Spam and Junk Have Overwhelmed Me - is There a Solution?

I cannot stand this spam business any more. What is even more frustrating is the fact that there are no real solutions out there for me to get rid of spam once and for all. Everywhere I look communication has stopped being communication any more. Good people have been scared into retreat from spam and have found relief in creating cocoons of temporary relief from spam. I am talking about things like «thank you for subscribing to our blur blur blur, but please check your inbox to confirm it is really you!...» Aaahhh can someone quantify the lost resources in time and money due to spam/junk?

I want to throw a challenge to all you smart programmers. Can you come up with a lasting solution? Let me give you some ideas along these lines:

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How To Get Rid Of Spam Emails

In February 2007, there were 90 billion spams sent per day and this number is increasing everyday. What is a spam email? Spam email is a bulk email or junk email and the sender sent it to numerous recipients without their permission.

I think many of us get this type of email everyday. It's really annoying and no one likes it and deleting it doesn't mean that we have solved the problem. But, there are ways on how you can get rid of spam and prevent it from coming to your email inbox.

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Fighting Spam - Is It A Loosing Battle?

In June this year, Neo from WebProWorld started a very interesting discussion on spam. Although his post mainly revolved around forum spam, he did touch a very actual topic. Spam is not only limited to one medium only, spam is a much bigger problem than most people realise. We have to deal with forum spam, search engine spam, e-mail form spam, guest book spam (for those who still use guest books on their websites), article spam (yes article syndication can also turn into annoying spam), IRC spam, blog spam, comment spam, ebook spam, affiliate network spam, mobile phone spam, and of course the infamous unsolicited junk e-mails. I am sure I missed a couple, but I think you get the picture, spam has infiltrated almost every digital form of communication. No wonder people become pessimistic about fighting spam.

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