SPAM, are you getting too much of it?!
Hello fellow QL'ers!
I just cleared my gmail account of spam this morning, now the last time I did was about 3 days ago, I had 17 all deftly caught by the spam filter!
I always check just in case a genuine email was confused & thrown in the box.
Gmail auto deletes every 30 days but I prefer to do it myself before the list get's too long.
The reason I ask is that I've been using this email account for about 2 years now & am pleasantly surprised how little spam I get in comparison to the previous provider, where on a daily basis I'd sometimes have 100+....! I'm not on any 'dodgy' sites I should add!
What say you, spam a big problem in personal or work emails?
I'm not referring to QL inbox 'spam', think we all get those 'lost in love, looking for a friend' type pm's lol..!!
Torque 8-)
and it worked perfect for me....
Trying to use the laptop less often to help posture, LOL. 'Scuse long delay in replying!
typical...can't check now as I have no spam left...lol!!!
I like the 'spam recipes' that come up when you're in the Spam folder, like 'Vineyard Spam salad' etc, I know they're coming from a google's search engine but always makes me chuckle!
Must try some of the recipes actually!
Oh, brought a wok back from Dubai so I'm a happy bunny now!
I never used Yahoo, had btinternet in the UK..., that was riddled with spam despite the promises to the contrary....!
How's the neck & shoulders today?
Torque 8-)
Yes, I agree, Torque, Gmail is miles better than Yahoo for reducing spam. Some of the spam headlines make me laugh though, like "Heather decides to remove other leg", etc.
lol Baldrick :)
- I used it when I was switching jobs as it is my real name and wanted it for business, instead of "baldrick2dogs-at- ...."
I don't check it that often so when you posted I looked .... 1262 spam messages since July 19th
Apparenty, I can see Angelina Jolie Naked and I need viagra - could the 2 be linked in any way?
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"If it ain't broke, don't fix it."
I used hotmail for the past 12 yrs. I put my filter on high, so only people on my address book can reach my inbox, however like you Torque, i rather check the junk mail box myself and see wether any genuine mails got thrown over there.
I also have an account in lycos and yahoo. The one on lycos can received like over 50 spam a day. Not bothering me that much because i dont use them ...
i get 3-5 spams a day... i just empty them all at once...