{"id":1861,"date":"2009-08-17T23:50:07","date_gmt":"2009-08-17T21:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/helpcentre\/?p=1861"},"modified":"2024-01-09T08:51:22","modified_gmt":"2024-01-09T06:51:22","slug":"what-besides-using-the-spam-filter-can-i-do-to-reduce-the-amount-of-spam-email-i-get","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/email\/what-besides-using-the-spam-filter-can-i-do-to-reduce-the-amount-of-spam-email-i-get\/","title":{"rendered":"What, besides using the spam filter, can I do to reduce the amount of spam email I get?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tips for reducing spam:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Never click on an unsubscribe link on a <b>spam email<\/b>. That only serves to confirm that someone actually reads the spam they send you and they will then <strong>sell your email address<\/strong> to other spammers.<\/li>\n<li>If your email address is on your website, you might want to change to using a <strong>form mailer<\/strong> for contact. Spammers harvest email addresses using a spider program. The spider searches websites and gathers any email address it can find.<\/li>\n<li>If you participate in <strong>newsgroups<\/strong>, do not use your email address in the \u201creply to\u201d field of your newsreader. Again, spammers harvest these groups for valid email addresses.<\/li>\n<li>Consider adding the spam email address to the <a href=\"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/control-panel\/allow-or-block-an-email-address\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Block List<\/a>. This will result in the mail being <strong>rejected<\/strong> before it gets to your mailbox and it will be permanently deleted.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false,"plain":"Tips for reducing spam:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Never click on an unsubscribe link on a <b>spam email<\/b>. That only serves to confirm that someone actually reads the spam they send you and they will then <strong>sell your email address<\/strong> to other spammers.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>If your email address is on your website, you might want to change to using a <strong>form mailer<\/strong> for contact. Spammers harvest email addresses using a spider program. The spider searches websites and gathers any email address it can find.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>If you participate in <strong>newsgroups<\/strong>, do not use your email address in the \u201creply to\u201d field of your newsreader. Again, spammers harvest these groups for valid email addresses.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Consider adding the spam email address to the <a href=\"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/control-panel\/allow-or-block-an-email-address\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Block List<\/a>. This will result in the mail being <strong>rejected<\/strong> before it gets to your mailbox and it will be permanently deleted.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article will explain alternate tips for reducing spam, other than using only the spam 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