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<blockquote data-quote="pigoo3" data-source="post: 1734205" data-attributes="member: 56379"><p>Depends on how you define compromised...or define the level of importance of compromise.</p><p></p><p>I get spam on all of my accounts...and that's just the way it is. Consider yourself lucky if you're only getting hammered with spam now (if you've been relatively spam free for years). It doesn't take much. If you innocently sign up for something new (membership to something, membership to a rewards progam, respond to a free offer)...or even legitimate things. If your email info gets shared with just one spam list...that one spammer may be sending out 10's or hundreds of things each day. And if that spammer shares your info with other spammer's...you can see how this can multiply exponentially. </p><p></p><p>All via one innocent sign up a user may do. And BELIEVE ME...we all sign up for stuff!<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> Memberships, free offers, online bill pay, music, videos, gaming, Cloud accounts, accounts to online stores, etc.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>To be very honest...I have not found a REAL solution...other than closing the account...and opening another. But eventually...that account will get spam as well. Every now & then I research the internet to see if anyone has come up with any new solutions to spam...and I still haven't found anything. </p><p></p><p>- Some folks say use the "Unsubscribe" link at the bottom of most spam messages...and other's say never use that link. </p><p>- Others will say report the spammer to the anti-spam authorities. Of course this doesn't really work. For every spammer that is shut down. 10 more fill the void so to speak.</p><p>- Some folks set up mailbox rules...this doesn't actually stop the spam.</p><p>- Some folks say ignore the spam. And as long as you don't reply or don't click on the unsubscribe button...it will go away due to the spammer thinking it's a dead email address. Nope. I've tried this for well over a year...and the spam keeps coming.</p><p>- It has been said that gmail has pretty good spam control. Actually it's only better by controlling where the spam goes. Into the spam folder instead of the "In Box". It doesn't actually stop the spam. </p><p></p><p>And of course you need to look in the spam folder of every email account every now & then...just to make sure legitimate messages weren't sent there by mistake.</p><p></p><p>The only true way to eliminate spam that I know of is...closing old accounts & opening new accounts. But then the new accounts get spam eventually as well.</p><p></p><p>Sorry for such a dreary reply. Spam is one nasty thing to lick!</p><p></p><p>- Nick</p><p></p><p>p.s. I would be a million times grateful if someone REALLY has a way of eliminating spam from existing email accounts. And I mean "<u>e</u>-<u>lim</u>-<u>in</u>-<u>ate</u>". Not just hide it in a spam or junk folder!<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pigoo3, post: 1734205, member: 56379"] Depends on how you define compromised...or define the level of importance of compromise. I get spam on all of my accounts...and that's just the way it is. Consider yourself lucky if you're only getting hammered with spam now (if you've been relatively spam free for years). It doesn't take much. If you innocently sign up for something new (membership to something, membership to a rewards progam, respond to a free offer)...or even legitimate things. If your email info gets shared with just one spam list...that one spammer may be sending out 10's or hundreds of things each day. And if that spammer shares your info with other spammer's...you can see how this can multiply exponentially. All via one innocent sign up a user may do. And BELIEVE ME...we all sign up for stuff!;) Memberships, free offers, online bill pay, music, videos, gaming, Cloud accounts, accounts to online stores, etc. To be very honest...I have not found a REAL solution...other than closing the account...and opening another. But eventually...that account will get spam as well. Every now & then I research the internet to see if anyone has come up with any new solutions to spam...and I still haven't found anything. - Some folks say use the "Unsubscribe" link at the bottom of most spam messages...and other's say never use that link. - Others will say report the spammer to the anti-spam authorities. Of course this doesn't really work. For every spammer that is shut down. 10 more fill the void so to speak. - Some folks set up mailbox rules...this doesn't actually stop the spam. - Some folks say ignore the spam. And as long as you don't reply or don't click on the unsubscribe button...it will go away due to the spammer thinking it's a dead email address. Nope. I've tried this for well over a year...and the spam keeps coming. - It has been said that gmail has pretty good spam control. Actually it's only better by controlling where the spam goes. Into the spam folder instead of the "In Box". It doesn't actually stop the spam. And of course you need to look in the spam folder of every email account every now & then...just to make sure legitimate messages weren't sent there by mistake. The only true way to eliminate spam that I know of is...closing old accounts & opening new accounts. But then the new accounts get spam eventually as well. Sorry for such a dreary reply. Spam is one nasty thing to lick! - Nick p.s. I would be a million times grateful if someone REALLY has a way of eliminating spam from existing email accounts. And I mean "[U]e[/U]-[U]lim[/U]-[U]in[/U]-[U]ate[/U]". Not just hide it in a spam or junk folder!;) [/QUOTE]
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