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Stop That Spam

Eating more spam than ever? Here's how to keep junk e-mail from ruling your in-box.

By Jim Welp, PCWorld   

9. Unsubscribe with caution.

You'll often find details about how to remove your name from a mailing list in the body of an e-mail message. This can involve replying to the sender with "unsubscribe" in the subject line or going to a Web site. The genuine marketers will usually honor your request and take your name off their mailing lists. In that case, you'll be happy to see the end of some junk e-mail.

However, in the case of illicit spam, when you try to unsubscribe, you simply end up confirming your e-mail address. If anything, you're likely to wind up on more spammers' lists of valid accounts. Don't be surprised if you get pelted with more unsolicited mail after that. So use your judgment. Think twice before pursuing the "remove" option.

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