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by mike (from canada) 2 views

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I check my mailbox everyday and notice that there are messages at least once every two days from either addresses containing hotmail.com or yahoo.com. None of these emails are from my friends. and all these emails contain at least one numerical digit. Some contain the subject "Get a free website" and other subjects might include "Make money from home" and things like that. I find this annoying and I did not sign up for ALL of these services. In fact, I didnt sign up for any service which has a user containing this email address.

Is there any way I can end this unwanted mail other than deleting it every day? I dont want to block it because that would slow down email processing and as more spam (unwanted mail) comes, I have to block more which means slower mail!

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by thechas

Once you get your spam under control, you need to prevent new spam.

The best way to do this is to not give your e-mail address to any web site that does not give you a clear notice that they will not share your address.
If a site reserves the right to share your e-mail address, you can be sure that it will be sold to these spammers.

Another option is to get a yahoo e-mail account.
They have a setup that places spam type messages into a special folder.
You can flag any new spam that youreceive so that they will block such messages in the future.

by mike (from canada)

I already know that. Many sites I give email to do not sell my email address. This answer doesnt make things better or worse.

by jereg

I agree with the first 2 answers. I'd like to add though, that spam is against the usuage rules of most free email providers. At my office, we've been getting some regular spam, along with porno spam. I have made my users aware that they should contact me when some of the worst ones come in, then I report them to the mail providers. Hotmail has specific rules, as do most others, on how to report them. Generally, they want you to include the message header, then forward the mail to abuse@(provider).com. They will investigate and close the account. Fight back. Report spam. You'll feel a lot better.

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