Archive for September 2011
Use Filter Option in Gmail to Delete the Mails From a Sender Automatically
The intelligent approach towards the message handling makes Gmail most popular in the email services. The smart spam filtering algorithm of Gmail keep your Inbox clean from almost all Spam and Junk mails. You can make your Inbox more clean with the smart filtering options.
With Gmail filters you can effectively control the flow of incoming messages, using the combination of keywords, sender/recipients e mail id etc you can automatically label, archive, delete, star or forward mails to keep it out of even from your Spam folder.
How to block a sender
1. Click on the link “create a filter” near the search bar of your Gmail.
2. In the next window you can define your filter rules, e mail id of sender, recipients, Subject, Keywords etc. If you want to block e mail from multiple senders separate the e mail ids with “|” (Shift back slash) i.e abc@ example.com|xyz@example.com. If you want to block the email from an entire domain enter the site address in the “from” field. Click Next.
3. Choose the action to be followed on messages that match the criteria you specified. You can Archive, Mark it as read, Star, Apply a label, forward to an e mail id, Delete, or skip from Spam.
If you select the option “delete” the filtered messages will automatically deleted, it will not even go to Spam folder. Next click “Create filter.”
Remember: This method will not prevent the sender from sending mails, at least you can stay away from reading the mails.
Email Spam Blocker – Free Up Space in Your Inbox
There are lots of things that an email spam blocker may help a PC user achieve. First of all, in order to fully appreciate such a tool, one should keep in mind the dangers that come with unsolicited mails, besides the unpleasant task of having to identify good emails from junk. The email blocker tool helps one free up space in the inbox for an improvement of the applications. Secondly, spam often contains viruses and malevolent programs that phish for personal data or prevent the computer from functioning correctly. By blocking the access to such messages, you keep your personal details safe and the PC clean.
An email spam blocker also saves many parents from the concern of protecting young children against adult content. Normally designed for the general public, the various anti-spam softwares available unclog the email and preserve a safe and politically correct mail environment. There’s no doubt that some tools are better than others! A main issue is the compatibility between the email spam blocker, your computer and the email software provider. Do not buy a program that claims to work with any PC systems unless you can test the tool and be certain of the compatibility by close examination.
It could be hard to choose between a free and a paid email spam blocker. Check the free versions and see whether they match your needs. There is no rush into paying for a commercial product when you can have the same efficiency for free. Moreover, do not believe advertisers that try to convince you about how powerful their product is. Complex features do correspond to high prices and superior quality levels. Companies and corporations usually buy such advanced email spam blocker tools in order to protect their computer networks from unsolicited mail.
It is also important to distinguish between an email spam blocker that is permanently installed on your computer and an anti-spam service for which you need to pay a monthly fee. Updates are available for most tools, so you should be able to keep the spam blocker operational at high performance levels. Investigate all the variants carefully before deciding for an anti-spam program, and limit the number of actions performed online that make you a victim of spammers. Do not reveal your email address on unknown pages and take all the precaution necessary to keep your computer safe.
How to Prevent Email Spam
You should have heard much about spam. What exactly spam is? I define spam as something unrequested. For email spam, it is usually advertisement sent by bots to your email address – that is not requested by you. These bots collect emails by various method, and one of the common one is from websites.
Beware when giving out your email address using online forms, they might be one of those agents that collect email address and sell it to third parties. Sometimes, you might also show your email address on social websites profile, like Friendster and MySpace. Showing your email address on websites has a very high risk of being spam.
Do that mean that you can’t share your email address with others? No. You can share it, but in a way that only human will understand, and not bots. I will show you how, but I can’t assure you that it will work. I don’t know how tricky bots nowadays are, so the methods I show might be overcome by those bots.
Play around with symbols
Bot recognize email address by 2 ways, using the “@” symbol and those widely use email domains, like hotmail and gmail. Instead of writing your email address in a proper way like example@gmail.com, you can convert it to example|a|gmail [dot] com. You can then explain it to others so they understand what you mean, like “Please convert |a| to @ and [dot] to “.”. You can convert your email address to anything you feel that is readable by humans, but not bots.
Use image to represent email address
Instead of using text, you can also use images to represent your email address. If you usually spend your online time on community forums or blogs, you might notice them too.
Creating email address image
It is very easy to create such images. You can either do it manually using Photoshop or use a generator for easier task. Here’s some generators:
Email Icon Generator – If you are using free email provider Safe Mail – If you are using your own domain as email Mask Email Image Generator – If you are using your own domain as email
Disclaimer: This article is written based on my experience. Some of the facts might not be correct or has been updated. If you found anything wrong, feel free to contact me and let me know.