Spam a lot in Las Vegas

The Email Problem with Spam, a lot to deal with in Las Vegas...

 

Definition: Spam is unsolicited email. Not all unsolicited email is spam, however. Most spam is sent in bulk to a large number of email addresses and advertises some product or a virus to take hold of your computer. Spam is an email message that you did not ask for and do not want from somebody you do not know, who wants to sell you something. Pronunciation: 'spam ï (noun) Also Known As: UBE, UCE, unsolicited bulk email, unsolicited commercial email

The majority of Las Vegas end-users do not regard spam as a lot of their problems in the workplace (50.8%), according to a study conducted for Symantec. The majority of IT managers do (79.1%), however. The majority of IT managers (70.9%) also regard spam as a problem they will likely be dealing with in 2008.

According to end-users, technology will have the biggest impact on stopping or slowing spam (35.5%), with user behavior considered the second most powerful deterrent, (25.4%) and legislation the third (24.1%).

1. Stop Spam with Disposable Email Addresses (i.e. Cox or Embarq in Las Vegas)

2. Stop Spam with disposable email addresses.
3. Assume mail from unknown senders is spam.
4. Never buy from spammers.
5. Don't use your primary email address to sign up for anything.
6. Mail not addressed to you is most likely Spam.

7. When you sign up for something on the Web, there is often some innocent-looking text at the end of the form saying something like: "YES, I want to be contacted by select third parties concerning products I might be interested in." Quite often, the checkbox next to that text is already checked and your email address will be given to you don't know who.

 

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