Spam Me, Not!
Posted: Tuesday, March 31, 2009
by Ronyae
Writings by Ronyae
The most frustarting thing to me is having to not only check my emails after a long vacation, but having to go through those emails and sift out the SPAM; what the heck does 'SPAM' stand for? Well, to be honest, I actually went to several online dictionaries (especially since the term was from our beloved modern day terminologies), to my dismay, they all stated the same: SPAM is unwanted emails ... you got that right! Unwanted for sure, and sometimes a bit of a nusance to a person that is just trying to get some business done in a quick manner.
Well, I'm here to share with all of you, that you don't have to sit, lay, or even stand for this SPAM! Take control of your email accounts. And, no I'm not talking about changing your password every other day, which may be a great idea anyway, for several purposes. But, I'm speaking on behalf of the many 'wanted' emails ... you don't have to allow these unwanted visitors to continue to fill up your emails. Sure you can tag them all as 'SPAM', and send them to the trash folder, but that will not stop them from continuing to pile up in your inbox.
I say take control by 'unsubscribing' to some of those unwanted offers, presentations, and special deals. What? You didn't know you could take charge of what comes to your mailbox or not? Well, try it out and see. When you receive emails that are normally from affiliates of a website you have visited, you can easily inform them that you wish to be removed from their list, by simply unsubscribing from their mailing list. Yes, it can be done, people!
Reality Bites! And there is no reason that you should suffer from its tight grip through your email accounts, take charge today! Go into some of those unwanted messages, scroll down to where you have an option to 'opt out', or unsubscribe, click that link (don't be afraid, you can do it - it's okay, click it!), and you will probably be prompted to enter your email address, or the email address that was registered with the affiliating site. After that, it's done! You'll start seeing fewer unwanted mail offers, and can return to enjoying going into your email - box.
I say take control by 'unsubscribing' to some of those unwanted offers, presentations, and special deals. What? You didn't know you could take charge of what comes to your mailbox or not? Well, try it out and see. When you receive emails that are normally from affiliates of a website you have visited, you can easily inform them that you wish to be removed from their list, by simply unsubscribing from their mailing list. Yes, it can be done, people!
Reality Bites! And there is no reason that you should suffer from its tight grip through your email accounts, take charge today! Go into some of those unwanted messages, scroll down to where you have an option to 'opt out', or unsubscribe, click that link (don't be afraid, you can do it - it's okay, click it!), and you will probably be prompted to enter your email address, or the email address that was registered with the affiliating site. After that, it's done! You'll start seeing fewer unwanted mail offers, and can return to enjoying going into your email - box.
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Top-level comments on this article: (7 total)Good article, Ronyae, BUT, not nearly all of the spam mail has leitimate links to unsubscribe with. In fact, many , when you unsubscribe, sells your email address to others. And they can be assured that it is a working url. The main thing is to get a good anti-spam program software installed if your IP doesn;t already have one. Good article.Thanks Joel,For not only reading an sharing a comment, but for sharing such vital information!
Hi Ronyae, good writing. Joel is correct. Unsubscribing is exactly what the sender desires you to do. When you unsubscribe you have let them know that there is a real person at the end of that email address and you will soon be bombarded. The lists are sold as verified email addys. I got this info straight from the mouth of a PC guy who deals with system security issues daily.Lorrie,Tell him thanks for the heads up! Here, I was feeling like I was accomplishing something, because I noticed fewer SPAM mail in my inbox since I unsubscribed.
Hi Ronyae.I believe it's called "SPAM" after the alleged meat product. It is "like" meat, but not at all nutritional, cheap and plentiful- like the emails!I have clicked the "unsubscribe" link many times and most of the time it does not work. So now I just power delete!!Ken,I'm starting to believe in that likeness between the two, LOL. And I must admit, that I am going to use that power delete as well.
I knew about this feature of "unscribing" from various emails and ads, however there are some say it takes anywhere from 10 days, while others are immediate. Why is that? I, being with IBM for 30 years can tell you. Its because there are several ad's that these "ad hackers" are associated with, under different names, but they are all the same, so even though you unscribe from one, it links you to another under a different name. It took me, and my counterparts to figure this out, but the ones that are immediate to take you off are legitimate, but those that take 10 days....you will be hearing from them, only under a different name. Once you receive that 1st spam note, it opens you up to 10 other areas of ads, that are totally different, but associated with the other link that your unsubscribed from.....Ads will be forever, you can spend all of your time doing this, and in some case's it works, but in most cases, that ad you just unsubscribed from, has you linked to their partner sites, all with different names....it should be call a scam, not spam.....Great Article Ronyae, but I'm affraid that you will be receiving more.....let me know your progress on this. I think personally, changing your password is a great thing, but to totally get rid of these things, it to get a different IP address.....once they have that, skies the limit!!!! Your pal, and fan, and friend in pen.......Gary.Gary,I can always count on my friend, Gary to help with such informative comments! Thanks, friend.
Informative article. I personally have one IP address that I use just for people who want my email address if I am purchasing an item or if I am trying to find out information. That box gets loaded with spam. I go in once every month or so and clean it out. It saves a lot of clutter on my main e mail box.Linda DeWittLinda,I see we think alike; I have several different emails for different things, and like you, one of them is for that purpose. So, I thank you for sharing a very informative comment.
I was with an organisation that had a website getting thousands of hits and the spam we got was ridiculous. 20-30 per day sometimes.We have a running total of how much money we have "won". It is over 100 million pounds.Great article. Well done.Connor,WOW, wouldn't it be nice to be able to actually get those winnings? LOLI would remind the other founders of my work and how I should get a share.LOL, Connor! You got that right, buddy. (smile)
But will that really work, or will it just let these spammers know that you are reading their stuff and just encourage them to send more. The 'unsubscribe' links will only work if the spammers honour them.In Canada the government set up a 'no call list' for those who wanted to stop being called by telephone solicitors. People would sign up to be on this list, then it was distributed to telephone marketing centres, so that they would take you off their call lists. Well, what happened is that the people who signed up (including me) now receive more unsolicited phone calls than we did before.Anyway, let us know if this actually works for you. I'm really curious.David,I'm starting to believe the others that have stated just as you: "it just let these spammers know that you are reading their stuff and just encourage them to send more" ... and now I'm watching out to see if I notice any type of tremendous change. I'll keep ya posted!
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