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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 do you spam people on Instagram?
Some of the ways that you can spam on Facebook are:
- inboxing people with nonsense words,
- "liking" every picture of everyone you have added on Facebook,
- constantly changing your status, and
- sending "gifts" from the apps on Facebook.
How do you see how many ghost followers you have on Instagram?
you cant see how many you have they are just simply followers that dont interact with you
How can I exit from Facebook's Verification Spam Bot?
**To Get that to go away you must verify you email addressojrgalsim@yahoo.com
What does computer spam taste like?
I imagine if it's been sittirng there that itnwould taste dusty? :P
What is the purpose of sending spam mail?
Spam composes roughly 84% of all emai sent every day, but has been dropping some since the 2010 conviction of some BotNet creators.
A BotNet is a collection of computers that have been compromised to send out spam without the computer's owner knowing about it. This makes the cost of ownership and bandwidth practically non-existant for BotNet creators. Just one computer, such as a laptop at a coffee shop, is needed to send out an update to millions of these 'Zombie' machines.
It seems that one person in 12.5 Million, actually replies and purchases a product through spam. That one person makes up a 'Net Gain' for the spam sending BotNet and the companies that pay the spammers to send out their message.
A large chunk of Spam is actually based in crime. The products are fake but the form to send in your credit card information is not.
What is a spam with relation to electronic mails?
E-mail spam, also known as bulk e-mail or junk e-mail is a subset of spam that involves sending nearly identical messages to numerous recipients by e-mail. A common synonym for spam is unsolicited bulk e-mail (UBE). Some definitions of spam specifically include the aspects of email that is unsolicited and sent in bulk
Here is a quote, from what I got after typing "spam" in the answers.com search engine: "Simple math. Suppose that out of 2,000 spam messages, one person clicks the link, and the spammer makes $1. If a million spams were sent that day, the spammer made $500, and the job might have taken a half hour to set up. That means only a few hours per week could yield $100,000 a year. Is that incentive enough for high-school students, or would they rather go back to their paper routes? Of course, consistent revenues are not guaranteed, but some spammers make a whole lot more than $100,000 every year. In any case, there is ample motivation." In other words, some people, who get this spam DO check it out.
Do not open it. Do not click on any links if you did open it. Delete the email.
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you ignore the email as if you did not enter the competition then the people are not who they said they are and are trying to hack your computer or find out personal information
How do you get rid of spam mail?
Change your email address then don't give that address to anyone other then your friends and associates. Naturally there are sometimes transactions you need to make over the web that require an email address. for these you open a separate email account. if you stick to this regime religiously you will get very little Spam on your main email account and the rest will end up in your second account where you simply wipe it unless you are expecting some thing on it.
What devices are the highest authorities in the domain name system hierarchy?
Root Servers
Network+ guide to networks by Tamara Dean fourth edition
Located on page 184, Chapter 4
This answer is correct, however; in the 5th edition the answer is in Chapter 4 on page 162.
A spam Mail is when A company Sends You Email To try to promote Their Produc Or To Flame,Best Avoided.
What is the difference between a blog and a newsgroup?
There is a major difference between an email listserv and a newsgroup. A listserv allows people to post things, while a newsgroup simply presents the information, and does not allow anyone to post.
How can you keep your email address when you change internet service providers?
Not likely, if the email address was provided by your previous ISP (Internet Service Provider). Because that email account is included in the package of benefits for paying customers. But yes, if the email address is available to anyone, such as webmail (Yahoo, Hotmail, Gmail, etc.), or an unrelated POP or POP-compatible email (GMX.net, Inbox.lv, Aim.com, etc., etc.).
What does spam stand for in computer terms?
It doesn't stand for anything. It was named after the tinned brand of pork and ham called Spam, featured in a Monty Python sketch where it was included in every meal. People will sometimes turn it into an acronym, such as 'S=Stupid P=Pointless A=Annoying M=Messages (SPAM= Stupid Pointless Annoying Messages)', but this is a 'backronym' - the word was coined first as a real word and an acronym form invented afterwards.
How do you stop getting foreign emails?
Do not open them in your email. Delete them or send them to spam immediately. Otherwise, you can change your email and just let the people you know have the address. Set up another email address for times when you need one for online or for a job application. That will keep the spam away from your personal email. You can also change the settings on your email, but that will probably become an annoyance, since some will be important emails that you would rather have.
Anti-spyware software protects your computer from spyware, which are a classification of malicious software that infect your computer and generally (but not always) steal confidential data like credit card numbers or bank account information to rob you of your money. Try downloading SpyBot: Search and Destroy. I personally use it and it is very effective at catching spyware. Over that past 3 years, I have caught two spyware programs on my computer and successfully removed them.
How do you stop unwanted junk mail?
It depends on what kind of email you have and if you use a program (Webmail, Outlook, Hotmail, etc.)
What kind of server translates a domain name to an IP address?
One of the ideas behind the Internet is the fact that you can type in a friendly name and get directed to the site instead of the more unfriendly IP address. How is this possible?
The type of server is called the DNS server (or Domain name server)
The two can be easily compared to a phone book. Need to figure out a phone number? You look up the last name. Same idea, instead the phone number is the IP address, and the last name is the friendly name of the site (such as "answers.com")
Actually there is IP address(internet protocol address)
and ISP (Internet service provider)
to see your ip address and isp
click on related link, and wait till it fully loaded
What should you do if you receive spam?
Here's the summary from Ken Hollis and the alt.spam FAQ:
First off NEVER reply to the "Remove Me" e-mail addresses or sites. This only confirms that you have a live e-mail address and makes *your* e-mail address more valuable to sell to other spammers.
Start off by reading the spam FAQ in the related link below.
It may take a while to digest all of the new information, but just read it and see what you can get out of it.
Start complaining to the ISP (Internet Service Provider) of where the spam came from. Understanding the "Received:" headers is key to this. Trace back in the Received: header to where it looks like the spam came from and complain to that provider about the spam.
Look in the body of the e-mail. If someone tells you to reply to back to a e-mail address or if they point you to a web site then complain to the ISP owner of that web site or e-mail address (NEVER complain to the spammer, they already know it is wrong and will ignore you).
These steps will help get the spammers accounts eliminated.
Will it stop you from getting spam? Probably not. If spammers have your e-mail address it is already too late. They are selling your address to each other, passing it around. About the only way to do that is to change your e-mail address and give it out to as few people as possible.
Delete the message, block the sender, and contact the police if it contains bad content.
How can Email Spam be blocked?
Unfortunately, there is no foolproof way to prevent spam from invading a computer, particular when using the web. The best options are to use a malware and virus protector, scan any suspicious emails, and also ensure that websites are safe to use.
How do you stop spoof spam Email from your own Email address?
You can't stop it. You can only stop receiving it.Solution: Filter out emails from your own email address. Or delete them from the mail server if you can. The specific way to set up such a filter depends on which email client or webmail service you use. There are too many email clients and webmail services to give specific filtering instructions for here. However, it's not hard to figure out how to do that. Helpful Ideas: A.) For my webmail accounts I set a filtering rule like: If 'From' = 'me@myaddress.com', Then Send to 'Trash'. B.) For my POP email accounts I use the free "Email Remover" program to delete all spam directly from the mail server, before opening my email client program. But my email client isn't set to check automatically for new emails. That's common. A lot of spammers spoof (fake) the "From" address to make it appear as if it's from your own email address. It really isn't from your address though, as you can verify if you read the information in the email headers. Presumably, they think you'll be more likely to open it out of curiosity if it looks as if it's 'from' your own address.
Why do you get spam from your own email address?
That's common. A lot of spammers spoof (fake) the "From" address to make it appear as if it's from your own email address. It really isn't from your address though, as you can verify if you read the information in the email headers. Presumably, they think you'll be more likely to open it out of curiosity if it looks as if it's 'from' your own address. Delete it without opening it, unless you've recently sent yourself email from that same address, which isn't necessary at all. If you must send yourself email reminders or whatever, use 2 or more email addresses and send yourself emails from one to the other. Solution: Filter out emails from your own email address. The specific way to set up such a filter depends on which email client or webmail service you use. There are too many email clients and webmail services to give specific filtering instructions for here. However, it's not hard to figure out how to do that. Helpful Ideas: A.) For my webmail accounts I set a filtering rule like: If 'From' = 'me@myaddress.com', Then Send to 'Trash'. B.) For my POP email accounts I use the free "Email Remover" program to delete all spam directly from the server, before opening my email client program. But my email client isn't set to check automatically for new emails.
Why do some emails go to spam?
Filters may be set up to automatically route messages from certain domains or addresses, or with certain words ("keywords") or phrases in the subject line or message text, to a spam folder. This is one of the reasons spammers use subject headers that have nothing to do with what they're selling, or substitute characters in keywords ("V1agra", "ph@rm@cy", "er*ction," "me-di-cine", etc.); to get around the filters. Some will even send the message as a .jpg or other graphics file, so there is no text to be caught by a filter.
