Unfortunately some commercial advertisers and creators of fraud schemes thought this through and begged, borrowed, bought, or in some cases stole email lists of innocent netters (like you). They then sent unsolicited email to everyone on that list.
This method of junk advertising has unfortunately now graduated to the point where one can obtain software to not only send a spam message to those lists, but to every email client of every service provider in the world. These programs can also, to circumvent your complaining about it, hide the true senders return email address. Other spammers simply steal someone's email address and enter that as their own to prevent receiving angry returned email. Believe me on this. I have now had it done to me three times.
Please understand that I am NOT against commerce on the Internet. It has a place and, I feel, may contribute to the growth of innovation on the net, and indeed, the growth of the net itself. What I am against is unsolicited commercial messages in my email box, in the same way I am against junk mail in my snail mail post box (and yes, I get just as proactive about junk mail there as well).
"So what can I do to stop it?" I hear you ask. Visit the sites listed on this Spam Fighter page for a start. Read the information contained in these sites, download anti-spam software and use it to fight the spams, and join with others who are trying to stop this time wasting, unwanted and unsolicited junk mail that is clogging and slowing down the net, and which also amounts to an invasion of your privacy on the net and a waste of your internet resources. You pay for your presence on the net, and I doubt that you wish to also pay for unsolicited junk email to you selling everything from so-called Viagra (most likely made in someones garage) to almost everything up and down the proverbial list. I know I don't wish to pay for it, receive it, or want it in any form. Do you?
Now please, for your sake and the sake of your internet community and family, visit the sites listed below and help stop this email garbage now.
Spam (electronic) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A Definition From the Wikipedia encyclopedia.
What is spam? A Word Definition From the Webopedia Computer Dictionary.
The Anti-Spam Home Page Good plain English explanations.
Why Am I Getting All This Spam Good question, and some common sense answers.
The Net Abuse FAQ Good common sense info about spam and what to do with it
Welcome to CAUCE The original spam fighters.
Spam Laws Some countries are doing positive things to combat it.
Spam Laws CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 These laws took effect on 1 January 2004 in the USA.
FTC - SPAM - Home Page How to interpret and use the recent US legislation.
GetNetWise Spam What you can do now to help.
Fight Spam on the Internet! Join in the fight to regain your Internet.
Death to Spam I know this sounds serious - and it is.
Mailwasher Anti Spam Software The Reliable Spam Blocker Knock out spam before it even reaches your inbox - and it's all free.
SpamAssassin Welcome to SpamAssassin Free email filter for your email program.
The Spamhaus Project How to block it from your email box
Spam How to Fight it - Elsop's Anti-Spam Page All kinds of tools to identify and track spammers
spamgourmet - free disposable email addresses, spam blocking Register using one of these free fake email box addresses.
Anti Spam - Antispam fights spam and is free a tool that's easy to use Great way to fight spam from your own net page or site.
Now please hit the back button on your browser and visit the links provided on that page. Thanks for your interest in this waste of resources on the net.
Rebecca Game of "Digital Women - Women with their modems
running...", is a graphic designer who is superb to say the least. Rebecca is my web designer and to be frank I can't praise her work enough. Her site, dedicated to women on the net, is worth seeing and bookmarking for future reference. If you are looking for links of interest to women, please visit her site. And if you need the best graphic designer on the planet, I seriously can't recommend her more highly. Oh yes, and when you visit her site, tell her Mac sent you. Thank you Rebecca. I am eternally grateful for your assistance and expertise. ;-)
