[Hidden-tech] So much junk mail!

[Annamarie Pluhar]

Thanks for this. Recently I was without computer but on iPhone only for 
a week and was appalled by all the spam I get (SpamSieve deleting it on 
my computer.) We'll see how the settings my web hosting changes things.


Annamarie Pluhar

Pluhar Consulting
http://www.pluharconsulting.com
802.451.1941
802.579.5975 (cell)

On 17 Jul 2015, at 15:51, Chris Hart wrote:

> I don't remember if you received useful responses, or not, Christine.
>
> For some reason I didn't see your posting until now, so I thought I'd 
> respond...
>
> One thing you could do is look at the spam settings in your web 
> hosting interface.  Many web hosts have spam filter adjustments, that 
> you can increase/decrease to customize the percentage of junk/real 
> mail you get.  Many web hosts use spam assassin which has a default 
> setting of 5.  I would suggest lowering it to 3 (which 
> counterintuitively is more aggressive).
>
> If you find that's not effective enough, you could talk to your web 
> host about a premium anti-spam solution (that you would have to pay 
> them an additional fee for).
>
> Lastly, you could use SpamSieve on your Mac....
> http://c-command.com/spamsieve/ <http://c-command.com/spamsieve/>
> Which is very effective and can be trained for the types of junk you 
> receive.
>
> Chris Hart
>   Computer Support & Technology Consulting
>      for Connecticut and Western Massachusetts
>          Tel: 860-291-9393
>              chris at chrishart.net
>                  http://www.MyMacTech.com
> 			
>
>
>> On Apr 22, 2015, at 2:23 PM, Christine Polaczak 
>> <chris at cpdesignworks.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Dear Hidden-Tech gurus,
>>
>> Just recently, my email Junk folder has become over-filled with 
>> unsolicited mail — over 100 each morning and many more throughout 
>> the day.
>>
>> Short of changing my email address, is there a way to stop the flood 
>> of junk? I use Mac Mail on a MacBook Pro with iOS Yosemite v 10.10.3.
>>
>> Thanks on advance for your sage advice.
>>
>> Chris
>>
>> Christine Polaczak
>> chris at cpdesignworks.com <mailto:chris at cpdesignworks.com>
>> 413 539-3582
>>
>>
>>
>>
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