-SPAM-Act-Practice-Proper-E-mail-Conduct&id=2494405 The rise of sites like Facebook and MySpace has brought surprising challenges for those who want to share their personal information with friends and colleagues. While these sites take great pains to make sure their users are all real humans, it is perhaps unsurprising that spammers have found ways to harness these sites and cause problems for unsuspecting users. Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:12:06 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Stopping-Spam-in-the-Era-of-Social-Networks&id=2441345 http://ezinearticles.com/?Stopping-Spam-in-the-Era-of-Social-Networks&id=2441345 Although the CAN-SPAM act was signed into law back in 2003, I still get email after email that does not comply with the regulations. As the Internet and email became a larger part of everyday American life, spam became a new favorite way for unethical marketers to make quick money. The CAN-SPAM act criminalized SPAM for the first time and finally provided consumers a way to help stop the flood of useless messages in their inbox. Mon, 18 May 2009 09:26:45 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?What-is-CAN-SPAM-Anyway?&id=1342976 http://ezinearticles.com/?What-is-CAN-SPAM-Anyway?&id=1342976 SPAM is email that is unsolicited (email that you didn't ask for). This mail is commonly trying to sell you something. Typically it is just irritating, however SPAM could also include malware like a virus, or connect you to phishing websites that attempt to steal your private information. It is not possible to stop all spam, but the following are some methods to hold spam to a minimum. Sat, 09 May 2009 06:36:09 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Tips-to-Fight-SPAM&id=2321867 http://ezinearticles.com/?Tips-to-Fight-SPAM&id=2321867 Spam has become the scourge of the Internet! Should you send spam (unsolicited commercial email), knowingly or otherwise, you will be putting your business and your reputation in grave danger. Internet Service Providers (ISP) can and will black-list you and shut you down ie turn off your access to the Internet - remember that not only is your domain logged but also your computer IP address. Wed, 06 May 2009 09:03:11 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Spam-Are-You-Guilty-of-Doing-This?&id=2295792 http://ezinearticles.com/?Spam-Are-You-Guilty-of-Doing-This?&id=2295792 Everyone is suffering from junk email. I just would like to share my experiences in fighting junk email for more than 10 years. With the easy techniques I use now I became completely spam free for almost two years now. Tue, 28 Apr 2009 09:11:37 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?A-Top-Strategy-on-Fighting-Back-Junk-Email&id=2098402 http://ezinearticles.com/?A-Top-Strategy-on-Fighting-Back-Junk-Email&id=2098402 The modern meaning of the word "spam" has nothing to do with spiced ham. In the early 1990's, a skit by British comedy group Monty Python led to the word's common usage. "The SPAM Skit" follows a couple struggling to order dinner from a menu consisting entirely of Hormel's canned ham. Repetition is key to the skit's hilarity. The actors cram the word "SPAM" into the 2.5 minute skit more than 104 times! This flood prompted Usenet readers to call unwanted newsgroup postings "spam." The name stuck. Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:59:52 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Spam-Where-it-Came-From-and-How-to-Escape-It&id=1736811 http://ezinearticles.com/?Spam-Where-it-Came-From-and-How-to-Escape-It&id=1736811 Isn't spam a wonderful thing? Uh... no, it's not. Everybody wants something to look after hunting down the spam messages and separating them from their important emails. No one has the time to spend personally reviewing each message to find out if it's spam or not. So what is that "something"? Read on to find out what we recommend, and why... Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:07:06 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Are-You-Sick-and-Tired-of-Spam?-Whats-the-Best-Spam-Detection-Software?&id=2246170 http://ezinearticles.com/?Are-You-Sick-and-Tired-of-Spam?-Whats-the-Best-Spam-Detection-Software?&id=2246170 You have some amazing information, products or services to offer your prospects and current customers. Sending out an email to let them know about what you have to offer is the fastest and easiest way to get your message to them. However, do they ever get your message? Does it get lost in cyber space, do they delete it right away, or does it end up resting in their spam folder? It's hard to tell unless you can find a way to track it; and there is a way to do just that. Want to find out how? Read on... Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:47:10 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Finding-the-Perfect-Email-Delivery-Monitoring-Service&id=2244282 http://ezinearticles.com/?Finding-the-Perfect-Email-Delivery-Monitoring-Service&id=2244282 How to stop spam emails is one of the biggest dilemmas of every internet user, most especially those who are conducting legitimate businesses on the net. It is so annoying to receive a pile of unsolicited mails from companies and individuals you don't even know. Tue, 21 Apr 2009 10:53:53 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?A-Quick-Reminder-on-How-to-Stop-Spam-Emails&id=2241843 http://ezinearticles.com/?A-Quick-Reminder-on-How-to-Stop-Spam-Emails&id=2241843 I often have people ask me the simple question, "How can I stop these spam emails?" I don't know if you've ever noticed but in IT the short / simple questions users ask quite innocently are the hardest and longest questions to answer. After about the 100th time I'd heard this question I decided to put together a list of advice which I'm including below. Wed, 15 Apr 2009 11:44:39 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?How-Do-I-Stop-Receiving-Spam-Emails?&id=2206507 http://ezinearticles.com/?How-Do-I-Stop-Receiving-Spam-Emails?&id=2206507 Nobody likes spam. It clogs up your e-mail inbox, and even though all you have to do is click delete, the process is frustrating and you'd rather not waste your time. Your best solution? Anti-spam software. Not sure of a good one to use? Try this one ... Wed, 15 Apr 2009 08:31:11 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Rid-Yourself-of-Spam-Messages-Great-Software-For-Your-Email-Inbox&id=2215037 http://ezinearticles.com/?Rid-Yourself-of-Spam-Messages-Great-Software-For-Your-Email-Inbox&id=2215037 You receive an email from your church (or at least you think it is your church) Just like all things internet, things have a way of lingering or worse yet turning out to be something malicious. Is that what you intended when you sent it out? Probably not. Here are some best practices on how to insure that email recipients have a better chance of evening opening your email and also that you won't be exposed to unknown viruses or future spam emails. Fri, 03 Apr 2009 08:53:46 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Does-Your-Church-Set-You-Up-For-Spam-Or-Viruses?&id=2042966 http://ezinearticles.com/?Does-Your-Church-Set-You-Up-For-Spam-Or-Viruses?&id=2042966 Phishing is rapidly becoming on the largest threats to your personal, financial, and emotional well-being. No I am not talking about Saturday afternoons out on the boat with your grandfather, listening to stories that begin with "When I was your age." Mon, 30 Mar 2009 11:32:06 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Phishing-For-an-Identity&id=1218 http://ezinearticles.com/?Phishing-For-an-Identity&id=1218 The strategy of mass mailing is extremely important to any online business, as it allows them to reach out to thousands of people in a single marketing campaign. The main problem when doing this though, is avoiding getting blacklisted for Spamming. Tue, 24 Mar 2009 09:59:08 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?If-You-Use-Opt-in-Email-Marketing-Its-Possible-to-Stop-Spam&id=2066604 http://ezinearticles.com/?If-You-Use-Opt-in-Email-Marketing-Its-Possible-to-Stop-Spam&id=2066604 Spamming as been around for years, but people still do it even today. So how can we avoid doing it? Find out more in this article. Mon, 23 Mar 2009 11:49:03 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?How-to-Avoid-Spam&id=2108043 http://ezinearticles.com/?How-to-Avoid-Spam&id=2108043 I think that there is one topic that has been grossly underreported but is of great importance. That is the war on spam. Now I am aware that most people think that there is not much that can be done about it and this is further brought about by the fact that some of the most virulent spammers out there are getting barely a slap on the wrist when one considers the damage and cost they incur on the public at large. Thu, 05 Mar 2009 16:25:49 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Using-Soliciting-a-Minor-Charges-to-Put-Away-Spammers-For-Life&id=1124108 http://ezinearticles.com/?Using-Soliciting-a-Minor-Charges-to-Put-Away-Spammers-For-Life&id=1124108 Nobody wants to get any more spam messages than they already do. Even with the greatest, most state-of-the-art spam filters and screeners, there are always a few that somehow manage to slip through the cracks. What is truly frustrating about them is that these are the spams that are most likely to trick you into opening them, too. Tue, 03 Mar 2009 11:17:11 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Tired-of-Spammy-Emails-Offering-You-Free-Things?-Find-Out-Who-it-is-by-Running-an-Email-Search&id=2047361 http://ezinearticles.com/?Tired-of-Spammy-Emails-Offering-You-Free-Things?-Find-Out-Who-it-is-by-Running-an-Email-Search&id=2047361 It seems the holiday season always means more spam mail. As you await important messages from family and friends, your inbox overflows while you're out shopping because of unwanted spam. Nobody wants to be exposed so how do these tenacious spammers find you anyway? Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:21:23 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?How-Do-Spammers-Find-You?&id=2014038 http://ezinearticles.com/?How-Do-Spammers-Find-You?&id=2014038 Ask anyone you know if they like spam and they will probably give you an incredulous look. Now, ask those same people if they have a spam filter or blocker on their email software. Most likely, everyone will respond that they do. Once you have this impromptu research complete you will better be able to understand that spam blockers are really popular because almost everyone hates spam and doesn't want to waste their time with it. Hence, the spam blockers. The problem here is that many emails are blocked that shouldn't be blocked and this can cause problems for email marketers. Wed, 18 Feb 2009 13:06:27 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Spam-Checkers-More-Important-Than-Ever&id=1979790 http://ezinearticles.com/?Spam-Checkers-More-Important-Than-Ever&id=1979790 Sick of Spam? Will spam be the death of you? In this fictional story/press release, it doesn't seem so far fetched. With a new device by Microsoft "MS Mind" a new word of possibilities and unintended consequences arise. You will probably recognize the political and moral divide as the Right-to-Spam faction pits itself against the Anti-Spammers. This of course will lead to the inevitable question when does the life of a Spam begin? Is it when it is conceived in the Spammers mind, or not until downloaded? Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:02:33 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Spamicide-Man-Spammed-to-Death-While-Checking-His-E-mail&id=15300 http://ezinearticles.com/?Spamicide-Man-Spammed-to-Death-While-Checking-His-E-mail&id=15300 Spam mails are getting more and more sophisticated these days. If you don't have the most advanced and most reliable spam filter, then you are bound to suffer the annoying presence of spam mails on your mail box. Thu, 05 Feb 2009 10:50:26 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Spam-Prevention-Using-a-Hosted-Filtering-Solution&id=1689744 http://ezinearticles.com/?Spam-Prevention-Using-a-Hosted-Filtering-Solution&id=1689744 Have you ever experienced your inbox being flooded by emails from people or organizations that you do not know? For sure you were irritated at opening or deleting all those nuisance emails. These emails are called spam or junk emails. Thu, 05 Feb 2009 10:48:46 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Spam-Blocker-A-Must-For-Internet-Users&id=1697664 http://ezinearticles.com/?Spam-Blocker-A-Must-For-Internet-Users&id=1697664 Concerned people who want to avoid email spam have long wanted to make spam illegal. Although it has been successful in some ways, spammers remain unstoppable and they still continue posting spam. Spam has existed since the 1970's when the internet was born but it only took off in the 1990's when spam was used to advertise something over the internet. In the early 1980's, the word spam was used in chat rooms to get rid of unwanted newcomers. Thu, 05 Feb 2009 10:44:08 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Avoid-Email-Spam-and-Beat-the-Spammers&id=1722740 http://ezinearticles.com/?Avoid-Email-Spam-and-Beat-the-Spammers&id=1722740 Many people think that by being busy they are also being productive. For email, you have to carefully evaluate what you are doing. Work email is something that we are usually forced to read (at least to some degree), for everything else, it is a matter of choice. Choose to start you day on the right foot, when you come into the office in the morning, just do a quick check on your email for any true can't wait items, so you don't miss critical meeting requests, and so forth, but do not get sucked into email that isn't absolutely critical. Wed, 04 Feb 2009 11:23:10 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?How-to-Become-a-Spam-Killer!-Part-2&id=1930998 http://ezinearticles.com/?How-to-Become-a-Spam-Killer!-Part-2&id=1930998 There has been a great increase in spamming on the internet these days; a small number of people are creating big issues for internet users. Most of the internet users usually find many useless emails in their junk mail folder or on their favorite newsgroup; this is a kind of spam. Wed, 04 Feb 2009 08:04:56 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?How-to-Fight-Spam&id=1947940 http://ezinearticles.com/?How-to-Fight-Spam&id=1947940 Spam is almost a fixed accessory to the internet. If you are working online, it is a given fact that you can also be prone to spams. In the recent years, it has been plaguing many internet users and has been present on the World Wide Web since time immemorial. There are various ways for this nuisance type of mail to be posted on the net. Mostly they are posted through emails and there are about millions of it sent everyday. Tue, 03 Feb 2009 10:44:25 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Arm-Your-System-With-an-Online-Spam-Blocker&id=1790868 http://ezinearticles.com/?Arm-Your-System-With-an-Online-Spam-Blocker&id=1790868 Victims of spam mails would often ask where spam mails come from. All they know is that they have never given out their email address to other web sites or individuals online. How come they still suffer from receiving tons of unsolicited emails from people or companies they don't know? Tue, 03 Feb 2009 10:22:21 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Take-Extra-Precautions-and-Stop-Spam&id=1828249 http://ezinearticles.com/?Take-Extra-Precautions-and-Stop-Spam&id=1828249 If you were to keep every single piece of junk mail you receive in your mailbox every year, it would easily reach the ceiling, most likely by early June. The same can be said for the amount of junk emails we receive. Of course, these messages are virtual and don't take up any real space, but that doesn't make them any less annoying. Thu, 29 Jan 2009 13:39:10 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Fighting-Against-Digital-Junk-Mail&id=1930189 http://ezinearticles.com/?Fighting-Against-Digital-Junk-Mail&id=1930189 For as long as email has existed, people everywhere have wondered just what the best way is to stop spam. If you are new to the world of email, spam is any email that you receive that is unsolicited. Spam can take the form of simple ads or offers, or spam can be something more sinister in the form of viruses or email worms. Thu, 29 Jan 2009 13:38:33 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Stop-Spamming-Me!&id=1930188 http://ezinearticles.com/?Stop-Spamming-Me!&id=1930188 Junk mail, or also known as spam, is basically the receiving of unsolicited emails in a bulk form from a source you do not know of and do not trust. Junk mail is one of the most common incarnations of spam, joining spam in instant messengers, Usenet groups, search engines, blogs, classified ads and even digital faxes. Junk email represents the largest and biggest source of spam on the internet and is a problem that is literally world wide. Mon, 26 Jan 2009 08:13:48 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Getting-Rid-of-Junk-Mail-Was-Never-This-Easy&id=1907739 http://ezinearticles.com/?Getting-Rid-of-Junk-Mail-Was-Never-This-Easy&id=1907739 Thousands of man hours are being spent cleaning up inboxes and reporting technical troubles to their hosting service. This can all be avoided with an spam filter or a junk mail blocker - programs that can free up your time for other more important things - like a social life, family, friends and loved ones. If you find yourself tied to your desk at all times and working weekends because you cant get back to your clients or peers on time, than it is time to re shuffle your email systems and install a spam filter to ease your pain and free up your time. Sun, 25 Jan 2009 17:07:51 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Change-Your-Life-and-Stop-Spam-Emails-From-Clogging-Up-Your-Precious-Time&id=1907560 http://ezinearticles.com/?Change-Your-Life-and-Stop-Spam-Emails-From-Clogging-Up-Your-Precious-Time&id=1907560 An anti spam alliance can do wonders for your work schedule and can not only make sure you finish your work on time, but even ahead of your schedule. Like magic, a good anti spam appliance can give you time as a gift - and there is nothing more precious like it. Fri, 23 Jan 2009 11:52:29 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?What-an-Anti-Spam-Appliance-Can-Do-For-Your-Work-Schedule&id=1903074 http://ezinearticles.com/?What-an-Anti-Spam-Appliance-Can-Do-For-Your-Work-Schedule&id=1903074 This article will discuss spam and how firewalls hold up against them - and also why in the day, you will still need a filter to clear your inbox from junk mail. While firewalls are great in stopping viruses and malware from entering your computer, it is does not specifically specialize in spam and junk mail. Fri, 23 Jan 2009 11:07:00 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?When-Your-Firewall-is-Just-Not-Enough-Get-Filters-For-Spam-and-Clean-Your-Inbox&id=1903794 http://ezinearticles.com/?When-Your-Firewall-is-Just-Not-Enough-Get-Filters-For-Spam-and-Clean-Your-Inbox&id=1903794 You need to be able to receive your emails on time. One of the main problems that spam can do to your email server is to clog it up with hundreds and even thousands of useless email. Now this can be a problem when your server and your host can no longer handle the capacity, either allocated to you based on the plan that you signed up on or based on its memory limitations. When this happens, either the systems jams up or their self-security functions within the service trigger and shuts down your email server. Fri, 23 Jan 2009 11:06:11 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Why-Do-You-Need-a-Spam-Filtering-Service?&id=1903766 http://ezinearticles.com/?Why-Do-You-Need-a-Spam-Filtering-Service?&id=1903766 The features of the best spam filtering software out there all share common grounds of hard work and dedication - and an ability to not only make it easy for the end user to operate their software, but to also be targeted and extremely focused in delivering their promise - which is essentially to make junk emails only a memory of the entire work process. This article will discuss on the common 3 features of great spam filtering software out there. Fri, 23 Jan 2009 10:35:07 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?3-Features-of-the-Best-Spam-Filtering-Software-Out-There&id=1903383 http://ezinearticles.com/?3-Features-of-the-Best-Spam-Filtering-Software-Out-There&id=1903383 Junk mail can be a huge problem and a lot of people are looking for ways to rid themselves and block junk mail forever. This article will reveal 3 easy steps to follow to eliminate the problem once and for all. Fri, 23 Jan 2009 10:31:58 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Block-Junk-Mail-Forever-3-Easy-Steps&id=1903375 http://ezinearticles.com/?Block-Junk-Mail-Forever-3-Easy-Steps&id=1903375 SPAM is getting more and more confusing not because they offer all types of weird products but because they are making their spam emails so convincing to my business! What do I do? Thu, 22 Jan 2009 08:46:13 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?SPAM-and-Your-Business&id=1565389 http://ezinearticles.com/?SPAM-and-Your-Business&id=1565389 mails are part of our lives and it is an undeniable fact - we rely on them for every aspect of our needs and we can blur borders and communicate with whoever we want just by using emails. While the technology is beautiful and the applications immense, even a system conjured to be perfect will have flaws and problems. One of the worst things anyone can encounter when it comes to emails, is the existence of junk mail and spam. Tue, 20 Jan 2009 14:24:22 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Trash-Junk-Mail-and-Rid-Your-Life-of-Stress-Email-Filtering-Spam-Software&id=1886562 http://ezinearticles.com/?Trash-Junk-Mail-and-Rid-Your-Life-of-Stress-Email-Filtering-Spam-Software&id=1886562 Spam is a great problem nowadays and it pervades the entire world like some digital endemic we cannot escape from. There are email sniffers out there who are dedicated worms, which track the digital network for any loose email addresses. The compile a list of literally millions of emails a day based on searches through forums, e-zines, websites, databases and collectives online. Tue, 20 Jan 2009 14:23:54 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Get-Your-Emails-in-Order-With-a-Spam-Block-System&id=1886539 http://ezinearticles.com/?Get-Your-Emails-in-Order-With-a-Spam-Block-System&id=1886539 The best anti spam programs in the market should also be extremely user friendly, and don't bog down your system. This adds to the problem rather than prevents it as the one major problem that spam can give you is a slower system. Some might prefer to get a all in one package software, which has antivirus, anti adware, malware and email scanning capabilities. While this is alright for most users, a single focused program to block spam is far, far more effective and takes up less resources of the computer. Tue, 20 Jan 2009 14:16:54 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Best-Anti-Spam-Programs-in-the-Market&id=1886574 http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Best-Anti-Spam-Programs-in-the-Market&id=1886574 Spam plagues email inboxes around the globe. The cost of spam for businesses and individuals can be steep. From unwanted solicitations to identity theft, spam is a serious issue. Endless hours are spent on spam damage control. A spam filter helps to eliminate these annoying and potentially dangerous communications. Fri, 16 Jan 2009 11:04:49 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Why-Does-Your-Business-Need-a-Spam-Filter?&id=1883010 http://ezinearticles.com/?Why-Does-Your-Business-Need-a-Spam-Filter?&id=1883010 The question, why would traffic turn to come into your parking lot called a Blog or website? How would you get them there and how would you get them to stay long enough to read your work or buy your products? Tue, 13 Jan 2009 11:00:11 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Its-the-Traffic-Man!&id=1865099 http://ezinearticles.com/?Its-the-Traffic-Man!&id=1865099 With the rapid growth in the volume of spam that is sent worldwide, spam filtering has become increasingly more important each year. Nucleus Research estimates that the average employee receives about 7,500 pieces of spam every year. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:43:57 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Computer-Security-Relies-on-Spam-Filtering&id=1858031 http://ezinearticles.com/?Computer-Security-Relies-on-Spam-Filtering&id=1858031 Spam filtering is most likely not the first thing a small business owner thinks about when starting up a new business. Using the right tools to block spam takes research and an understanding of how effective spam filtering applications operate. Small businesses often do not have in-house information technology (IT) resources, and must purchase those services from outside sources or product vendors. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:44:52 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Spam-Filtering-For-Small-Businesses-Increase-Productivity-and-Protect-Your-Data&id=1765784 http://ezinearticles.com/?Spam-Filtering-For-Small-Businesses-Increase-Productivity-and-Protect-Your-Data&id=1765784 In recent times, lottery scam emails have become increasingly clever, as well as a lot more common. Indeed, lottery scam emails are nothing new, but they are becoming a lot more widespread as technology progresses and an increasing number of people gain access to the internet. As it goes, emails are quite easy to forge; they can appear to come from an official sounding source, which can often lead unsuspecting recipients to appear far more trustworthy than they should be. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 08:57:15 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Avoiding-Lottery-Scam-Emails&id=1839684 http://ezinearticles.com/?Avoiding-Lottery-Scam-Emails&id=1839684 Spam is a term used to describe the sending unsolicited messages indiscriminately in bulk by means of electronic media. E-mail is the usual vehicle for Spam often advertising products like cheap prescription drugs and discounted computer software. Confidence tricks have also found as new lease of life through e-mail. Fri, 02 Jan 2009 13:23:18 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Five-Golden-Rules-For-Dealing-With-Spam&id=87179 http://ezinearticles.com/?Five-Golden-Rules-For-Dealing-With-Spam&id=87179 For internet users it is vital to realize the benefits of spam blockers together with the possible dangers of facing junk mails. Spam blockers are of immense help and they not only save time, energy and space but also protect your PC from getting infected with viruses and even crashing the whole system. Fri, 02 Jan 2009 11:38:31 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Spam-Filters-Prevention-Better-Than-Cure&id=1836844 http://ezinearticles.com/?Spam-Filters-Prevention-Better-Than-Cure&id=1836844 Making money online isn't as easy as it seems. If you're a victim of scam & spam, this article would help you break the cycle by recognizing where the problem lies and thus be empowered to overcome it. Wed, 31 Dec 2008 11:58:51 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Why-is-My-Mailbox-Always-Full?&id=1209954 http://ezinearticles.com/?Why-is-My-Mailbox-Always-Full?&id=1209954 Victims of spam mails would often ask where spam mails come from. All they know is that they have never given out their email address to other web sites or individuals online. How come they still suffer from receiving tons of unsolicited emails from people or companies they don't know? Tue, 30 Dec 2008 12:10:52 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Take-Extra-Precautions-and-Stop-Spam&id=1828249 http://ezinearticles.com/?Take-Extra-Precautions-and-Stop-Spam&id=1828249 Stanford Wallace and the company called Cyber Promotions were placed in a state of bankruptcy for their spamming activities in 1998. Laurence Carter, a famous attorney who used spam as a form of advertising was disbarred in 1997 for his use of UBE's to advertise his immigration law expertise. Tue, 30 Dec 2008 11:37:46 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Spam-Blocker-Software-How-to-Choose-the-Correct-One&id=1730175 http://ezinearticles.com/?Spam-Blocker-Software-How-to-Choose-the-Correct-One&id=1730175 Spam. Those annoying, time-consuming emails that clog your Inbox and ruin your day. You wonder: How did it ever get so bad? While it's not possible to completely eliminate spam, there are quite a few... Mon, 29 Dec 2008 14:09:17 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?How-to-Stop-Spam-(Especially-If-Youre-Already-a-Victim)&id=13123 http://ezinearticles.com/?How-to-Stop-Spam-(Especially-If-Youre-Already-a-Victim)&id=13123 Internet fraud is rampant nowadays and many have become victims already. The most common kind is the identity theft. It basically steals personal information to gain access to private accounts. Wed, 24 Dec 2008 12:06:21 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Ways-to-Fight-Fraud&id=1818279 http://ezinearticles.com/?Ways-to-Fight-Fraud&id=1818279 Phishing is one dangerous internet scam. Learn how it works and how to avoid it. Wed, 24 Dec 2008 12:05:41 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Phishing-Techniques&id=1818216 http://ezinearticles.com/?Phishing-Techniques&id=1818216 Internet scams are becoming prevalent, and many have fallen victims. One of the popular scams is the Nigerian 419 Scam. Wed, 24 Dec 2008 12:04:52 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Nigerian-419-Scams&id=1818206 http://ezinearticles.com/?Nigerian-419-Scams&id=1818206 If you've ever been harassed by annoying spam e-mail (and who hasn't?), then you've probably been a little bit curious, about who sent the spam. Quite often, the e-mail address you see in the sent field, is a misleading, or fake address. Spammers are far too clever these days, to make it that easy to track them down. The fines and penalties for spamming, are getting serious, and these guys/girls really don't want to be found out. It's not impossible though, to track them down, and trace your email. Sat, 20 Dec 2008 14:06:59 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?How-an-Email-Trace-Can-Find-Spammers&id=1799989 http://ezinearticles.com/?How-an-Email-Trace-Can-Find-Spammers&id=1799989 Spam is no laughing matter, being a very real threat to both our privacy and security. Junk email can contain a phishing scam, virus, Trojan Horse, or another piece of nasty malware. This can ultimately lead to our identity being stolen, becoming yet another victim of ID theft. Fortunately there are some simple steps that we can take to dramatically decrease the amount of spam in our Inbox. Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:51:30 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?How-to-Prevent-Spam&id=1759982 http://ezinearticles.com/?How-to-Prevent-Spam&id=1759982 Spam is almost a fixed accessory to the internet. If you are working online, it is a given fact that you can also be prone to spams. In the recent years, it has been plaguing many internet users and has been present on the World Wide Web since time immemorial. There are various ways for this nuisance type of mail to be posted on the net. Mostly they are posted through emails and there are about millions of it sent everyday. Wed, 17 Dec 2008 14:41:59 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Arm-Your-System-With-an-Online-Spam-Blocker&id=1790868 http://ezinearticles.com/?Arm-Your-System-With-an-Online-Spam-Blocker&id=1790868 Spam filtering is most likely not the first thing a small business owner thinks about when starting up a new business. Using the right tools to block spam takes research and an understanding of how effective spam filtering applications operate. Small businesses often do not have in-house information technology (IT) resources, and must purchase those services from outside sources or product vendors. Wed, 17 Dec 2008 13:04:38 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Spam-Filtering-For-Small-Businesses-Increase-Productivity-and-Protect-Your-Data&id=1765784 http://ezinearticles.com/?Spam-Filtering-For-Small-Businesses-Increase-Productivity-and-Protect-Your-Data&id=1765784 Spam is no laughing matter, being a very real threat to both our privacy and security. Junk email can contain a phishing scam, virus, Trojan Horse, or another piece of nasty malware. This can ultimately lead to our identity being stolen, becoming yet another victim of ID theft. Fortunately there are some simple steps that we can take to dramatically decrease the amount of spam in our Inbox. Mon, 15 Dec 2008 13:19:43 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?How-to-Prevent-Spam&id=1759982 http://ezinearticles.com/?How-to-Prevent-Spam&id=1759982 Regardless of how long you've been using email, it is a problem we've all faced. You open up your inbox to send an email to a friend, family member or a business acquaintance and you are assaulted by dozens of unwanted spam emails. The spam email epidemic has been going on almost as long as email has been around. Fri, 12 Dec 2008 15:32:37 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?How-to-Get-Rid-of-Excessive-Email-Spam&id=1778742 http://ezinearticles.com/?How-to-Get-Rid-of-Excessive-Email-Spam&id=1778742 Legislative standards failed stop Spam e-mails up till today. In view of the fact that Spam is essentially a human problem you can do something about it using anti-spam technology. Anti-spam program is the only solution we have now to halt unwanted email messages. It is not an infallible technique yet. Let's see why this happen. Fri, 12 Dec 2008 11:02:02 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Most-Common-Technique-to-Stop-Spam-Emails&id=1763583 http://ezinearticles.com/?Most-Common-Technique-to-Stop-Spam-Emails&id=1763583 Spam costs American businesses over $70 billion a year in lost worker productivity, according to Nucleus Research. Employees spend on average more than 3.1% of their time sifting through and deleting unwanted emails. Thu, 11 Dec 2008 15:11:33 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Ineffective-Spam-Filtering-The-Cost-of-Losing-Customers&id=1765687 http://ezinearticles.com/?Ineffective-Spam-Filtering-The-Cost-of-Losing-Customers&id=1765687 Spam is no laughing matter, being a very real threat to both our privacy and security. Junk email can contain a phishing scam, virus, Trojan Horse, or another piece of nasty malware. This can ultimately lead to our identity being stolen, becoming yet another victim of ID theft. Fortunately there are some simple steps that we can take to dramatically decrease the amount of spam in our Inbox. Thu, 11 Dec 2008 13:37:16 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?How-to-Prevent-Spam&id=1759982 http://ezinearticles.com/?How-to-Prevent-Spam&id=1759982 Spam, especially email spam, is an extremely popular form of mass advertising since the television came about. We need spam blocker utility software to ensure that spam doesn't reach us, waste or time or frustrate us. Thu, 11 Dec 2008 11:26:55 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Spam-Blocker-Utility-Best-Software-Or-Better-Ones-Out-There?&id=1759172 http://ezinearticles.com/?Spam-Blocker-Utility-Best-Software-Or-Better-Ones-Out-There?&id=1759172 The modern meaning of the word "spam" has nothing to do with spiced ham. In the early 1990's, a skit by British comedy group Monty Python led to the word's common usage. "The SPAM Skit" follows a couple struggling to order dinner from a menu consisting entirely of Hormel's canned ham. Repetition is key to the skit's hilarity. The actors cram the word "SPAM" into the 2.5 minute skit more than 104 times! This flood prompted Usenet readers to call unwanted newsgroup postings "spam." The name stuck. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:05:39 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Spam-Where-it-Came-From-and-How-to-Escape-It&id=1736811 http://ezinearticles.com/?Spam-Where-it-Came-From-and-How-to-Escape-It&id=1736811 Junk email is a very real and very annoying problem today and that level of annoyance has actually peaked into dangerous levels for some computer users. Spam in great amounts can actually clog up and choke up the system so much so that the computer hangs, crashes and then locks up - meaning any of your unsaved work, and in some cases it is substantial, can go right down the drain. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:30:43 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?How-to-Stop-Junk-Mail-From-Interrupting-Your-Life&id=1734200 http://ezinearticles.com/?How-to-Stop-Junk-Mail-From-Interrupting-Your-Life&id=1734200 Outlook express is an email client that is used by more than 50% of the world and more than 60% of the private business networks all around the world. It is a great piece of software, easy to use and comes in a suit of Microsoft Office applications that are integral to any business and their independent needs. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:19:00 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Are-Outlook-Express-Spam-Filters-Enough?&id=1734183 http://ezinearticles.com/?Are-Outlook-Express-Spam-Filters-Enough?&id=1734183 If you are looking to purchase a hardware based spam filter, and you are not sure how to judge capabilities against price, then you have come to the right place. There are a lot of hardware spam filters out there, and they are based on many factors. Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:12:28 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Hardware-Spam-Filters-You-Can-Use&id=1730195 http://ezinearticles.com/?Hardware-Spam-Filters-You-Can-Use&id=1730195 Stanford Wallace and the company called Cyber Promotions were placed in a state of bankruptcy for their spamming activities in 1998. Laurence Carter, a famous attorney who used spam as a form of advertising was disbarred in 1997 for his use of UBE's to advertise his immigration law expertise. Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:11:48 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Spam-Blocker-Software-How-to-Choose-the-Correct-One&id=1730175 http://ezinearticles.com/?Spam-Blocker-Software-How-to-Choose-the-Correct-One&id=1730175 There are barriers you can put up that will be a first defense against spam. First you can keep your email safe or unused. You can also make use of spam catching email rules. You can even setup an intricate spam catching system or you can pay for an online anti-spam filtering service. Wed, 03 Dec 2008 09:56:35 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Join-the-Fight-Against-Spam&id=1726477 http://ezinearticles.com/?Join-the-Fight-Against-Spam&id=1726477 Spam is something we have come to accept in this day and age and we do not know how to solve this problem. Just to note, spam has taken over 90% of the daily digital communications network, which in relation to the size of the internet, is a really, really huge amount. There is no way we can avoid getting spam and the 3 easy tips to block spam and save time are in all honesty, gives you a 99% defence against spam. Wed, 03 Dec 2008 09:19:28 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?3-Easy-Tips-to-Block-Spam-and-Save-Time&id=1725819 http://ezinearticles.com/?3-Easy-Tips-to-Block-Spam-and-Save-Time&id=1725819 Email spam, which is also known as (UBE's) or unsolicited bulk email or commercial email is the very method that hackers and black hat marketers who send unwanted and unneeded emails that are loaded with commercial messages and content in huge quantities and with a frequency that is highly repetitive. It really become one of the first problems when the internet went from becoming a military tool to a consumer tool in the early 1990's. Wed, 03 Dec 2008 09:00:50 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Stop-Junk-Mail-From-Wasting-Your-Time&id=1725855 http://ezinearticles.com/?Stop-Junk-Mail-From-Wasting-Your-Time&id=1725855 Before I answer the questions on spam filters I'll give a little background on spam. In summary, spam for the miseducated, is an abuse of any form of digital and electronic systems of messaging, leveraging on established communications network to send out UBE or UCE's (unsolicited bulk/commercial emails) that have commercial messages attached to them. Wed, 03 Dec 2008 08:58:17 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Spam-Filter-Programs-Do-They-Work?&id=1725843 http://ezinearticles.com/?Spam-Filter-Programs-Do-They-Work?&id=1725843 Concerned people who want to avoid email spam have long wanted to make spams illegal. Although it has been successful in some ways, spammers remain unstoppable and they still continue posting spams. Spam has been existing since 1970's when the internet was born but it only took off in the 1990's when spam was used to advertise something over the internet. In the early 1980's, the word spam was used in chat rooms to get rid of unwanted newcomers. Wed, 26 Nov 2008 13:47:30 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Avoid-Email-Spam-and-Beat-the-Spammers&id=1722740 http://ezinearticles.com/?Avoid-Email-Spam-and-Beat-the-Spammers&id=1722740 So you get to the office, get your cup of coffee and sit down to start your day. You fire up your email software, and realize that 90% of the correspondence is spam that hasn't been caught by the company anti spam filter. You spend the next 20 minutes going through it all making sure those one or two real messages don't get thrown out with the rest of them. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:13:10 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?How-to-Tell-Your-Manager-You-Need-an-Effective-Anti-Spam-Solution&id=1701513 http://ezinearticles.com/?How-to-Tell-Your-Manager-You-Need-an-Effective-Anti-Spam-Solution&id=1701513 Spam is something that I have to regretfully say - has become a part of our lives when it comes to digital communication. There is no stopping it, because of a combination of the power of the internet to promote anonymity, the self replicating methods that hackers use and the very fact that some spam originators are actually situated in countries where the activity is considered legal in every respect. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:08:15 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Blocker-Spam-Why-Everyone-Should-Use-One&id=1697681 http://ezinearticles.com/?Blocker-Spam-Why-Everyone-Should-Use-One&id=1697681 The importance of a spam blocker is undeniable. What is spam? Spam is an abuse, an electronic abuse to be more specific, that is widely despised on the internet. The messages are different, but the methods are very much similar. The whole point of spamming is to get a message across, usually in the form of an email with a link for some product you could purchase. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:35:30 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Importance-of-Using-a-Spam-Blocker&id=1697652 http://ezinearticles.com/?Importance-of-Using-a-Spam-Blocker&id=1697652 Ten or fifteen years ago, we didn't need any fancy anti spam software, we got most of our lottery scams by snail mail. If all that dead paper was not so bad for the environment, I might wish we still did; because the lottery spam that sneaks past my anti spam filter and into my inbox is the pits. At least those Publisher's Clearing House "You have Already Won! Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:00:15 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Congratulations!-Youve-Won-10,000-Lottery-Spam-Emails!&id=1695761 http://ezinearticles.com/?Congratulations!-Youve-Won-10,000-Lottery-Spam-Emails!&id=1695761 Have you ever experienced your inbox being flooded by emails from people or organizations that you do not know? For sure you were irritated at opening or deleting all those nuisance emails. These emails are called spam or junk emails. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:39:19 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Spam-Blocker-A-Must-For-Internet-Users&id=1697664 http://ezinearticles.com/?Spam-Blocker-A-Must-For-Internet-Users&id=1697664 With so many spam hitting email users word wide, what is the best solution other than enforcing even more strict spam laws. Using a spam filtering service is the best solution now but which one? Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:39:01 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Spam-Filtering-Service-Are-You-Protected?&id=1694668 http://ezinearticles.com/?Spam-Filtering-Service-Are-You-Protected?&id=1694668 Keeping the Evil Stuff at Bay, is Easy If You Treat Your Guards with Care. We all know what email spam is, and anyone who spends more than a little time online, has gotten more than their share of the stuff. Far fewer of us, remember a day when spam was just a questionable luncheon meat byproduct. Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:36:45 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Turbo-Charge-Your-Spam-Filters&id=1643243 http://ezinearticles.com/?Turbo-Charge-Your-Spam-Filters&id=1643243 Most spammers get away with it because people do not know how easy it is to let them have it. It is time to blow the whistle instead of just hitting the delete button. Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:20:00 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Spam-Law-What-You-Should-Know-About-Spam-Law&id=1694610 http://ezinearticles.com/?Spam-Law-What-You-Should-Know-About-Spam-Law&id=1694610 How much would you like to eliminate spam from your life? Most people hate spam emails. Here are a few suggestions for you. Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:19:23 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Eliminate-Spam-You-Can-Save-Valuable-Time-and-Resources&id=1694603 http://ezinearticles.com/?Eliminate-Spam-You-Can-Save-Valuable-Time-and-Resources&id=1694603 Anti-spam filtering makes your life a little easier by filtering out spam emails by looking at where the email comes from as well as what words or links are within the email. It is not a rock solid science but it helps to stop spam. Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:09:28 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Using-Anti-Spam-Filtering-to-Stop-Junk-Mail&id=1694584 http://ezinearticles.com/?Using-Anti-Spam-Filtering-to-Stop-Junk-Mail&id=1694584 Spam mails are getting more and more sophisticated these days. If you don't have the most advanced and most reliable spam filter, then you are bound to suffer the annoying presence of spam mails on your mail box. Mon, 17 Nov 2008 14:10:50 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Spam-Prevention-Using-a-Hosted-Filtering-Solution&id=1689744 http://ezinearticles.com/?Spam-Prevention-Using-a-Hosted-Filtering-Solution&id=1689744 Using more than one email address online has become the norm in fighting the battle against spam. There are certain steps you can take that helps you hide your email address from spammers. Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:08:39 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?How-to-Get-Rid-of-Spam-and-Precautionary-Steps-You-Can-Take&id=1686695 http://ezinearticles.com/?How-to-Get-Rid-of-Spam-and-Precautionary-Steps-You-Can-Take&id=1686695 Spam is one of the most annoying things about email. Here's some basic information about how to identify spamming addresses. Sun, 16 Nov 2008 17:32:07 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Find-Out-If-a-Number-is-a-Spam-Address&id=1684715 http://ezinearticles.com/?Find-Out-If-a-Number-is-a-Spam-Address&id=1684715 Many people today are using electronic mails (e-mails) to send and receive messages with others as it is the fastest way possible. With businesses getting their hands involved in the internet and most specifically, e-mail, our e-mails tend to receive lots of spam messages advertising everything from discount electronics to male enhancement products. Thu, 13 Nov 2008 13:45:52 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Best-Anti-Spam-Software-Spamwasher-Review&id=1678648 http://ezinearticles.com/?Best-Anti-Spam-Software-Spamwasher-Review&id=1678648 Have you ever wondered what to do with all of that illegal spam email that makes its way into your inbox? What if you could get paid for the email messages that violated the legal email guidelines? Would you? What if it only required a few lines of code that would not only protect your email address from illegal use, but would also help to reduce the amount of email address harvesting by spiders on each website you placed your email code on? Wed, 05 Nov 2008 08:57:56 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?What-If-You-Could-Get-Paid-Everytime-You-Got-Spammed-in-Violation-of-CAN-SPAM?-Would-You-Do-It?-Yes&id=1642098 http://ezinearticles.com/?What-If-You-Could-Get-Paid-Everytime-You-Got-Spammed-in-Violation-of-CAN-SPAM?-Would-You-Do-It?-Yes&id=1642098 Most emails are harmless. Spam is usually harmless, but is completely annoying, and then there are communications from those you know. There are other types that are more ominous, and you have to know what to do when you get such a communication. Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:07:49 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?How-to-Deal-With-Threatening-Email-Messages&id=1645827 http://ezinearticles.com/?How-to-Deal-With-Threatening-Email-Messages&id=1645827 When you get spam in your inbox, there are some things you can do to report it. This can help cut down on some of it in the long run. Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:06:04 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?How-to-Report-Spam-Emails&id=1645816 http://ezinearticles.com/?How-to-Report-Spam-Emails&id=1645816 Back in the year 2003, the CANN-SPAM act was put in place to fight the amounts of spam being sent to email inboxes all over the Internet. Not only are these annoying, they can clog up email systems when sent out in large masses. Most of them seem to be harmless advertisements, as annoying as they are, but there are some that may have a more malicious intent. Tue, 04 Nov 2008 11:14:58 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?About-the-CANN-SPAM-Act&id=1645869 http://ezinearticles.com/?About-the-CANN-SPAM-Act&id=1645869 The art of eliminating spam has come to a point where you get different types of tools and services that you can use. Spam prevention has become big business and since business owners do not have the time to hit delete all day long they are just willing to pay for an anti spam solution, even though most spam blockers or filter services are not what would call the ultimate solution - rather far from it. The best you can do to prevent spam is to educate yourself in the ways to setup an email account for optimum spam prevention. Mon, 03 Nov 2008 08:12:10 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Spam-Prevention-and-You&id=1635350 http://ezinearticles.com/?Spam-Prevention-and-You&id=1635350 Spam is unsolicited email, usually commercial, that advertises a product or service. It is mass mailed to thousands of email addresses at once, and is often used to propagate scams, offensive content and viruses. Some companies send legitimate email promoting their services or products. An example of a legitimate email that is not spam is a newsletter that individuals have signed up for. The problem of spam has hit an all-time high. Some users receive thousands of spam emails per day. But there are some things you can do to stop spam from hitting your inbox. Sun, 02 Nov 2008 08:30:03 -0600 http://ezinearticles.com/?Spam-Filters-and-Blockers-Can-You-Really-Stop-Spam-From-Hitting-Your-Inbox?&id=1635775 http://ezinearticles.com/?Spam-Filters-and-Blockers-Can-You-Really-Stop-Spam-From-Hitting-Your-Inbox?&id=1635775 They're sneaky. And stealthy. They're quiet and mostly unobtrusive, but once you've been visited by them, you'll know it. Because you'll be inundated with a seemingly never-ending stream of spam-mails. Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:36:46 -0500 http://ezinearticles.com/?Invasion-of-the-Email-Snatchers&id=20846 http://ezinearticles.com/?Invasion-of-the-Email-Snatchers&id=20846 Copyright 2009 EzineArticles.com - All Rights Reserved.