| Spam mail is an e-mail which is sent from someone | | | | behaviors. The increasing amount of spam mail will |
| else. It is considered a junk mail to internet users. One | | | | lower bandwidth of the network. Since the year 2001, |
| factor that leads spam mail to the internet users is | | | | spam mail has affected the internet users and has |
| when they leave their e-mail addresses in a Chat | | | | been increasing very fast in 2002. Some says that |
| room. They might leave it on purpose such as leaving | | | | 40% of all e-mails sent around the world are spam, |
| for contacting among themselves. However, besides | | | | and if the amount of spam mail still keeps increasing |
| the people they want to contact with, the e-mail | | | | like this, the percentage could probably be 70. |
| addresses which are left there might be a way for | | | | Furthermore, spam mail might not only hassle the |
| spammers to send this kind of e-mail to the users. | | | | users, but it also comes with hidden danger. |
| Besides Chat room, there are still many other places | | | | Nowadays, many viruses imitate the spam mail's |
| that we might unintentionally leave our e-mail address | | | | characteristics by widely spread e-mails to users. |
| at. For example, subscribing your e-mail address to | | | | When users read the e-mail, they are infected without |
| some news groups or web sites, or leaving your email | | | | any notice. Some viruses affect users' computers a |
| address in forums. Forum is a public place where | | | | little bit, but some of them turn your computers into an |
| anybody around the world can see your e-mail | | | | e-mail spammer to send spam mail to the others. |
| address. They may put your e-mail address in their | | | | Recently, organizations or companies face a lot of |
| spamming lists. Forwarding e-mail is another factor that | | | | spam mail problem. The more we use e-mail to |
| can lead spam mail to you. When e-mail is continually | | | | communicate, the more spam mail problems rise. |
| forwarded to many people, it is very easy for | | | | Because some companies and organizations realize |
| spammers to collect a lot of e-mail addresses | | | | that spam mail problems will affect their work, they |
| because when they receive e-mails, many addresses | | | | have some solutions to prevent and protect |
| are shown in there. Moreover, some companies use | | | | themselves from spam mail. However, they still cannot |
| robot engine, such as spider, to search and collect | | | | fully rely on the solutions because spam mail is |
| e-mail addresses from search engines, web boards, or | | | | developed all the time. Protecting Yourself from Spam |
| forums. They will get a lot of addresses to spam. | | | | Mail - Use a free e-mail address from Hotmail, Yahoo, |
| Sometimes, they get email addresses from spy ware | | | | or Maildozy, to subscribe the news on websites. - |
| hidden under some shareware, freeware, or demo | | | | Never leave your e-mail address on public places like |
| from the internet. Spy wares record internet using | | | | web board or forum. - Tell your friends not to forward |
| behaviors from the users, including e-mail addresses, | | | | e-mails to other people. - Use anti-spy ware software |
| and send all of them to the server. Then they will send | | | | to get rid of spy wares on your computer. |
| advertising e-mails to users according to their | | | | |