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Offline Localonthe8s

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This is driving me nuts...
« on: June 08, 2008, 02:32:36 PM »
I'm getting spam EVERYDAY in my gmail inbox. I have never posted my email address publically. i also am getting tired of removing the spam in my inbox too frequent. how can i prevent or overcome this?

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Re: This is driving me nuts...
« Reply #1 on: June 08, 2008, 03:20:04 PM »
Use a 3rd party email client such as Outlook or Thunderbird.
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Re: This is driving me nuts...
« Reply #2 on: June 08, 2008, 03:40:30 PM »
I should also mention it's the same spam messages but from different users.

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Re: This is driving me nuts...
« Reply #3 on: June 08, 2008, 03:58:44 PM »
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Re: This is driving me nuts...
« Reply #4 on: June 08, 2008, 04:00:17 PM »
I never see an ounce of spam in my gmail box. It all goes directly to the spam folder, without my ever seeing it or knowing about it.