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Spam is email that is unsolicited and impersonal. It is often generated by computers and sent to as many people as possible. Sometimes it is just annoying and other times a spam email may include viruses or malware.

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What does spam mean in the email?

spam means email that keeps coming to you, that you dont approve of or want.


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What is unwanted electronic email is called?

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This usually indicates the email was SPAM.


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If by block email, you mean have spam filters, then yes. Most of the major email providers - like Yahoo, MSN and Gmail - have spam filters with preset filtering systems.


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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.


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Who sends email spam?

Bots created by people send email spam.


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Spam. Up to 90% of the email today is spam.


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How do you filter spam out of your inbox?

Your email should provide you with a spam filter already. It is easy to indicate which email is spam to the email provider which will flag the spam sender. The email provider will then block all emails from that sender and send it to the spam folder, which you can open and review and delete the content.


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