Want to stop spam? Dumb question! Sure you do. Everyone except the spammers, that is. But the only really effective way to do it is to keep it from starting in the first place. Impossible? Nope. There IS a way to do it. The catch is you have to start with a clean slate.

First, set up a clean email account, either on your email server or with one of the many fine webmail providers. Now, make it your personal policy to never give the address to anyone you don’t absolutely trust to keep it to themselves. If spammers can’t get your address, there’s little chance they can send you spam. Finally, use only disposable email addresses on web pages that force you to provide a valid email address to “register.”

I recommend 2Prong, the “only no-click disposable email system,” but there are others like Spamgourmet, and Mailinator. If you’re diligent in doing this, you may never again see another spam email.

Cheers!
The Geek
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