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What should I do if I receive unsolicited e-mail?

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Forward the e-mail to Abuse@BabyGuideUK.com, we will then contact the company and report them to their ISP. If you use e-mail software that can have rules applied to incoming e-mail (e.g. Microsoft Outlook), set up a rule that will automatically delete subsequent e-mails. Then delete the message.

Can I send Unsolicited Bulk E-mail from my account? What if it is not a commercial ad?

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No, unsolicited bulk e-mail of any kind is not permitted. Unsolicited commercial e-mail is strictly prohibited. No. Any involvement with unsolicited bulk e-mail that involves our services in any way is prohibited.

Will I receive unsolicited e-mail if I register on your site?

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No. Acceptance of registration cookies from our Web site does not result in your receiving any additional e-mail from us or from our advertisers. When you registered, you were offered the option to receive promotional e-mail from PE.com or from our advertisers. To check or update this choice, please review your personal information by going to http://www.pe.com/sharedcontent/registration/membercenter.jsp, then selecting Modify My Account in the box on the right side of the registration page.

Will I receive unsolicited e-mail if I accept your cookies?

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No. Acceptance of cookies on our Web site does not result in your receiving any additional e-mail from us or from our advertisers. When you registered, you chose whether to receive promotional e-mail from dallasnews.com or from our advertisers. To check or update this choice, please log in and click on Modify My Account.

Can I send out unsolicited e-mail?

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Absolutely not. Sending out unsolicited e-mail from your Real Web Host virtual server is a direct violation of our Acceptable Uses Policy. Please read our section regarding the Anti-Spam Policy. This includes sending unsolicited e-mail using another SMTP server referencing any websites hosted by Real Web Host. Real Web Host has a "zero-tolerance" for violations of this policy.

How *did* I get this unsolicited e-mail anyway?

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Jamie, in a kind inimitable way, has informed me that some of the scumware sites are showing this page in popups. If you see this alt.spam FAQ in a popup please be assured that spyware / adware sites are doing this to try to discredit anti-spam / anti-spyware sites. See: Please feel free to repost this, e-mail it, put this FAQ on CD's or any other media you can think of. Just please do not pop it up on the screen of anybody who didn't request it.

a member will I receive any unsolicited mail?

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You may choose not to receive a written confirmation of your order by un-ticking the box on the exit page of the site. The only time we contact you directly is to send you free gifts such as calendars. You will not be contacted by any other company as a result of information supplied to us.

I'm getting lots of unsolicited commercial e-mail (aka "spam"), what can I do about it?

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Under NO circumstances - no matter how tempting - should you unsubscribe from the link at the bottom of a spammer's unsolicited offering. Instead of unsubscribing, you are only confirming that your email address is valid. This will ensure your email address' hasty proliferation among the spam operations and spam-gangs.

Can I send spam or unsolicited e-mail?

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No, absolutely not, sending of spam or unsolicited mass e-mailing will result in immediate suspension and quite possibly the termination of your account. This includes mailing lists which falsely advertise themselves as opt-in lists. We do not and absolutely will not tolerate Spammers. Be warned!

How do I deal with unsolicited e-mail (spam)?

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Sadly, unwanted bulk e-mail has seriously abused the world-wide Internet for several years. Because it is a world-wide problem, national, state, and local laws that have been enacted to combat it are largely ineffective. The best advice is to ignore spam: just delete it as soon as you encounter it.

Is there anything I can do to reduce the amount of unsolicited e-mails I receive?

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Yes, PROTECT YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS. Only distribute your e-mail address to those people who you wish to have it. Also, if you do find yourself receiving a lot of unsolicited e-mails, contact your Internet Service Provider (ISP). They can BLOCK FUTURE E-MAILS FROM THE SENDER. This is an important step that can help you and thousands of other subscribers.

What should I be doing (or not doing) when I receive unsolicited mail?

Email and Spam Issues - Web Hosting FAQ
You should never click any "remove me" or "unsubscribe" links in the message, unless this came from a legitimate opt-in mailing list that you remember subscribing to. Many spam messages include bogus removal links, which will only increase you problem by confirming the address reaches a real person. You should never reply to the message, expressing your annoyance at receiving junk mail.

Q How do I set up Microsoft Internet Mail to receive my e-mail?

Internet Texoma FAQ
A Section 4.2a How To Verify And Change Your Mail Settings of Internet Texoma's How To directory has detailed instructions on setting up Internet Mail.

Why do graphics take so long to send and receive via e-mail?

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Many people scan and save photos without realizing the actual file size may be several Megs! These files take a LONG time to be sent via e-mail because they are larger than would fit on several floppy disks. Some service providers don't even accept e-mail messages over a certain size. All scanning software has settings so that you can reduce (compress) the file size down to just a few Kbytes. Check your software 'Help' files for how to do this.
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