Block Spam - How to
The rule is simple, very simple: Do not give out your email
address. Every time you give your email to somebody you risk
to be spammed. Read more under "Why Do I Get Spam"
There are several solutions to block spam emails and other junk
emails. All of this solutions have their pro and contras. Some of them are
free, others cost money.
Use a fake email address account to hide your
personal email address. Such an address can be a
Hotmail account or a temporary email address like our service at
www.myTrashMail.com. The major difference to your personal email
address is that you use this "fake email address" only once.
By not disclosing you personal email address and using a temporary email service
like www.myTrashMail.com you would
almost never get any additional spam email.
Spam Blocker Services
| Name |
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Pro |
Contras |
Overall Rating |
Comments |
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| myTrashMail |
Disposable Email Service |
no password
no signup
email forwarding
delete email
fast access |
prevent only new spam |
***** |
English
Japanese
German
Chinese |
| mailexpire |
Disposable Email Service |
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prevent only new spam
need signup
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| Mailinator |
Disposable Email Service |
no password
no signup |
prevent only new spam |
*** |
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| SpamHole |
Disposable Email Service |
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to complicated
need signup |
* |
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| Spamgourmet |
Disposable Email Service |
no-brainder mode
advantage mode |
need signup |
* |
Dozens of languages |
| SneakEmail |
Disposable Email Service |
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need signup |
* |
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| DiscardMail |
Disposable Email Service |
no password
no signup
forwarding
delete email |
prevent only new spam |
**** |
German |
| Sofort-mail.de |
Disposable Email Service |
no password
no signup |
not hyperlink enabled
prevent only new spam |
** |
German |
| Nervmich.net |
Disposable Email Service |
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need signup |
* |
German |
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Spam filters are located between your email program and your mail server. Most
of them act as a local POP3 server proxy, that picks up all the mail from your
ISP mail account, filters it and then passes it on to your email program the
next time you check you your mail. The spam is automatically blocked and moved
into a Junk email area, from where you can review it, delete it or restore it.
Free Spam Filters
| Name |
Type |
Pro |
Contras |
Overall Rating (max 10) |
Comments |
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| SpamPal |
Spam Filter Software |
Works with Outlook Outlook Express and Eudora
POP3/IMAP4
Tons of features |
Does not work with online email services as Hotmail or Yahoo! Mail
Only for Windows |
***** |
100% Free Software
Multi-lingual Support |
| K9
|
Spam Filter Software |
Windows
MacOS
POSIX |
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** |
100% Free Software
Multi-lingual Support |
| PopFile
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Spam Filter Software |
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Only for Windows |
** |
100% Free Software
Multi-lingual Support |
| Spamihilator |
Spam Filter Software |
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Only for Windows |
** |
100% Free Software
Multi-lingual Support |
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| for a detailed comparison of free spam email filters visit
here
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Commercial Spam Filters
| Name |
Type |
Overall Rating (max 10) |
Comments |
Qurb (Client Based)
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Commercial Spam Filter
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**** |
29.95 USD |
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FuseMail (Web Based)
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Commercial Spam Filter (Web Based)
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***** |
Starts from 19.95 USD |
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Conclusion
By using a fake email address and a spam filter for your email-client, you
should be protected enough from spam emails. You are able to block spam
email by 98% or more. There is no need to buy any commercial products if
the free products work for you. However some people receive up to 2000 spam
mails daily! In such a case a free email filter might still not be good enough.
I personally use www.myTrashMail.com as
my fake email address and www.spampal.org on
my PC at home. In the office we use a paid solution from
SpamInspector.
If you pay money for a spam email filter make sure that you can test it. You
should at least filter 95% of your spam. If not don't buy it and go for another
solution.
There are x-hundreds of commercial spam filtering software on the market. To
choose your preferred solution takes a great amount of time. The 3 above
mentioned products are leaders in the industry and have the best
cost/performance ratio.
Next-> How to report spam
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