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jonkay1 · June 3rd, 2012, 11:19 PM

My email has been completely taken over by a tsunami of penis enlargement ads. I may get 4 to 10 legitimate emails from friends or family or businesses that I deal with. But I also get 25 to 40 emails a day about penis enlargement. I am tempted to just abandon the account and start anew, but I have had that email address for at least 15 years. Companies like EBay, Amazon, Paypal---the list goes on, have that email address as my main contact, so I hate to give it up. Any suggestions about how to fight the spam?

getbent · June 3rd, 2012, 11:29 PM

look at less porn. (for awhile)
mark the email as spam and it will get blocked and routed to your junk folder.

Jupiter · June 3rd, 2012, 11:36 PM

Funny, I only get penis reduction spam....

thorton077 · June 3rd, 2012, 11:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Jupiter

Funny, I only get penis reduction spam....

lol

jonkay1 · June 3rd, 2012, 11:49 PM

I don't turn on my computer as often as I used to. Most often I use an IPad or my cellphone to view my emails or surf the Internet. These don't give me the option to mark as spam, at least I don't think they do. But even when I do use my computer, marking an email as spam doesn't seem to help.

J-man · June 3rd, 2012, 11:49 PM

Junk it instead of simply deleting it, if you aren't already. Or get a new e-mail address!

thorton077 · June 3rd, 2012, 11:51 PM

See if you can block/unsubscribe to those senders.

telleutelleme · June 4th, 2012, 12:05 AM

There are spam blocking options with most commercial anti-virus software and many of the packaged ISP's like comcast, att, earthlink etc. do spam blocking.

flyingbanana · June 4th, 2012, 12:10 AM

Like the others mentioned, log on with a regular pc and go through and mark the suspect emails as spam. Eventually, most of those kinds of email will simply end up in the junk/spam folder.

jonkay1 · June 4th, 2012, 12:24 AM

I did some online research. Apparently, lots of people are being swamped and overwhelmed with junk email. There are spam filters available for IPads and cellphones for a monthly subscription, but I don't want to pay. I just read that if I link my regular email account to a gmail account, I can use Googles spam filter for free. Not sure how that works, but I am about to find out.

raito · June 4th, 2012, 12:29 AM

It's a lot wprse if you own ypur own domain. I figure that I'm about 100 to 1 ratio. Blocking senders doesn't work, because the spammers change their addresses.

PennyCentury · June 4th, 2012, 12:55 AM

Gmail webmail (free) has a good content-based spam filter.

tazzboy · June 4th, 2012, 01:34 AM

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Originally Posted by PennyCentury

Gmail webmail (free) has a good content-based spam filter.

Plus one on Gmail.

Racer5 · June 4th, 2012, 01:35 AM

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Originally Posted by tazzboy

Plus one on Gmail.

me too.

I can't remember the last time I saw a spam message make it to my inbox. Months ago I would guess, and it was just one. Kind of unnerving when you aren't used to seeing them flood in every day.

jonkay1 · June 4th, 2012, 01:48 AM

I just found a link to a program called Mail Washer. It is totally free and seems quite promising. I think it will be my solution to this spam none sense.

DeepSouth · June 4th, 2012, 01:54 AM

I hope cleaning that spam doesn't leave you feeling a bit deflated [cough]

pchilson · June 4th, 2012, 08:20 AM

Go ahead with the enlargement. They will eventually tire of preaching to the choir...

LarsOS · June 4th, 2012, 08:24 AM

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Originally Posted by jonkay1

I just read that if I link my regular email account to a gmail account, I can use Googles spam filter for free. Not sure how that works, but I am about to find out.

If your "regular email account" has a web interface, you can probably set it up to forward all email to your gmail account. You'll then have to read everything in the gmail interface, but gmail's excellent spam filter will also work its wonders on everything.

didikai · June 4th, 2012, 08:47 AM

But don't forget to check your junk mail as legit stuff sometimes ends up in there

StratBluesRock · June 4th, 2012, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by pchilson

Go ahead with the enlargement. They will eventually tire of preaching to the choir...

Your wife/gf might like it as well

June 3rd, 2012, 11:19 PM	#1 (permalink)
jonkay1 Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2003 Location: Sacramento, California Posts: 431	My email is totally swamped My email has been completely taken over by a tsunami of penis enlargement ads. I may get 4 to 10 legitimate emails from friends or family or businesses that I deal with. But I also get 25 to 40 emails a day about penis enlargement. I am tempted to just abandon the account and start anew, but I have had that email address for at least 15 years. Companies like EBay, Amazon, Paypal---the list goes on, have that email address as my main contact, so I hate to give it up. Any suggestions about how to fight the spam?

June 3rd, 2012, 11:29 PM	#2 (permalink)
getbent Super Moderator Telefied Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: San Benito County, California Posts: 25,442 37 Photos	look at less porn. (for awhile) mark the email as spam and it will get blocked and routed to your junk folder. __________________ "My favorite thing is when Don and Glenn are writing together, that is the stuff I like to play guitar to." -Joe Walsh.

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Jupiter Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Osaka, Japan Age: 50 Posts: 6,771 6 Photos	Funny, I only get penis reduction spam.... __________________ If only we could use our evil powers For the good of mankind. --Tito and Tarantula Climbing Mt. Stupid since 1962

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June 3rd, 2012, 11:49 PM	#5 (permalink)
jonkay1 Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2003 Location: Sacramento, California Posts: 431	I don't turn on my computer as often as I used to. Most often I use an IPad or my cellphone to view my emails or surf the Internet. These don't give me the option to mark as spam, at least I don't think they do. But even when I do use my computer, marking an email as spam doesn't seem to help.

June 4th, 2012, 12:05 AM	#8 (permalink)
telleutelleme Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Houston Age: 65 Posts: 9,443	There are spam blocking options with most commercial anti-virus software and many of the packaged ISP's like comcast, att, earthlink etc. do spam blocking. __________________ "Blues is a natural fact, is something that a fellow lives. If you don't live it you don't have it. Young people have forgotten to cry the blues. Now they talk and get lawyers and things. " - Big Bill Broonzy

June 4th, 2012, 12:10 AM	#9 (permalink)
flyingbanana Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Southern, California Posts: 5,165	Like the others mentioned, log on with a regular pc and go through and mark the suspect emails as spam. Eventually, most of those kinds of email will simply end up in the junk/spam folder.

June 4th, 2012, 12:24 AM	#10 (permalink)
jonkay1 Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2003 Location: Sacramento, California Posts: 431	I did some online research. Apparently, lots of people are being swamped and overwhelmed with junk email. There are spam filters available for IPads and cellphones for a monthly subscription, but I don't want to pay. I just read that if I link my regular email account to a gmail account, I can use Googles spam filter for free. Not sure how that works, but I am about to find out.

June 4th, 2012, 12:29 AM	#11 (permalink)
raito Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Madison, WI Age: 51 Posts: 1,342	It's a lot wprse if you own ypur own domain. I figure that I'm about 100 to 1 ratio. Blocking senders doesn't work, because the spammers change their addresses.

June 4th, 2012, 12:55 AM	#12 (permalink)
PennyCentury Friend of Leo's Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 4,967	Gmail webmail (free) has a good content-based spam filter. __________________ .Ceiling Cat is watching you peditate.

June 4th, 2012, 01:48 AM	#15 (permalink)
jonkay1 Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2003 Location: Sacramento, California Posts: 431	I just found a link to a program called Mail Washer. It is totally free and seems quite promising. I think it will be my solution to this spam none sense.

June 4th, 2012, 01:54 AM	#16 (permalink)
DeepSouth Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 1,089	I hope cleaning that spam doesn't leave you feeling a bit deflated [cough]

June 4th, 2012, 08:20 AM	#17 (permalink)
pchilson Friend of Leo's Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Loveland, Colorado Age: 55 Posts: 3,654	Go ahead with the enlargement. They will eventually tire of preaching to the choir...

June 4th, 2012, 08:47 AM	#19 (permalink)
didikai Tele-Meister Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: London Posts: 259	But don't forget to check your junk mail as legit stuff sometimes ends up in there

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