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Inundated With Spam Emails !
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Is it only me, or is this happening to anyone else ?
These last 2 weeks, I am getting upwards of 50-70 spam emails a day !
My spam filter helps a lot but I always have a quick look through before deleting as sometimes a genuine email may slip in by mistake. its driving me steadily MAD !
Apart from changing my 22 year old email address, can anyone else suggest a solution please ?
These last 2 weeks, I am getting upwards of 50-70 spam emails a day !
My spam filter helps a lot but I always have a quick look through before deleting as sometimes a genuine email may slip in by mistake. its driving me steadily MAD !
Apart from changing my 22 year old email address, can anyone else suggest a solution please ?
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>>>I guess I shall just have to put up with it
You don't have to put up with it.
Sadly, once an email address goes "public" (posted in a forum or whatever) then it will start to get spam emails.
Firstly, in this day and age having just one email address is not a good idea.
You need a number of different email addresses for different uses.
1) Have one email address JUST for family and close friends. Only give it to family and close friends, and NEVER use it for anything else. It will probably never get spam.
2) Have another email address for registering for official web sites (Tesco, Amazon, ebay, Currys or whatever). They will probably start sending you regular emails but you can look at them at your leisure as they are non important.
3) Have another email address for registering for forums and quizzes and so on, a sort of "throw away" address. If this starts to get spam then stop using it and create another.
4) If you do online banking have an email address JUST for that.
Creating new email is VERY easy with Google mail (gmail). It is free and you can have as many addresses as you like.
If one starts to get spam then just create a new one and stop using the old one.
I have about 10 email addresses that I use for different things.
You don't have to put up with it.
Sadly, once an email address goes "public" (posted in a forum or whatever) then it will start to get spam emails.
Firstly, in this day and age having just one email address is not a good idea.
You need a number of different email addresses for different uses.
1) Have one email address JUST for family and close friends. Only give it to family and close friends, and NEVER use it for anything else. It will probably never get spam.
2) Have another email address for registering for official web sites (Tesco, Amazon, ebay, Currys or whatever). They will probably start sending you regular emails but you can look at them at your leisure as they are non important.
3) Have another email address for registering for forums and quizzes and so on, a sort of "throw away" address. If this starts to get spam then stop using it and create another.
4) If you do online banking have an email address JUST for that.
Creating new email is VERY easy with Google mail (gmail). It is free and you can have as many addresses as you like.
If one starts to get spam then just create a new one and stop using the old one.
I have about 10 email addresses that I use for different things.
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I am at a loss to appreciate that folk (especially methyl) has so much junk mail. I am a minor amongst 'Techies' in AB and am subjected to very little mail which I would consider as junk or spam etc. Perhaps someone can enlighten me..!! Is it a case of my being very careful of the sites which I visit ??
Hans.
Hans.
Hi ladybirder.....I have four e/mail addresses but in reality I only use one for communication with family and personal friends. The others are what I regard as throwaways if necessary. Must admit that Answerbank is on one of the 'throwaways' and this makes it very easy to clear all notifications of answers to threaded items.
Hans.
Hans.
Some years ago I used to get 150 a day. I asked for advice on AB and this was recommended ... http://
Problem solved and it was free !
Problem solved and it was free !
