May 20, 2009

I’m sure you know this situation: Every day you receive mass of e-mails which inform you about lotteries and great new products. Do you wonder how they find out your mailing address? Well that’s a good question! You should find the answer for it to avoid the daily tide of spam. Then spam includes not only advertisings but also copied programs and computer viruses.

In this thread we give you a few useful tips which help you with your daily fight against spam.


But first: Who the hell is Spam and why does he send so many e-mails?

Well, if spam is human, lot of his fellow men will give him a hard time. But spam isn’t human – luckily for him. He’s an unwanted e-mail which was sent to a mass of receiver without further demand and for commercial reasons. That’s the biggest reason for spam’s permanently mailing. Also he can be very dangerous because of the copied programs and computer viruses.

According to the yearly spam report of the American company Barracuda Networks, 90-95% of all incoming e-mails are spam. This means, that only 5% of your e-mails are actually important, the rest should be deleted immediately.

You know, the best solution is to keep spam from arriving in your incoming box. We tell you six useful tips which help you to realize a spam-free in-box.


Six tips which make spam’s life a misery

1. Never publish your e-mail address on the internet. For your register in bulletin boards you can’t avoid this. But often there is an option to make your address invisible for other members or visitors. Don’t hesitate to use this option!

2. Subscribe a newsletter only when you are interested in it.

3. If you want to participate in a lottery, take a look for serious offers. They’ll ask your permission to use your mailing address for commercial. Don’t highlight this option.

4. A published mailing address could be easily read out by a spider. This program works automatic, your address can quickly be abused for spam. Use JavaScript, a CGI-form or put your address in a graphic file. Thus it can’t be read out.

5. Sign up a new e-mail address and use it only for bulletin boards, newsletters and other activities on the internet.

6. The tide of spam is too high? Don’t hesitate to sign up a new e-mail address and delete your old one. It doesn’t take long to tell your friends your new address or to change it in newsletters and memberships.


You see it IS possible to win against spam. On this note: Go in and win!!