When it comes to Spam, it’s OK to be a rat
Thursday, July 5th, 2007SPAM: the enemy of every user looking to get on-line quick to do some work. It lurks in every Web browser waiting to attack. It fills up e-mail accounts with no mercy. It is annoying, cumbersome, and relentless. A victim of SPAM is not helpless to block it, though. With enough dilligence and effort, any user can play a role in policing the net for those nasty unsolicited e-mails.
SPAM comes in many shapes and sizes. Some accounts filter out any e-mails that have attachments, since SPAM often comes with attachments. When SPAM does get through, it’s often filled with all kinds of bogus promises. Advertisers using it tell you that you’ll get something for nothing. They’ll promise free laptops, new X-Box systems, tons of money if you work from home, etc.. Perhaps the most prevalent form of SPAM is used to advertise adult sites. Following closely are all those missives promising cheap prescription drugs. Needless to say, many of these senders are not from legitimate operations. (more…)