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Everyday it’s the same old story. Open your mail and find the line of spam mails in your inbox. Not only is this annoying but it is also dangerous. It causes great financial losses to the administration which deals with it and carries high potential to inflict great financial losses to the individuals who may fall in this spam trap that has been laid for them. Actually, spam e-mails are sent by fraudulent companies and individuals. These spam e-mails are usually loaded with viruses, spy programs and other unwelcome software’s. Despite new laws and verdicts, still the numbers of spam e-mails are rising day after day.

Protection of ones inbox or mail box from these spam e-mails is a growing concern for people nowadays. There are a lot of software’s that are being developed nowadays so as to block the flow of spam e-mails. But, there are some simple steps following which an individual can block the flow of spam e-mails in his mailbox.

One should always try to protect his or hers email address. Care should be taken by individuals that they don’t display their email addresses at chat rooms or at any other rooms were they are taking online services. For example, if once an individual displays his email address at any directory room; any spammer who is in the lookout of email addresses may spot it and then send spasm at that email address. Individuals are also advised to sometimes create two or three email addresses. People are advised to do so, so that they can use there addresses for different and specialized use. Implying that an individual can use one of his email address for personal messages, one for service rooms, one for public chat etc. depending upon the needs of the individual.

Spammers have a unique style of working. Sometimes they just use dictionary attacks to sort out possible name combinations while sending spam. Thus users with a common name as an email address may often fall as a victim of the spam emails than an individual who has a unique email address. Thus it is usually advisable to have a unique email address, if the person really intends in keeping the spam emails against his mail box.

Moreover, most of the email accounts provide filter tools the user, just in case if the individual wants to keep the spam emails away from his email address.

The above said methods are very simple and any individual who follows these simple steps will come to know how simple yet so effective these steps are in keeping junk and spam emails away from their email addresses.

One of the most effective ways to fight spam is to use Spam Arrest.

When you signup for Spam Arrest, you will receive a new @spamarrest.com email address. You can also protect your existing email accounts by forwarding them to your Spam Arrest email address, or by having Spam Arrest periodically poll them.

All of your non-spam email is placed into your Spam Arrest inbox, which you can access using POP3 or IMAP from your email program (such as Outlook or Eudora) or from any web browser using our powerful webmail system.

Spam Arrest allows you to pre-define who is allowed to send you mail.

You can authorize specific email addresses, domains, and mailing lists, either manually or using our import tools.

Spam Arrest also provides you with disposable email sub-addresses, which allow you to receive messages from unknown senders and automated systems without exposing your real email address.

Spam Arrest uses Challenge/Response technology to keep the spam out. Emails from unknown senders will receive an auto-reply message asking them to verify themselves.

When the sender clicks the link in the email, they are taken to a webpage where they are “challenged” to type in a word that is hidden within a graphic or a sound file (for visually-impaired users).

When the sender successfully completes the “response”, their email is forwarded to your inbox, and they are then added to your authorized sender list.

The challenge/response process is easy for people, but impossible for automated systems (i.e. spambots), to complete.

Emails from unauthorized senders are held in your “unverified” folder for seven days.

You can access these emails at any time by logging into the the Spam Arrest website, and can manually approve any senders from whom you wish to receive email.

Getting started with Spam Arrest is quick and easy. Just fill out some basic information, and your account will be ready to use immediately. Subscriptions are available for as low as $3.12 a month.

Not sure if Spam Arrest is right for you? Give it a try absolutely free for 30-days, no credit card required. If you are unsatisfied, you can cancel at any time.

If you get stuck or have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact our customer support staff. We’re here to help!

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