Sudbury Computer Repair Blog

RSS Grab RSS Feed

Enter your e-mail address below to receive
updates on new blog posts!

Removal from SPAM lists

Joseph Coupal - Wednesday, August 04, 2010

Be careful when trying to get removed from SPAM lists. Clicking on remove links or replying to get removed can actually increase the level of SPAM that you receive.

SPAMmers get addresses from websites, unsecure mail servers, captured from address books by viruses, etc. They send out millions of pieces of SPAM not knowing what addresses are good and not caring. They know that some percentage will get through. When you reply to a SPAMmer, you are confirming that they have a valid address, that they got through your SPAM filter, and that you read your SPAM. Your address just increased in value and made it to the top of the SPAM list and will be sold at a higher value to other SPAMmers.

If you opted into a mailing list from a legitimate source, you will be able to opt out, otherwise, just hit the delete key. Use a junk E-mail address as opposed to your main one when signing up for things on the web, that way you can delete the address and start over if the SPAM gets too bad and keep your "real" address for friends, family, business, etc. There are plenty of free mail providers that you can use; Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo, etc.


Recent Posts


Tags

multiple computer monitors, Boston computer security, Boston Calendar viruses computer hacker protection Boston Sync Contacts Scareware cleaners multiple computer screen set up, Boston hosted email in the cloud, marlborough Windows bugs, Boston IT services, Framingham cloud based solutions, Boston Malware infections infected files block infected email, Boston business computer systems, Boston computer screen set up, Boston cloud computing, marlborough Sudbury Computer, MA MA email worms, Boston Facebook app/virus data loss, marlborough cloud based hosted email, Marlborough Enterprise Express Server network security, Boston data recovery, marlborough infected email, Boston Virus issues Managed IT, Marlborough computer backups, framingham ultralight laptop cloud computing, Framingham hosted email in the cloud, framingham hacked email, Boston infected websites antivirus Malware SPAM protection, Boston data loss, framingham email has been hacked email has been hacked, Boston security for wireless networks, Boston anti-spyware protection computer hard drive failure, marlborough email security options, Boston Exchange Environment SPAMmers computer system set up, Boston RIM computer backups, marlborough Desktops email security, Boston data recovery, framingham unsecure wireless networks, Boston SPAM filter SPAM lists Netbooks IT services, Marlborough hardware issues reliable email defense, Boston multiple computer screen, Boston infected computer system, Boston Laptop cloud based email security, Boston secure wireless networks, Boston Sudbury Emails Sudbury Computer Repair - Sudbury MA system backups, framingham worms and spoofing, Boston computer hard drive failure, framingham SPAM computer back ups, marlborough hosted cloud email, marlborough Sudbury Computer, Boston securing wireless networks, Boston disaster recovery, Framingham malware, Boston system backups, marlborough hosted cloud email, framingham Managed IT, Framingham cloud based hosted email, Framingham computer system security, Boston notebook Scareware protect business network, Boston unsecure networks, Boston Netbook Micorsoft bugs, Boston ransomware, Boston email virus, Boston Blackberry maintenance wireless security, Boston Micorsoft security, Boston reliable email security, Boston virus scanner Sudbury MA computer and network security, Boston disaster recovery, Marlborough

Archive