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  • L Lost User

    Well, better than a spam filter still is not getting any spam at all. When I sign up on some website, I usually use a mail address which I only use for this purpose. When suddently spam starts coming in, I know exactly who to thank for it and my real mail address stays free. Perhaps it's time for a new mail address and then sending a notification to all those who you want to hear from.

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    JimmyRopes
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    I also have a spam email account that I use whenever I am required to enter an email address. I clean it out every 3 or 4 months and my regular email address only gets a little spam which I filter to a spam folder.

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    • R Roger Wright

      Now that I'm getting far more spam than real mail, it's time to revisit the available spam filters out there. I haven't run one in many years, but it's getting to be almost impossible to wade through the crap in order to find the half dozen or so legitimate emails I get each day. What do you recommend, and why?

      Will Rogers never met me.

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      Sander Rossel
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      So Chrome stopped printing and you're getting tons of spam every day... From what I gather you're visiting all the wrong websites. So here's what to do. Clear out your browsing history (EVERYTHING, on all browsers, completely!), drive a stake through your computers hard disk and motherboard and then burn it then take a shower and wash yourself with some green soap, twice. I recommend getting a priest to help you, just in case any demons escape. It'll be a while for everything to get back to normal. I hope you weren't planning on selling your house, no one likes a haunted house! Hope that helps :)

      Visit my blog at Sander's bits - Writing the code you need. Or read my articles at my CodeProject profile.

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      Regards, Sander

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      • R Roger Wright

        Now that I'm getting far more spam than real mail, it's time to revisit the available spam filters out there. I haven't run one in many years, but it's getting to be almost impossible to wade through the crap in order to find the half dozen or so legitimate emails I get each day. What do you recommend, and why?

        Will Rogers never met me.

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        Slacker007
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        I hate to say this but gmail works pretty damn well, at least for me. You can also configure it, and it is free. They offer a business account, if needed (not free).

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        • Sander RosselS Sander Rossel

          So Chrome stopped printing and you're getting tons of spam every day... From what I gather you're visiting all the wrong websites. So here's what to do. Clear out your browsing history (EVERYTHING, on all browsers, completely!), drive a stake through your computers hard disk and motherboard and then burn it then take a shower and wash yourself with some green soap, twice. I recommend getting a priest to help you, just in case any demons escape. It'll be a while for everything to get back to normal. I hope you weren't planning on selling your house, no one likes a haunted house! Hope that helps :)

          Visit my blog at Sander's bits - Writing the code you need. Or read my articles at my CodeProject profile.

          Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability. — Edsger W. Dijkstra

          Regards, Sander

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          Roger Wright
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          Nope, different computers, different locations, different addresses. Whoever is making money selling my address, I want my cut!:mad:

          Will Rogers never met me.

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          • R Roger Wright

            Now that I'm getting far more spam than real mail, it's time to revisit the available spam filters out there. I haven't run one in many years, but it's getting to be almost impossible to wade through the crap in order to find the half dozen or so legitimate emails I get each day. What do you recommend, and why?

            Will Rogers never met me.

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            Ravi Bhavnani
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            RAW, can you email me?  Let's chat offline re: spam.  I have the same problem 'cos I run my own mailserver. Cheers, /ravi

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            • R Roger Wright

              Now that I'm getting far more spam than real mail, it's time to revisit the available spam filters out there. I haven't run one in many years, but it's getting to be almost impossible to wade through the crap in order to find the half dozen or so legitimate emails I get each day. What do you recommend, and why?

              Will Rogers never met me.

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              sam silvercreek
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              If you are using Outlook, try SpamBayes. After a week of training, it seems to be >95% effective for me (I run all my email through Outlook). Some people have reported having issues getting it to work with Outlook 2013, but I haven't noticed any problems.

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                I hate to say this but gmail works pretty damn well, at least for me. You can also configure it, and it is free. They offer a business account, if needed (not free).

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                Herbie Mountjoy
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                GMail always puts CP stuff into the junk folder. I have tried the usual, marking it as NOT SPAM! and making sure the CP addresses are in my contacts list. No improvement. I tried e-mailing support@gmail.com only to receive a failure notification, the address is no longer valid. So how do I find the correct address? Tried Googling it and got support@gmail.com. Frankly I am fed up with GMail and its nonsense, like "organising" my mail so that I can't find anything. I am on the verge if going back to Yahoo. At least I know where to find the Daily Build etc..

                I may not last forever but the mess I leave behind certainly will.

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                  GMail always puts CP stuff into the junk folder. I have tried the usual, marking it as NOT SPAM! and making sure the CP addresses are in my contacts list. No improvement. I tried e-mailing support@gmail.com only to receive a failure notification, the address is no longer valid. So how do I find the correct address? Tried Googling it and got support@gmail.com. Frankly I am fed up with GMail and its nonsense, like "organising" my mail so that I can't find anything. I am on the verge if going back to Yahoo. At least I know where to find the Daily Build etc..

                  I may not last forever but the mess I leave behind certainly will.

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                  Slacker007
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                  I don't experience any of the issues you have mentioned.

                  Herbie Mountjoy wrote:

                  like "organising" my mail so that I can't find anything.

                  Really!? :confused: I have been using gmail for years with no issues that could not be resolved easily. I never had to reach out to Google for anything. -- Interesting

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                    I don't experience any of the issues you have mentioned.

                    Herbie Mountjoy wrote:

                    like "organising" my mail so that I can't find anything.

                    Really!? :confused: I have been using gmail for years with no issues that could not be resolved easily. I never had to reach out to Google for anything. -- Interesting

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                    9082365
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                    I have been using gmail for years with no issues

                    Likewise, squire. Wouldn't change it for all the tea in China ... and doubly so for Yahoo!

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                    • R Roger Wright

                      Now that I'm getting far more spam than real mail, it's time to revisit the available spam filters out there. I haven't run one in many years, but it's getting to be almost impossible to wade through the crap in order to find the half dozen or so legitimate emails I get each day. What do you recommend, and why?

                      Will Rogers never met me.

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                      User 11424101
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                      Here's an article about blocking spam. It describes methods that have worked for me for over 10 years. hsv-life.com/spam_filtering.htm

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                      • R Roger Wright

                        Now that I'm getting far more spam than real mail, it's time to revisit the available spam filters out there. I haven't run one in many years, but it's getting to be almost impossible to wade through the crap in order to find the half dozen or so legitimate emails I get each day. What do you recommend, and why?

                        Will Rogers never met me.

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                        code_junkie
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                        I recommend putting the word "junk" in your email address. My last email account, about 15 years ago, was full of spam. When I got a new ISP I created a junk email address, samjunk@... and it's been 15 years or so now and I almost never get any spam. I do get a lot of email from businesses I've given it to, but no spam. I think the spammers filter out "junk" addresses.

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                        • S sam silvercreek

                          If you are using Outlook, try SpamBayes. After a week of training, it seems to be >95% effective for me (I run all my email through Outlook). Some people have reported having issues getting it to work with Outlook 2013, but I haven't noticed any problems.

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                          Roger Wright
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                          I used it many years ago, when it was still shiny and wet behind the ears, and it worked fairly well. I'll give it another look, though. Thanks! :-D

                          Will Rogers never met me.

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                          • C code_junkie

                            I recommend putting the word "junk" in your email address. My last email account, about 15 years ago, was full of spam. When I got a new ISP I created a junk email address, samjunk@... and it's been 15 years or so now and I almost never get any spam. I do get a lot of email from businesses I've given it to, but no spam. I think the spammers filter out "junk" addresses.

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                            sam silvercreek
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                            I tried something similar, but apparently they don't filter out "spam" addresses, so my nospam@... gets as much spam as my others (more since I tend to use it in situations where I'm expecting my address to end up on yet another 'list')

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                              I hate to say this but gmail works pretty damn well, at least for me. You can also configure it, and it is free. They offer a business account, if needed (not free).

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                              thewazz
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                              i also have yahoo and outlook.com accounts and they're almost spam-free.

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