# Spam Mail
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spam-mail/28220
**Category:** random
**Created:** [August 11, 2003, 3:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spam-mail/28220 "2003-08-11T15:25:22Z")
**Posts on this page:** 17
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### Author:  [@NeoDreamer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/NeoDreamer)
#### Post date: [August 11, 2003, 3:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spam-mail/28220/1 "2003-08-11T15:25:22Z")
I get a lot of spam mail. A lot of times I click the “unsubscribe” link, but does that really work? I have a feeling the spammers are just going to sign me up for a different newsletter.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 11, 2003, 3:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spam-mail/28220/2 "2003-08-11T15:26:17Z")
Screw e-mail spammers. Screw them right in the ear!
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 11, 2003, 3:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spam-mail/28220/3 "2003-08-11T15:29:21Z")
lol yea i think when you hit unsubscribe it actually signs you up for about 10 more newsletters and whatnot
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 11, 2003, 3:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spam-mail/28220/4 "2003-08-11T15:31:11Z")
I always just delete and have done with it. Put the filters on email up to max and anything that slips through gets binned.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 11, 2003, 3:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spam-mail/28220/5 "2003-08-11T15:32:01Z")
just set up an anti-spam thingy that automatically places spam in a special folder. You can then sort through it.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 11, 2003, 3:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spam-mail/28220/6 "2003-08-11T15:36:53Z")
Go back to pigeon carriers, no one ever spammed with them
- Soul :s:
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 11, 2003, 3:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spam-mail/28220/7 "2003-08-11T15:59:26Z")
The best way I found of eliminating most of the spam mail is to set your e-mail filters to delete mails with the text “unsubscribe, mailing list” in the message body. It works quite well 🙂
EDIT: By clicking unsubscribe, you are confirming that your mailbox does exist and that you do check it. A goldmine for spammers :cyclops:
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 11, 2003, 4:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spam-mail/28220/8 "2003-08-11T16:04:48Z")
i know how it works…
suppose u get an email from
[sales@anyspammerbutnotme.com](mailto:sales@anyspammerbutnotme.com) 😛 hehehe and u unsubscribe it, next time they will send another email to u from [saales@anyspammerbutnotme.com](mailto:saales@anyspammerbutnotme.com) or they ll use something like, marketing, business and so on… ppl in my ex office used to do that, i dont think it works outside india, rite?
why dont u write them an email?? a big harsh one??
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 11, 2003, 4:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spam-mail/28220/9 "2003-08-11T16:05:49Z")
> \*Originally posted by kirupa \*
> \*\*The best way I found of eliminating most of the spam mail is to set your e-mail filters to delete mails with the text “unsubscribe, mailing list” in the message body. It works quite well 🙂
EDIT: By clicking unsubscribe, you are confirming that your mailbox does exist and that you do check it. A goldmine for spammers :cyclops: \*\*
1. I have yahoo mail and I don’t think I have that option. Which mail do you use? Hotmail?
2. Dang! I was a fool for unsubscribing to so many. :\*(
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 11, 2003, 4:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spam-mail/28220/10 "2003-08-11T16:12:28Z")
I just block them all with hotmail
- Soul :s:
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 11, 2003, 4:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spam-mail/28220/11 "2003-08-11T16:15:19Z")
i’m pretty sure kirupa uses [kirupa.com](http://kirupa.com) e-mail :P. I don’t get spammed too much on yahoo. Most of it gets killed by the spamguard, and i’ll usually only get about 10 spams a week. But the best way to stop it i think is just never sign up for anything, including forums, with your good e-mail account. Make an e-mail account on yahoo or hotmail and sign up for them there.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 11, 2003, 4:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spam-mail/28220/12 "2003-08-11T16:36:06Z")
make a dummy account adn wehn oyu sign up for stuff just use that one.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 11, 2003, 4:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spam-mail/28220/13 "2003-08-11T16:37:41Z")
So… just what nali said then huh dipi? 😛
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 11, 2003, 4:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spam-mail/28220/14 "2003-08-11T16:39:00Z")
Try using Outlook Express to check your Hotmail e-mail. You can set filters in Outlook Express that do as good a job as any web-based filter.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 11, 2003, 4:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spam-mail/28220/15 "2003-08-11T16:41:06Z")
yahoo has filters, just find them. Also, use a diff acct for business, and another to communicate to friends.
Rev 
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 11, 2003, 4:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spam-mail/28220/16 "2003-08-11T16:42:59Z")
The main thing is \never\ post your email on websites. Use a contact form or a image if you must.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 11, 2003, 4:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spam-mail/28220/17 "2003-08-11T16:47:47Z")
According to WIRED magazine, September 2004 is when spam mail will overtake other email. That means 51% of your mail will be spam. This percentage will continue to rise to 70% by 2008.