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Spam
Spam is the term given to unwanted, unrequested messages sent out in a communication system (usually email). Questions about spam, spammers, and how to stop receiving spam belong here.
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How effective spam is and the ways you can stop spam?
There are several ways to stop spam:
1. Get a decent antivirus software. Many spam messages are caused by malicious software which captures your contact details. Make sure you regularly check for malware.
2.If you signed up for the spam(newsletters etc.) then unsubscribe by either contacting the sender or using the unsubscribe button in e-mails(if present).
3. Some e-mail providers allow you to block some senders. In Windows Live Hotmail, the Junk button allows you to delete the message and block the sender from your inbox.
4. Contact the company and ask them to stop.
5. If you are being harassed by the spam messages, you have a right to contact the police. Either e-mail or use the non-emergency number for your local police station, and inform them about the messages and who sent them. They will help you as much as possible.
Spam is not that effective, as many people delete the messages upon arrival. However, many children and the elderly are targeted by spam messages, as they do not comprehend the danger. They may unknowingly sign up for spam messages while filling out a form to win a prize, that probably doesn't exist.
What is the main purpose of spam?
The only 'purpose' of spam is to target a wide 'potential' customer base - whether they're interested in the product or not.
Someone is using my Hotmail address book to forward spam. How do i stop it?
Just get to know them lol, once you do that they'll stop hahahah
How does an email become a spam?
If a mean person sends it to tons of people and then it causes viruses.....then boom your computer is dead. Your identity is also stolen!
Answer:
Spam is a popular term for unsolicited, commercial e-mail. To be considered spam, e-mail generally needs to come from a source with which you do not have a previous personal or business relationship and to promote some product or service. It does not have to be part of a mass mailing to be considered spam, nor does it typically have a malicious attachment.
There are many proposals. Most involve charging to send email just as you are charged to send physical mail. Others involve a database of authorize mail servers and trashing or bouncing unwanted mail. Many email services provide an automatic filter designed to prevent spam from reaching users, which works to some degree.
Spam in other forms, such as on message boards or wikis (like WikiAnswers) can be discouraged in a number of ways, the most common of which is a suspension/ban policy for offenders. This acts as discouragement to users, as the prospect of being unable to use a service removes the temptation to spam/vandalise.
In some of the more extreme cases, blocking IP addresses is a technique that can be used to prevent offenders from accessing a service, so that they are unable to reoffend.
You receive an email from your bank requesting that you forward them your account password for security reasons
What problems can spamming cause?
it usually depends on where your at on the Internet and what time. some places you can get kicked or banned, like on a game server with admins. others can restrict privileges.
What is the government doing about the spam?
they have started to sell weed to the spamers so they will stop.
Spam is cooked in the can before making it to the shelf. The gel is the by-product of the cooking process. It comes from the meat itself.
Email hoaxes are often successful because?
the producers of these hoaxes are able to fool the audience about the source of the text.
What should you do if an email says you have won a prize if you didn't enter a competition?
You just shouldn't do anything. If you don't remember or havn't entered any competition with a prize like the one offered, DO NOT click on any links included. They may contain viruses
How can you find out if you are on a spam list?
The blacklist check will test a mail server IP address against over 100 DNS based email blacklists. (Commonly called Realtime blacklist, DNSBL or RBL). If your mail server has been blacklisted, some email you send may not be delivered. Email blacklists are a common way of reducing spam.
If you are uncertain if your email address has been passed to those who wish to send spam, phishing links etc then you have e2 options. Close the email and stop using it. Be prepared to monitor who your giving your details to infuture. or 2 use your ISPs spam controls, some of which can be effective whilst others are least so - select, if available to receive from only those in your contact list. Examine that this first and remove all those who you do not wich to communicate with you
What two words did the meat product spam take it's name from?
spiced ham
specially prepared American meat
Is spam sometimes objectionable?
Spam by its very nature is objectionable. however the content of a lot of spam is downright ofensive.
Spam was [, unfortunately ,] created in 1937 by the Hormel Foods Corporation .
E-mail that is not requested. Also called "junk e-mail," "gray mail," "unsolicited commercial e-mail" (UCE) and "unsolicited bulk e-mail" (UBE), the term is both a noun (the e-mail message) and a verb (to send it). Spam is mostly used to advertise products and sometimes to broadcast political or social commentary.
The term was supposedly coined from a Monty Python comedy sketch in the early 1970s, in which every meal in a restaurant contained SPAM (Hormel's processed meat). The sketch came from World War II when SPAM was always available in England while other foods were rationed. Spam may also be an acronym for "sales promotional advertising mail" or "simultaneously posted advertising message."
