I don't use any SPAM filtering, nor does my provider, but I don't remember getting a spam since the 1990's.
If you take reasonable steps: don't sign up for things except with a throwaway, and keep your email for your friends and family, then how would you ever get spammed? Your friends aren't going to spam you, and the real spammers won't have your addy.
I've followed that approach and am happily spam free. Spam is a 1990's problem, not a 2014-almost-15 problem. Use common sense and that's enough.
by Anonymous Coward writes:
on Monday December 08, 2014 @04:52PM (#48550211)
> Your friends aren't going to spam you Facebook Google+ Linked In
And that's only "legitimate" companies. Viruses have accessed email address books for a variety of reasons. Usually just to perpetuate themselves, but some are no doubt gathering lists of valid addresses.
who gets spam any more? (Score:-1)
I don't use any SPAM filtering, nor does my provider, but I don't remember getting a spam since the 1990's.
If you take reasonable steps: don't sign up for things except with a throwaway, and keep your email for your friends and family, then how would you ever get spammed? Your friends aren't going to spam you, and the real spammers won't have your addy.
I've followed that approach and am happily spam free. Spam is a 1990's problem, not a 2014-almost-15 problem. Use common sense and that's enough.
Re:who gets spam any more? (Score:0)
> Your friends aren't going to spam you
Facebook
Google+
Linked In
And that's only "legitimate" companies. Viruses have accessed email address books for a variety of reasons. Usually just to perpetuate themselves, but some are no doubt gathering lists of valid addresses.