Email Spam Blockers

Looking for the best spam blockers? Anti-spam software programs are a dime a dozen. There are probably just as many spam blockers as there are spammers. Email spam is a kind of spam that involves sending identical messages to millions of email addresses. Spammers can get email addresses from databases, websites or simply from the email they receive. Spam is defined by its unsolicited nature and is very similar to cold calling or flyers in your mailbox. They will use any means to deceive the recipient including threats, false promises, names, addresses, phone numbers, bank accounts and other contact information. We don't ask for them and they are by nature intrusive. Spam is usually sent by automated means and can quickly become your worst nightmare if you own a popular website.

If you own a website and are overwhelmed by spam, an effective spam blocker is a necessity. There are several ways to go. You can contact your hosting company and see if they offer any email spam blockers. You can talk to your ISP and see if they have any solutions. Or you can setup something on your own computer or network that can eliminate spam before it even reaches your computer.

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There are a number of spam blockers to choose from. Two favorites are Spam Cop and Mailwasher. Spam Cop (www.spamcop.net) is worth considering since it is the same place that accepts complaints about email spam. It figures that anything they come up with should be worth considering. They are relatively inexpensive and are probably the best solution for anyone who receives more than 2000 email messages per day. Other possible solutions include Mailwasher (www.mailwasher.net). Its free, fairly easy to install and quite powerful especially when you figure out how to use the filters which will ban email message by what is in the subject line or in the text of the message itself. It is also a good bet that your hosting company will provide email spam protection as part of their service. Can't hurt to ask.

Want to avoid spam?

The trick is to never respond, in any way whatsoever, to unsolicited email. If you didn't ask for it, then its probably spam. The only reason spam exists is because it actually works. If people didn't respond to it, the practice of spamming would be a waste of time. It's hard, of course, not to respond to a threat, a promise of something too good to be true, or a call for help. But the alternative is worse. Spam for life. For instance, never try to opt out of a subscription. It only validates your email address as active, which makes it more valuable, and therefore opens the door to more spam. The worse thing you can do is to send your personal information (credit card numbers, passwords, etc.) in response to an unsolicited email. Spammers can fake the format of anyone's address and pretend to be them. And the last thing you should ever do, is click on a URL or web address listed in an unsolicited email message, even if the message tells you that's how you unsubscribe. This also validates your address as legitimate.