2006-08-03 09:58:07 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
spam. It is people sending out junk email and your email provider catches it and puts it in your junk / bulk mail folder. Most of it is from people sending scam offers or viruses.
2006-08-03 10:01:17 · answer #1 · answered by Plasmapuppy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its basically mass-e-mails that you may have picked up while browsing the internet, or maybe not. But its fully manageable, go to mail home ( where you see if you have e-mail) and check out the options tab ( upper right) the very first thing you see is SPAM PROTECTION, I would encourage you to edit your settingds to your individual preferences. Also each e-mail at the very bottom has a way to request that you not receive e-amail for the co. sending mail. For any e-mail spam abuse you may want to contact the FTC if it gets that annoying. Here is the link. I hope this helps, have a nice day!
2006-08-03 10:10:27 · answer #2 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A lot of it is automatically generated by those who send it.
They appear to be from many sources, but most of the email addresses you are seeing are fake and possibly coming from the same source.
Experience will tell you to setup an email account that you rarely check to use online in public view. Reserve your main email account for sites you trust, such as online banking or paying a bill, and for friends & family.
Once you submit a registration using your email address, many sites make the lists public or sell them off, which is why you should be cautious. Definitely don't use your work email address for anything outside of business. Even if you don't register anywhere, sometimes the emails you forward to friends can wind up in a spammer's hands as it gets passed around, which is another way they collect addresses.
2006-08-03 10:04:10 · answer #3 · answered by SirCharles 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People tend to get spam for various reasons. Some spammers simply send out e-mail to random addresses in hopes that it will reach real people. Many, though, harvest addresses from web pages or other mailing lists and sell/rent these lists out to others.
The best way to prevent spam may well be to keep your e-mail address private.
2006-08-03 10:03:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Junk Mail
2006-08-03 10:02:22 · answer #5 · answered by GD-Fan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because there are many people out there who actually make a lot of money sending spam emails.
2006-08-03 10:01:46 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because you do everything the FTC, Yahoo, Microsoft and many other site tell you not to do, in order to avoid receiving Spam.
2006-08-03 10:27:45 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
when u sign up for diff websites..they send ur info to other websites...( thats the reason for the " wats ur email address" question) they all send u mail to try to get u to join. its a never ending cycle
2006-08-03 10:02:19 · answer #8 · answered by preppy_hunni 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because you gave your email address to many bad or untrusted websites.
Don't try to give your email address to un trusted websites or people.
2006-08-03 10:03:54 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
computer program scans for address and sends them, it's free to send out thousands and a few lookers is worth it.
2006-08-03 10:50:56 · answer #10 · answered by jeff s 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋