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Spam

Spam Prevention

Some Simple Prevention Techniques

There are actions that you can take to help reduce the amount of spam you receive. Most importantly DO NOT reply to spam messages. These programs do not originally know is whether the address to which they are sending is valid. Once you reply to a spam, you have confirmed to the spammer that your email address is real and is actively in use.

Secondly, you need to use discretion when giving out your email address while visiting other sites or registering for on-line contest prizes and other promotions. Try to pretend your email address is like your home mailing address. You wouldn't normally hand out your home address to just anyone without some thought first.

Finally, you need to watch out for check boxes. These boxes are usually placed next to questions that ask if you would like to receive information from the website owners. By leaving the box checked, you are agreeing to receive promotional emails from the promoter and possibly other outside parties.