How to Report Spam

[Chiron]

I just updated the article.

Let me know what you think.

[HeffeD]

I like the changes, but there is possibly one thing you could add. (Whether to this article or your how to avoid spam article)

It's best to have your email reader set to not display images. (If you open a spam email by accident, let's say...) If a spammer places an image in the spam email, it will get downloaded from the spammers server, and all they need to do is check their server logs to know which email addresses are active. Pretty much guaranteeing your address will be spammed relentlessly.

[Chiron]

(03-05-2011 04:27 AM)HeffeD wrote:  I like the changes, but there is possibly one thing you could add. (Whether to this article or your how to avoid spam article)

It's best to have your email reader set to not display images. (If you open a spam email by accident, let's say...) If a spammer places an image in the spam email, it will get downloaded from the spammers server, and all they need to do is check their server logs to know which email addresses are active. Pretty much guaranteeing your address will be spammed relentlessly.

This is already mentioned in the article about how to avoid spam.

If you don't think it comes off that way then please let me know and I'll change it.

Thanks.

[HeffeD]

(03-05-2011 05:54 AM)Chiron wrote:  This is already mentioned in the article about how to avoid spam.

If you don't think it comes off that way then please let me know and I'll change it.

Thanks.

It does come off that way quite well, sorry about that... My brain must have been on autopilot when I read that article. :oops: