there are lot of unwanted bulk messages are loaded in the mail i want to avoid it tell me how?
2007-03-07 04:18:06 · 7 answers · asked by francis e 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
For Yahoo mail you can have all the bulk mail be deleted automatically.
Yahoo Mail Settings:
In options > Spam Protection > "For messages SpamGuard Plus identifies as Spam" SELECT "Immediately delete these messages upon receipt. (Note: If you choose this option, you will not be able to review the messages before they are deleted)"
If you are having a lot of spam consider getting a new email name and delete you existing email address.
Use a temporary email address for sites wuth free offers, garbage sites that require your email address, etc. These sites only exist to get suckers to give them their email address for their spam lists.
Do not respond to spam. You will be giving them the green light to send you more spam.
Do not post your real email address on any web site, Spammers have search engines that search the web for email addresses.
Don't let anyone else use your email address and password, family and friends included. Make them sign up for their own email addresses from several free email sites.
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2007-03-07 04:43:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Simply use 2 email accounts, one for emailing people you know, another to sign up for things online. The one for personal use will get no spam, the one for signing up will get all the spam. This is because bots patrol the internet gathering email addresses from every source possible, so every time you sign up for something it can get harvested.
For the email adress with the bulk messages simply use your email program to set up a filter for anything that is bulk mail. My email provider seems to put [BULK] on bulk emails, so simply set up a filter to send all those to the trashbin.
Also don't reply to them, or buy from them, this just encourages an already poor business to continue.
2007-03-07 04:37:38 · answer #2 · answered by Luis 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have Yahoo mail go to options and you can actually type in the e mail address that is sending you junk and it will block them from sending again. I once had 23 spams from the same email address in 20 minutes so I blocked them from getting through.Good luck.
2007-03-07 05:40:47 · answer #3 · answered by jlb 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can download mozilla firefox tool bar or yahoo toolbar and block all the unwanted mail by spam blockers.
2007-03-07 04:23:55 · answer #4 · answered by gem_76_1999 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't believe you can stop spam / unwanted email...
There are programs which reduce it but don't stop it...
2007-03-07 04:26:08 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
mark them as spam
2007-03-07 04:24:27 · answer #6 · answered by manish 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get a spam blocker...www.download.com
2007-03-07 04:43:43 · answer #7 · answered by yamaharacer8979 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋