Summary

TIPS ON GETTING RID OF UNWANTED SPAM

Source CONUS Archive
Record ID 223779
Story Slug Avoiding - Spam
Location NONE
Format VO
Date 02/13/2002
Archive Time 34:47
TRT 1:12
Supers None
Video Description MAN AT COMPUTER, SCROLL SHOWING DOZENS OF SPAMS, ANOTHER MAN AT COMPUTER, CU MOUSE, MORE SPANS
Description TIPS ON GETTING RID OF UNWANTED SPAM
Script (VO OFF TOP) FEW THINGS ARE AS ANNOYING AS AN INBOX OVERFLOWING WITH JUNK E-MAIL ALTHOUGH YOU CAN'T GET RID OF ALL SPAM YOU CAN GET RID OF MOST OF IT THE FIRST RULE OF DEALING WITH SPAM IS: DON'T RESPOND MOST SPAMS COME WITH A NOTE THAT SAYS SOMETHING LIKE TO BE REMOVED FROM OUR MAILING LIST REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE BUT IF YOU DO THEY'LL KNOW YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE JUNK THEY'RE SENDING YOU AND THAT'LL JUST MAKE 'EM SEND YOU MORE THE SECOND LINE OF DEFENSE IS EMAIL FILTERS MOST EMAIL PROGRAMS ALLOW YOU TO SET UP FILTERS THAT TAKE MESSAGES FROM YOUR INBOX AND SORT THEM TO DIFFERENT FOLDERS BASED ON CRITERIA YOU SELECT JUST SEND THE SPAM TO YOUR JUNK FILE THE FINAL RULE OF AVOIDING SPAN IS TO AVOID GIVING OUT YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS UNLESS IT'S REQUIRED DON'T GIVE IT OUT IF YOU CAN'T AVOID GIVING AN ADDRESS GIVE A FAKE ONE THE FEWER COMPANIES WHO KNOW YOUR ADDRESS THE LESS LIKELY YOU ARE TO RECEIVE SPAM RECAP
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