NEWS AND UPDATES

Spam at all time high

A new survey suggests that 95% of all emails are now considered spam. Read more here

October 16, 2007
Happy birthday spam

Today marks the anniversary of the first recorded piece of unsolicited electronic mail (email). Read more here

May 1, 2007
The web is under attack

Two articles on the BBC Technology site highlight the growing use of the interent by cyber criminals and how it could spell the end of the world wide web as we know it. Read more here

January 25, 2007
The changing face of spam

The use of graphical images in spam emails are causing more problems than just filling up your inbox. Read more here

January 21, 2007
Nearly 90% of all email is spam

A report published yesterday suggests that 89.73% of all email sent is spam with the majority of it originating from Europe. Read more here

December 06, 2006

 

 

HOW TO STOP SPAM AND JUNK E-MAIL

Spam Free Diet - a plate of spamAccording to a report by Microsoft, between 40-80% of all e-mails are spam.

 

This amounts to an incredible 55 billion spam e-mails a day.

 

E-mail spam is big business. Reports suggest that a list of 11 million e-mail addresses can be purchased by spammers for as little as $500.

 

Whilst the spammers are making money it won't go away so what can you do today to protect your computer?

 

SpamFreeDiet.com is a totally free resource for home users and businesses. It contains reviews of the latest spam blocking software available on the market, news on the latest spam or e-mail scams going round and advice on how to protect you and your family from the menace that is spam.

Noun - spam (plural spams)

 

1. (uncountable noun) A collection of unsolicited bulk electronic messages
I get far too much spam

2. (countable noun) An unsolicited electronic message sent in bulk, e.g. by email or newsgroups.
I received 58 spams yesterday

3. (proper noun) A canned meat product made of 100 % pure pork and ham. SPAM luncheon meat, a product first produced by Hormel Foods in 1937 in Austin, Minn.

 

Definition taken from Wiktionary

 

We're not planning on saying too much about the third definition of spam but if we get enough requests, we might change our mind!

 

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