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Keeping Junk E-Mail Out Of Your Inbox
Spam isn't just a nuisance; it's also a time waster and a productivity reducer for business. Of course, it's inexpensive for the spammers to send, and they may reap significant financial benefits from selling their "wares." However, a good number of those unsolicited messages are scams, which, again, wastes the time and money of the unsuspecting. In addition to installing and using spam filters, you can protect yourself from this sea of garbage. Here are some tips I've compiled to help keep the growing wave of unwanted messages from flooding your inbox.
Feel free to print out the list and hang it in your coffee room, hallway , or wherever co-workers get together. The tips can be used at the office and for personal-use computers. The more we can prevent receiving spam, the less incentive the spammers will have to send it. Let's try to prevent that 90% figure from becoming a reality. « Ex-Apple Employee's Firing Makes For Great YouTube Video | Main | Vista Still Seems Buffeted By Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) 'False Positives' » |
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