Anti-Spam Tips and Techniques
Everyone who's had an email address for more than a few years gets more that their share of spam. Here are some ideas that helped others in the past:
You can activate the spam filter known as SpamAssassin in the Control Panel. Learn More...
Try not to use your business or domain email address when ordering services, it is better to use a free email address that are widely available, then your Domain Name isn't added to another spam list. Some free addresses, like from Gmail.com, also allow you to forward your email to your business address (In Gmail that's under Settings -> "Forwarding and POP/IMAP")
Don't click any links that appear in spam emails, even clicking an "unsubscribe" link can get you subscribed to other spam lists
Thunderbird: The easiest and most cost-effective (free) filtering of spam we found is built into the Thunderbird email software, works a lot like Outlook but has a "junk" folder that learns as you go. Download link is below but please read below before installing:
Important note: if you currently use Webmail, or save email on the server after downloading it to Outlook, MacMail, etc, please do the following before you check your mail in Thunderbird: Go to Tools - Accounts and then click "Server Settings" and you can then select to "Leave Messages on Server" - and you can specify for how long. Only messages you leave on the server will still be read by Webmail and other email software.
To activate junk controls: Click "Tools" -- "Acccount Settings" -- "Junk Settings" to turn on the spam filter, which you can teach to detect what is and is not spam. |
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