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An interesting article on Spam
He
suggests nailing the companies that hire the spammers and who pay
commissions for spamming; and he suggests how we, as users, can do
it.
Minimize spam mail!
Useful ways anyone can nail spam
- without installing a
spam filter
Firstly, as far as I can ascertain, it seems there is no 100% foolproof solution to spam. So in an attempt to at least minimize spam mail I’ve taken certain measures on my own system. If you really want to deal with spam as effectively as possible, then I’d suggest you apply some or all of these measures together.
My current favourite solution: Get a Gmail account:
The best multi-purpose solution I've found is to get a free Gmail webmail account and manage your e-mail from there. I'll say more about this further on. But for now, here are some basic steps you could follow.
Some basic steps to follow:
Step One: Set your own e-mail program NOT to check for e-mail automatically
This puts you in control over when to download your e-mails to your hard drive; and it will enable you to check what’s in your IN box on the ISP’s POP mail server first. Using a nifty little freebie program called ePrompter (see Step Three below), you can then delete any obvious spam mails before you download the genuine mail to your e-mail client (e.g. Outlook, Outlook Express, Eudora, Thunderbird).
Step Two: Filter spam mail first at ISP server level
The better Internet Service Providers have a spam filtering system on their mail servers. Some of these are optional and need to be activated by the client (e.g. telkomsa.net). Check with your own ISP (via their Web site or help line) and see what they say about spam.
This optional ISP spam filtering service is often accessed via the ISP's webmail page, where you would go to collect your mail on the Web when you're using a computer other than your own. I’ve found, though, that telkomsa’s spam filter (SpamAssassin) is far from perfect, but it does at least help to reduce some of the spam. You'll need to set it at a suitable filtering level per their settings page, because if it's set too tightly, it may send genuine mail to the SPAM box as well as real spam. And if it's set too loosely, it lets spam through to your IN box. Spam mail usually still needs to be deleted from the ISP's spam mail box. Some ISP's automatically delete it after a week or 14 days. So, if you do set up the ISP spam filter, I recommend that you also check the spam box via the ISP's webmail service at least once a week, to make sure there is no genuine mail erroneously hiding there that needs to be redirected to your IN box.
Step Three: Install ePrompter to delete spam mail manually at ISP server level
In case some spam mail still gets through the ISP's spam filter, I like to delete that spam mail at server level before downloading my genuine mail. To do this, I use a freebie program called ePrompter, available at www.eprompter.com. It sits on your Taskbar and can be set to check for e-mail as soon as you go online, and also - if you'll be online for a while - at whatever intervals you've set it at (5 minutes, 10 minutes, etc.).
ePrompter can be set up for multiple e-mail accounts too and will check all those accounts simultaneously. It also supports several webmail accounts, including Gmail, hotmail, yahoo, webmail.co.za and more.
If it's spam (which is very obvious from the mail headers you'll see in ePrompter - see screenshot below) you simply click in the Delete checkbox on the left of the window, then click on Update. ePrompter will check for new mail and also delete from your ISP’s mail server all the trash you've selected with the check-boxes. You then download the remaining valid emails into your email program as usual. (Remember to set your normal e-mail program to check mail only when you ask it to; this enables you to check in ePrompter first.)
Incidentally, in ePrompter you can also forward mail, reply, and even compose new e-mail without opening your own e-mail client such as Outlook Express, Outlook, Eudora, Thunderbird, etc. It has its own address book too and really is a very neat little program. (You can't open attachments in ePrompter; you can only do that once they've been downloaded to your computer. In fact, you can't actually see that there is an attachment until you've downloaded the mail. Nevertheless, I highly recommend it.)
Note: For me, ePrompter is an indispensible
tool for checking several mail boxes simultaneously. Because I use Gmail,
however, virtually no spam gets through to my ISP, so I very seldom need
to delete any spam mail in ePrompter.
Some extra measures you can take:
Don’t put your e-mail address on any Web pages - EVER!
Spam robots ('spambots') are active 24/7-365, scanning Web pages and harvesting e-mail addresses. Even if your e-mail address is not an active click-on hyperlink on a Web site, but simply typewritten for copy and paste, the robots will find it and add it to their humungous spam mailing lists. Once that has happened, it’s tickets for you. You will never get your e-mail address off that list – ever. So, don’t put your e-mail address on any Web site unless it is first "cloaked" (see below). If it is already on a Web page, take it off and if possible cancel that e-mail address/alias, get a new one from your ISP (or Gmail) and start again.
There are a few viable options for having a contact e-mail address on a web page, once you have a new e-mail address to use:
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You can put a hyperlink on your Web pages which, when clicked on, will take the person to an online e-mail form that can only be used by a human being, not by a robot. You can get one or these free from www.xinbox.com . Check mine out by clicking on this E-mail Me link. It's a little cumbersome for the person e-mailing you for the first time, and may not always be what you want for business purposes, but it does eliminate spam mail from spambots.
BTW, where you're filling in a form on the Web (e.g. to buy something, or to register for some service, or download freebie software), and you need to fill in your e-mail address, usually it will only accept your input in the standard e-mail format ( yourname@yourisp.whatever, etc.), not in the hyperlink format of http://etc. that I'm suggesting here. So, when I say use am http type of hyperlink on your Web pages, I mean use the hyperlink as your contact address on a Web page such as on your own home page or business Web site. Note too, that although the Web form at www.xinbox.com can optionally show your e-mail address, it is in the form of an 'image' (graphic), not part of the html text code. So spam robots cannot easily detect it. Note too. xinbox offers a script that allows you to have the mail form on your own website instead of theirs.
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Another option is to have your e-mail address on your Web page 'cloaked' so that the spambots cannot decipher it and grab it. To get an e-mail address cloaked, go here and follow the instructions: http://www.willmaster.com/possibilities/demo/aelgwase.html
If you're already getting a lot of spam, change your e-mail address
Only once you’ve set up the systems already mentioned (manual checking for new mail, ISP spam filtering, ePrompter), change your normal e-mail address at your ISP and advise only your trusted and reliable family and friends (and business contacts) what your new address is. If at all possible, ask your ISP to give you a new primary e-mail address and to make your old address an "alias". You can then have two addresses for a while to give you time to advise your genuine contacts to update their address books to your new e-mail address - friends, family, bank, insurance company, subscription services, etc. Then, after a while, just ask your ISP to delete your old alias.
Get yourself a free Gmail account (my favourite spam solution!)
It’s a good idea to create a spare web-based e-mail account that can be used for two main purposes:
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filling in registration forms or orders for services or products offered on the Internet, when you need to enter an e-mail address;
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spam-filtering your mail even before it reaches your ISP's POP server (see explanation below);
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filtering and sorting your mail in a way that works for you .
Personally, I like Gmail - http://mail.google.com/mail - by Google, for many reasons, including:
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Gmail can be accessed by ePrompter and from a cellphone.
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Gmail has huge storage capacity (currently nearly 6,000 MB per mail box!)
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Gmail has an outstanding spam filter.
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Gmail has the ability to forward mail to any other address, such as to your primary ISP address.
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Gmail can collect mail from your pop mail account/s, filter it and forward the good mails back to a separate alias at your POP server if you so wish.
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Gmail has all the sort-and-find bells and whistles that Google are famous for.
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Gmail has an excellent system of filters and labels, and you can even filter specfied mail to bypass the IN box so that you can read it when you have time (e.g. all those jokes and huge files some people send to their lists of contacts).
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Gmail can be accessed from a cellphone; and much, much more. (Check out some of the new Gmail features here: http://mail.google.com/mail/help/intl/en/about_whatsnew.html
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Through your Gmail account you have access to a host of excellent Google services: online calendar, photo albums, Google Talk, with voicemail capabilities, and a lot of other freebie gadgets and stuff: http://www.google.com/intl/en/options
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Gmail also has an optional Gmail Notifier taskbar facility too, that tells you as soon as e-mail has arrived at your Gmail account (provided you are connected to the Internet, of course). Google Talk has a similar feature, so you have a choice of which one to use.
If you really want to get organized, and have Gmail collect your ISP mail, delete it from your POP server, filter it for spam and send the non-spam mail back to a second mail box at your ISP, then this too is possible. If you're interested, e-mail me and I'll send you the instructions.
Here's a flow chart depicting how Gmail can be used for filtering out spam mail:
Another idea: Get yourself an e-mail "address for life" - one that forwards mails
Besides using Gmail as a multi-purpose address-for-life, there are several other services that will give you an e-mail address for life. In other words, once you've given people your new e-mail address for life, you will never need to advise anyone ever again of a change in your e-mail address. Instead, you set the service to forward your mail to wherever you choose. You can forward it to your Gmail account, or directly to your current ISP mail account, or to wherever else you want to collect your mail from. And you can change the end-destination address at any time by logging in to the service and updating your details.
Bigfoot.com: (free sign-up) One such service is offered by www.bigfoot.com It allows up to about 50 free e-mails per day, or more if you want the paid subscription service. Your e-mail address would be something like: yourname@bigfoot.com
You could then set your mail up as follows:
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All mail goes to your bigfoot address and gets forwarded from there to your Gmail account.
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Gmail filters it for spam and either keeps it at Gmail or forwards the clean mails to your private and confidential ISP POP mail account.
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You check your POP mail in ePrompter, delete any (unlikely) spam that may have slipped through, and download the rest.
.WS Web site: (free sign-up) This is a comprehensive low-cost domain and website service that includes:
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7-day free trial, no upfront fees, only affordable monthly subscriptions
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Your own .ws (WebSite) domain name - e.g. www.GavinHoole.ws
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Website templates for building your own website
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10 E-mail addresses of your creation, per domain - e.g. gavin@gavinhoole.ws
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Webmail service to collect your e-mail online
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The ability to collect your e-mails using your regular e-mail client such as Outlook/Express, Eudora, etc.
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E-mail forwarding - e.g. to your IN box at your ISP POP server, or to your Gmail account for extra spam filtering
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Website hosting
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URL forwarding if required
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Website building software and templates so you can build your own website
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User forums where you can get loads of help
The above features are all included at no extra cost above the $10 pm subscription which kickes in after the 7-day free trial if you decide to keep the service. Oh! One more thing: they also offer an excellent 5-layer networking affiliate programme in which one can generate a monthy dollar income for referring people who register for the service. So it's worth checking out. The link, again: .WS webSite
There are many options for reducing spam mail. Some of them are straightforward, like simply checking in ePrompter first, deleting spam and downloading the rest. And some options scan involve a line of e-mail forwardings to filter spam more effectively before it reaches your ISP and ePrompter. The choice is yours, depending on how much spam you're currently getting and how serious you are about reducing it to close to zero.
Lastly, a reminder on a few key rules
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DON'T use your regular e-mail address when filling in forms on the Web, or buying stuff online. Use your webmail address instead (e.g. Gmail) so that mail can be filtered before it reaches your ISP's POP server.
- DON'T put your regular e-mail address on any Web page, or allow anyone else to put it on theirs , unless it is cloaked. If you don't cloak it, you could use the less convenient www.xinbox.com system.
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DON'T give your regular e-mail address to people who simply hit the Forward button to clog up the Internet with their jokes and poems and requests to help this cause or that petition, or to send the e-mail on to ten other people or they'll be riddled with bad luck for the next twenty years. All and sundry could end up with YOUR e-mail address on THEIR computers, whether you like it or not. And who knows what e-mail gathering viruses they may have on their systems. Rather use your webmail address for sending and receiving such mail.
A comment about installing spam filters
Spam filters on my own hard drive are something I've never used. Quite honestly, I've never understood why everyone makes such a fuss about installing one, and making sure they get the best kind of filter. At the end of the day, all they do is filter your incoming mail and place any spam mail into its own mail box. But you're still getting spam mail anyway, and it's clogging up your mail box and your hard drive; so what's the point? Surely the ideal to go for is to not get any spam to your hard drive, or to your ISP IN box at all, if at all possible.
If you're having spam filtered and sorted (by a spam program installed on your hard drive) into a spam mail box on your computer, you then have to sort through that mail later to see if it really is spam, and not an important e-mail that had headers and other things that caused the spam filter to think it was spam. So, if you need to do that anyway, then why not do your scanning right there and then on the mail server, using ePrompter? Anyway, that's my take on it. If anyone wants to educate me and tell me why I'm wrong, I'd be interested to hear from you.
Notwithstanding what I've said in the paragraph above, if you'd like to install and try out a spam filter, I'm told that popfile is excellent. You can download it via their Web site: http://popfile.sourceforge.net/
All the best!
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