[matt]

for the last couple of months my .mac account has been getting slammed with spam!

i have had this account for years and just recently i have been getting a ton of "stock tips" it is getting worse and Apple:Mail does not have a good built-in blocker (if it does i don't know how to use it)

any advice/software to block these stock tip spam emails?

thanks!

[Windowsrookie]

Stop posting your email address on porn sites.

[Banana]

WR, somehow I don't think it was funny, considering he's asking for a help...


Matt- I don't know of any spam blocker, but can you check if your .mac account supports bouncing emails? That is probably more effective than simply blocking it.

[Windowsrookie]

Chill out banana, it was just a joke.

[LudwigVan]

Originally Posted by windowsrookie Chill out banana, it was just a joke.

Yeah, I think Banana got the joke part since he mentioned that it wasn't funny.

For the original poster: Apple's KB gives a quick primer on Mail's Junk Mail filter, though you may already be acquainted with this. I've read of other Mail users "losing" their filter settings once in a while, though whether this would affect the Junk Mail filter, I don't know. (Grasping at straws here.)

[Windowsrookie]

Ok From Now On Banana And Ludwigvan Forbid All Jokes!!!!!!!

[matt]

i guess i am the only one receiving these ridiculous stock tips?

if not what do you do, aside from just delete them?

[Engine Joe]

Originally Posted by windowsrookie Ok From Now On Banana And Ludwigvan Forbid All Jokes!!!!!!!

Nah, just unfunny ones.

[Fahrenheit]

A google search revealed some quite good solutions, although since I don't use apple:mail yet, it is not very useful!

[Brad]

Originally Posted by matt i have had this account for years and just recently i have been getting a ton of "stock tips" it is getting worse and Apple:Mail does not have a good built-in blocker (if it does i don't know how to use it)

Are you saying you didn't know Mail has a spam filter or that it's not any good?

(Preferences -> Junk Mail -> Enable junk mail filtering)

[matt]

its not good

[Windowsrookie]

Spam Blocker works pretty well for me. Only about 2 a week get thru, considering I get about 5 spam messages a day. I would say thats not bad.

[hendddd]

Intego have just released this

[Ghost2]

Originally Posted by windowsrookie Stop posting your email address on porn sites.

That's crazy!

[colivigan]

Originally Posted by matt i guess i am the only one receiving these ridiculous stock tips? if not what do you do, aside from just delete them?

Short them. You'll make a fortune. Really.