Julie McInerney
3-27-03
SLM 521 SPO3
Spam
Read the following to learn about how to prevent Spam… This Spam is not a lunch meat; it is a real threat to our communication systems!!!
What is Spam?
Some people define Spam as unsolicited electronic mail sent in bulk. Others believe it is any message sent that is unsolicited and the bulk aspect is not important. In other words, Spam is any message you receive in your mailbox that you did not ask for, or from a company or person that you do not know.
Why is Spam a Problem?
Aside from just being annoying, Spam poses a real threat to our communication systems. It causes costs to everyone who uses the Internet who have pay for all the time that it takes to send spam. It overloads servers and jams people’s mailboxes. Which makes Internet providers charge everyday people more to use the Internet. Spam is usually sent from false names, titles, addresses, and from disreputable companies.
How Can the Government Help If I have a Spam problem?
If you want to take legal action against the spammer, you'll first want to check and see if there are any laws in your state that you can use. The best place to look is at
law.spamcon.org, which keeps track of current and proposed state laws.Source
http://www.cauce.org/about/faq.shtml#spammed
How Can I Prevent Spam?
There are a few things that you can do to prevent and rid yourself of spam. First, never open an email message from a name or address that you are not familiar with, for it could be a scam. Once a spammer sees that you have opened their spam, they know that the address is viable and will start sending you all kinds of spam and from all kinds of addresses. Just delete it! Some Internet email accounts give you the option to block an address. If you have that option, then you can block an address of a spammer. If by chance you open an email and it is spam, you can report it to your service provider. If the spammer gives you the option to unsubscribe to their messages, don’t do it. Unfortunately, it is usually another spam technique! If all else fails and you can’t take it any more look into your state laws and take it from there.