help spam !!!!!! emails!!

nickj_2

if you need an email address and don't want to give your own one try https://www.2prong.com , v handy if you need to register an address but don't want any spam

i also use gmail and as to date haven't received any spam

isofa

superscaper wrote: »

And just as an anecdote for me personally (I get zero spam without any filtering switched on):
I have my own domain and I give different sites I sign up with their own unique address (e.g. [EMAIL="amazon@mydomain.co.uk"]amazon@mydomain.co.uk[/EMAIL]). These are all forwarded to a single address (can be as random as you like @yourdomain.co.uk) that is never given out as an email address. So far I've had a handful of scam emails. All I did was delete the addresses they were sent to (if they're important then I replace them, e.g. [EMAIL="amazon2@mydomain.co.uk"]amazon2@mydomain.co.uk[/EMAIL]). Also MOST importantly in looking at which address any spam type email is sent to I know which company gave out my details. You can then complain to that company (it is illegal to give out addresses to spammers without your permission). Last time I did that (it doesn't happen often) the IT manager emailed me himself to thank me because it lead them to finding a virus infected server on their system sending out spam without their knowledge. So it basically helped stop all the spam it was sending out to everyone else as well.

This is exactly what I do, and as superscaper says it has many advantages, but being able to track who leaked your address is the best one.

For postal mail, when I've applied for tickets, I've added a random house name, plus the rest of our address (inc house number), so you can easily see which company illegally sold your details on, even when you ticked the "don't pass my details on" box.

Coveredinbees!!!!

Thanks moss that gave me a giggle