Anybody can spam an email account with loads of email. They can cause it to overload if there is a space limit and they attach large files to the emails they are sending. Some email servers limit the size of an email file to prevent this from happening.
Junk or spam email
The best way to stop spam from getting into email is to install spam blocking software. This can be purchased at electronics stores, or downloaded from websites.
I am looking for a new email service, where I won't end up with loads of spam in my inbox. Would earth link webmail be able to help me with this?
It came from someone that you don't personally know.
Spammers use clusters of hacked computers (a botnet) to send spam, so they can send loads of unwanted email at very little cost. There are spam affliate programs out there that pay spammers a share when some people buy a product after receiving a spam email, thereby generating an income to spammers.
If you are receiving an email (spam - unwanted email) from the company in your email inbox, do not open the email. Simply click to thick the small box at the left side of the email. Then click on Spam button at the top view of your Gmail windows. The email will be mark as Spam and automatically sent to your Gmail spam folder. You'll never get the email from the same sender you'd been mark as Spam anymore as all the email from theme will directly go to your Spam folder.
The only reason your email would be in the recievers spam box is if they marked your email as spam from a previous email you sent them. If they have marked your email as spam tell them to go into thier spam box and press "this is not spam" button whatever that is.
Ask your question again with a little more information. Do you mean the canned meat product, Spam, or the email nasties? "Who brought Spam" makes me think of someone bringing a can of Spam to a party.
If spam a great quantity of emails to someone or send spam/advertising emails to someone you risk having your email address blacklisted. This means when you go to send an email to someone instead of it going to their inbox it will be directed to their spam folder. Basically sending a bombardment of emails can result in getting your account filtered out by spam detectors.
Bots created by people send email spam.
The email just goes into the spam box.
Spam. Up to 90% of the email today is spam.