Spam today has made many internet users rethink about the usability of emails as a mode of communication so even the spread of computer virus is a matter of great concern. With the signing of the Can Spam bill by President Bush in December 2003, the first standard was set against bulk unsolicited email which are of commercial in nature.
The bill was subsequently ratified and voted by the Senate by a vote 97 to 0 which debars senders from sending bulk commercial unsolicited emails by disguising their real identities and taking the help of dictionaries to construct such mailers. Additionally the emails must carry an opt out facility and can not carry any subject line which is misleading. The law entails that the sender can not scan through websites for addresses and any violation can mean up to one year behind bars.
Spam from other countries are now larger in quantity and this is a major point of consideration. These emails are harder to fight, because they come from outside our country’s laws and regulations. These problems are difficult to handle, though the laws may sound good since the internet knows no country barriers. Is there any thing you could do for protection? Here are the top tried and tested rules for protection against spam:
Number 1: Whatever you do, make sure that your email address is never there on the net. ‘Spam spider’ is a kind of product which looks for email addresses in the net and then gather them for sending subsequent emails. If the word ‘spam spider’ triggers your interest do a search for this word on the net, the results might just shock you. The internet rogues like ‘spambots’ and ‘spam spiders’ are controlled very effectively by a site called WebPoison.org which is a open source project as they send them bogus web pages which carry equally bogus email addresses.
Number 2: To stop spam from interfering with your life, install a spam blocking software and you could take the help of several programs in this if you visit www.cloudmark.com or www.mailwasher.net. It could be a possibility that you wish to go for a professional version simultaneously but even if you do this, install the software as it could save you many precious hours. The software thought not infallible is capable enough but you might have to do some set up manually to prevent some kinds of email.
Number 3: Start to use more than one email addresses. Having plenty of email addresses could mean that you use them for specific communications and have another few as back ups. It would be like giving your cell phone number to your best friends and the business number to everyone else.
Number 4: The most frequently encountered problem with spam is that they have attachments and these contain dangerous viruses. Corporations often have filters that don’t let such things pass to you. Next, look for mail filter service providers.
Number 5: Email services now have ‘bulk-mail’ baskets. The concept is simple. What you do when you receive email from any stranger, put them in a bulk email pile and then allow it to move into your circle. All software which block spam work with the same logic but having a couple of more layers is what makes the difference so another look may be necessary.
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