For many, junk e-mail has become a daily occurrence, much like its paper equivalent.
Spams are the most common form of junk e-mail.
These bulk mailings are sent from a spamming site to many recipients. While such mail is annoying and not in line with the purpose of MITnet, there is little that IS staff can do to prevent companies from advertising in this manner. Most attempts to intervene have been in vain. The bottom line is that as long as companies get some positive responses to their spams, they can choose to ignore all the negative ones. If you receive a spam, you have a few courses of action.