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Started 6 months ago by Brazilianboiii
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Brazilianboiii

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When i open my Email (Windows Live Mail)
In my in box i get many, many junk emails in there, i block and delete them all
They're all these types of emails...with offers and what not.

HOW DO I GET RID OF THEM ALL FOR GOOD?
I've been getting over 50+ everyday!

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whs

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Hmm, that is strange. I get a bout 2 or 3 per year on my hotmail and AOL mail accounts. Maybe you should try another mail server.

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ScottW

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Good news! The latest figures suggest that only 86% of all e-mail messages are spam, down from around 90%. In 2008, it is estimated that around 62 trillion spam e-mails were sent (PDF file).

whs, you lead a very sheltered (e-mail) life.

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whs

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Ya, I do not use Email a lot - maybe 5 to 8 mails per day. But even the wife, who gets 50 to 60 valid mails per day has hardly ever seen a spam mail. Maybe it is AOL that keeps them away.

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madmacs

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I have never had a spam e-mail due to only giving my e-mail to friends, associates and unchecking things when I buy a program online. On the other hand my misses gets about 300 a day, LOL. She likes to play online prize games, and so on. I think it´s about who you give your e-mail to rather than it being sold to spammers!! Matt

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whs

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The question is also how to define "spam". I sometimes get promotional mails from companies where I have bought products. I myself do not consider this to be spam, but information. "Spam", in my definition, is unsollicited mail from someone with whom I never had any contact before. But maybe that is not a valid definition.

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Brazilianboiii

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Hunm.. i still didn't get an answer :-p
HOW DO I STOP THEM ALL...I Block AND delete them daily

Or should i just make a new Email address?
Altho this would be my 4th if i make a new one.

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Brazilianboiii

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Wait could i possibly DELETE my Email... Then i would go back to https://signup.live.com/signup.aspx?rollrs=12&lic=1
and sign up again with the same Email..??

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spector

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try gmail or yahoo, they have really good spam filters

you could also try gmx.com that is my personal favorite

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Brazilianboiii

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I do have a Yahoo, but I want an MSN beacuse i chat with folks useing it.
Yes i know you can use Yahoo to chat with MSN contacts too, but i prefer MSN over Yahoo
:( I guess I'll have to make a new account?!?!

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