Here's how to kill SPAM...

Joseph Then · 02-24-2009, 09:22 PM

I found an interesting way to kill SPAM.

One of my email account has been a target for SPAM. I receive at least 100 SPAM email everyday. I cannot throw away this account due to business reasons. So I have to go through all the emails everyday.

Then, my server went down for one day, due to bad hosting.

I cannot receive emails for one whole day, which can be nice because I can concentrate on my work.

When my email service is back, I realized that for the past 2 days, I receive very little SPAM emails. About 10-20 per day.

It seems to be that those spammers have automated software and it will process any undelivered emails and get them 'out of the spam list'. I believe it's part of the spammer's 'housekeeping'

So, if you want get rid of your spam emails, shut down your email for 1 day.

Stuart Stirling · 02-24-2009, 09:26 PM

I make sure I enable spamassassin in my cpanel on all my sites.

When I did that, my spam got cut from 100 a day to maybe 10
a day. But your trick might work too

Stuart

Trieu · 02-24-2009, 10:21 PM

there are some good software that deals with spam like mail washer pro

EJ Lear · 02-24-2009, 10:41 PM

One of the problems with cPanel is if you don't have it setup to automatically reject email sent to non-existant users it will pile up on the server.

There's a good post on how to get this to stop here: Can cPanel/exim REJECT unknown addresses? - SpamCop Discussion

I tend to not use common email addresses like (admin@, support@, webmaster@) combined with the proper settings on the server and it works great.

Hope this helps!

Respectfully,
EJ

twannahiga · 02-25-2009, 12:12 AM

A interesting idea Joseph, I've previously used spam elimination software to do the trick like mail washer pro, which always does it quickly and efficiently! Will give your method at try as soon as possible! Thanks!

Kalidasa · 02-25-2009, 07:06 AM

Think of all the killed spam from the recent gmail shutdown!

WinsonYeung · 02-25-2009, 07:23 AM

That's good tips ! but one question is...how do i shut down my email ?

Joseph Then · 02-25-2009, 09:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WinsonYeung

That's good tips ! but one question is...how do i shut down my email ?

Simple. Go to your Cpanel. Delete ALL your email accounts. Set default email to :fail

Leave it for one day, recreate your email accounts again.

jayden.fellze · 02-25-2009, 10:04 AM

Yeah, during the gmail breakdown my spam emails have been shut to almost 90%. But the breakdown doesn't make me happy because the need to access my account at that moment is really very urgent. But, i think there are a lot of softwares that can lessen or eliminate spams in our emails.

Jon Alexander · 02-25-2009, 11:06 AM

It is a good tip. I still think there's a market for a 'premium' email service where to send an email costs you like...1c, but you get it back if the email isn't flagged as 'spam' by the recipient.

GrantFreeman · 02-25-2009, 12:36 PM

So is there an application that exists or can be designed, that will make the spam programs/bots "think" that your email account has been permanently closed?

Grant

Joseph Then · 02-25-2009, 09:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by beareroftruth

Hi Everybody,

Just NO! My god man, where do you get off making such an unfounded LOGICAL LEAP OF FAITH!?!?! Your argument:

Premise 1: My email used to get spam
Premise 2: My email shut down for 2 days
Premise 3: My email now gets less spam

in NO WAY equals your conclusion:

Conclusion 1: spammers have bots that detect "down" email addys and remove them from lists.

This is the most bogus thing I have EVER read, and I CAN NOT BELIEVE all the people here taking it seriously!

Oh, so you've tried it yourself? Or you are a spammer?

reed · 02-25-2009, 09:38 PM

interesting on all fronts, logically I would not think that shutting down your email would make a bit of difference.

However, I've seen stranger things happen.... either way congrats on not getting the spam anymore

02-24-2009, 09:22 PM	#1
Joseph Then Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Singapore Posts: 4,161 Thanks: 35 Thanked 237 Times in 141 Posts Social Networking	Here's how to kill SPAM... I found an interesting way to kill SPAM. One of my email account has been a target for SPAM. I receive at least 100 SPAM email everyday. I cannot throw away this account due to business reasons. So I have to go through all the emails everyday. Then, my server went down for one day, due to bad hosting. I cannot receive emails for one whole day, which can be nice because I can concentrate on my work. When my email service is back, I realized that for the past 2 days, I receive very little SPAM emails. About 10-20 per day. It seems to be that those spammers have automated software and it will process any undelivered emails and get them 'out of the spam list'. I believe it's part of the spammer's 'housekeeping' So, if you want get rid of your spam emails, shut down your email for 1 day.
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reed Active Warrior Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: IN Posts: 64 Thanks: 9 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts Social Networking	Re: Here's how to kill SPAM... interesting on all fronts, logically I would not think that shutting down your email would make a bit of difference. However, I've seen stranger things happen.... either way congrats on not getting the spam anymore