SPAM

Spam

    Spam is an unsolicited e-mail message or newsgroup posting sent to many recipients or newsgroup at once. Spam is Internet junk mail. The content of spam ranges from selling a product or service, to promoting a business opportunity, to advertising offensive material. Once study indicates more than 80 percent of e-mail is spam. Instead of via e-mail, some spam is sent through an instant messaging system and, thus, is called spim. Another type, called spit, is spam sent via VoIP.

      Users can reduce the amount of spam they receive with a number of techniques. Some e-mail programs have built-in settings that allow users to delete spam automatically. Users also can sign up for e-mail filtering from their Internet access provider. E-mail filtering is a service that blocks e-mail messages from designated sources. These services typically collect the anytime. An alternative to e-mail filtering is to purchase an anti-spam program that attempts to remove spam before it reaches your inbox. The disadvantages of e-mail filter and anti-spam programs is that sometimes they remove valid e-mail messages. Thus, users should review the contents of the spam messages periodically to ensure they do not contain valid messages.