Five Easy Ways to Avoid Spam Annette Hamilton, Executive Producer ZDNet AnchorDesk August in Seattle means it's time to pick blackberries. Kids grab their buckets and head for the nearest vines, thick with fruit. So many berries hang so close to the ground, they never have to reach far to fill their pails.
Spammers pick email addresses like kids pick blackberries.
They always go after the low-hanging fruit first. So it follows you should make yourself as hard to reach as possible. If you are required to do so, look for a box that asks you if it is okay to send similar offers or information to you. Make sure you say no . Send a request to the list administrator asking him or her to shield you from such postings.