Things Can We Do To Support The Anti Spam Effort

By Author: Groshan Fabiola
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Since spam has first entered our email accounts the large corporations and email service providers have not yet found a successful way of defeating spam in such a way that we would be completely protected from it. Although we have stood witness to the creation and appearance of numerous anti spam techniques and options, not one of these has been able to successfully create a sustainable defense against email spam. For those unaware of what email spam actually is, you should know that there are no malicious intentions behind the deployment of email spam campaigns. Email spam is simply a form of online advertising.

Basically, it is the cheapest possible way of raising awareness to a product or website that sells something. So, you see no one is willingly going to let go of spamming after tasting the easy success it can bring. In what we are concerned, there are a few things we can do to protect ourselves from spam and join the anti spam effort. Since there are virtually an unlimited number of email service providers, not all these useful tips are applicable as some service providers are not making any efforts to protect ...
... their customers from spam, especially if they are offering a free email service.

First of all, let's talk about the bulk or spam directory. When you see a suspicious email message into your email account inbox, you might be tempted to select it the bulk button. While this may seem to work and it needs to be done, it is only a temporary solution and spam messages will return at the same rate and from the same source into your inbox. This happens because hitting the bulk button only blocks out that certain email account. For you to get a general idea, usually email spam campaigns use tens or even hundreds of thousands of email accounts, which will most likely never be used again.

What can I do then?, you might ask. Well, a lot. If your email account has a report spam or anti spam button, that is exactly what you need to click after selecting a suspicious message. This way you actually join the anti spam war, and you join the right side. The report spam button sends a report about a particular email message to your email service provider. From there on, investigations are carried out, and a list of possible sources are compiled, an anti spam campaign can start. If enough information is collected, a specific email spam campaign can be stopped dead in its tracks, with even this small helping hand that comes in the form of the report spam or anti spam buttons.

For more resources about report spam or about anti spam, please review this page http://www.thespamwar.com.