Spam
This Has Happened To Every One Of Us. You Log-In To Your E-Mail Account And Notice That You Have Some New Messages. After You Open Your Inbox, Though, All You Find Is Spam And Solicitations.
Most Of The Spam I Recieve Is Ridiculous, But Does Hold Some Entertainment Value (If I Am Bored). Viagra, Penis Enlargement, Insurance Quotes That Would Extend Well Beyond The Number Of Years I Will Probably Live To Be, And Sex Partners In My Area Who Are Alone And Looking For Me.
These Spam E-Mails Usually Have Weird Names And E-Mail Addresses. Of Course They Make It So That You Cannot Discover Who Actually Is Sending These Mailings. The Actually Have And Use Programs That Will Make Their E-mail Untrackable!
How Did These Guys Get Their Hands On Your E-Mail Address, Anyway? You Probably Opted-In From An Online Form (Where The Small Print Was An Agreement For You To Accept Future Mailings. Thus, The Madness Began. There Is Nothing Illegal About This As Long As They Provide You With A Way To Unsubscribe From Their Mailing List.
Did You Ever Notice That Sometimes An E-Mail Doesn't Have A Way To Opt-Out? That Is Bad. But, It Gets Much Worse! They Will Actually Sell Your E-Mail Address To Hundreds Or Thousands Of Other Companies! Once This Happens, Your E-Mail Address Is Everywhere.
Check Out This Method They Will Use! Once A Second Spammer Purchases An Email List From The First Spammer, They Might Send You A Joke Or Cartoon To Everbody On The List Asking That We Forward It To All Of Our Friends And Relatives. And If We Do Forward It, The Spammer's Program Can Copy The List Of Addresses That It Was Forwarded To, And Send This List Back To The Spammer. So We Have Just Given Every One Of Our Friends' And Relatives' To The Spammer!. This Strategy Allows Email Marketers To Get Huge Lists To Spam.
"Harvesting" Is Another Way They Get Them. This Is The Most Efficient Method For Getting Thousands (Or Even Millions) Of E-Mail Addresses In An Instant. Here, A Software Program Begins By Searching Through Every Site In A Search Engine For A Specific Keyword - And Then Scanning Througe Each Site And Copying All Of The EMail Addresses That Are Listed - And Then Sending Them Back To The Spammer.
Spammers Think It Is OK To Harvest Email Addresses That Are Posted On Public Websites. This Has Happened To Me.
For All Who Don't Use NewNetMail - Spamming Won't Go Away. It Is Nearly Impossible To Regulate Or Prohibit. Businesses Have Much Incentive To Send Email In Bulk - It Costs Nothing To Do This. Most Companies Would Rather Send Large Amounts Of Email Instead Of Directly Mailing Or Cold-Calling. So, You Should Not Expect Your Public Email Inbox To Have Less Spam Any Time Soon.
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