Word Finder - spam

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(rarely countable) Unsolicited bulk electronic messages.

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I get far too much spam.

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Any undesired electronic content automatically generated for commercial purposes.

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A type of tinned meat made mainly from ham.

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To send spam (i.e. unsolicited electronic messages.)

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To send spam (i.e. unsolicited electronic messages) to a person or entity.

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(by extension) To use (a spell or ability) rapidly and repeatedly.

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Stop spamming that special attack!

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To post the same text repeatedly with disruptive effect; to flood.

The spam is becoming more insidious.

Now press the Enable this rule button to activate the spam filter.

I want my spam quarantine bin sent to a role account, rather than be held in a file local to the mail server.

Trusted Mail utilizes the latest techniques in spam detection to provide a powerful tool against the growing problem of unsolicited email.

Unsolicited bulk commercial e-mail is known as spam, and those who send it are known as spammers, in Internet lingo.

The website offering the free item or service will most likely use the submitted personal information to transmit "junk mail" or "spam" to that person's e-mail address or cellular phone number.

Near the top right of the screen there is a button marked Insert spam filter.

Up to 30 per cent of spam is now spewing from hijacked " zombie " PCs.

The deliberate sending of junk or spam e-mails is forbidden.

Evolution spam detection with Bogofilter September 15th, 2005 I 've not been posting much techie blog stuff recently.

Let someone else's servers take the brunt of the comment spam.

We explored several hundred meters of new cave, living mostly on spam and reconstituted mashed spud.

Her unhealthy interest in buying men over the internet appears to have unleashed a torrent of trackback spam.

According to the latest reports, the spam zombies will scan inboxes, gather information and compose convincing replies to existing messages.

I 've just spent the best part of two hours getting rid of the best part of 200 pieces of particularly rancid spam.

Do remember to check your Spam folder - to check that no legitimate messages have ended up there.

Virus & SPAM protection All incoming and outgoing emails are scanned for viruses and SPAM email.

With three levels of protection available to suit your needs, Secure Mail is the solution you need to fight the scourge of spam !

Well, these emails are often sent the same way spam is sent, by sending them via innocent computers.

But if you 're detecting spam, please do n't neglect - or forget - that which is not.

Email This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it to get on the mailing list.

Spam filters can also knock good design out of e-mails which makes brand building a problem.

Adult spam emails will usually come from countries where these laws are absent or rarely enforced.

All the best Chrissie ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Scanned for viruses and spam by emailsystems If you believe this email is spam, please forward to spam@emailfiltering.com

I did n't realize you did trackback spam either.

Let someone else 's servers take the brunt of the comment spam.

The guitars still sound like a herd of stampeding elephants and the percussion is meatier than Spam.

All of which goes straight into a trash folder thanks to yahoo spam guard...

Often criminals will try to steal personal data through e-mail rerouted to appear as if it's coming from a reputable site, and nearly 75 percent of all traffic on the Internet is spam.

The FTC requests that these types of emails be sent to Spam@uce.gov.

The FTC does not send out emails so if you receive one that appears to be from the government, report it via e-mail (spam@uce.gov) to the FTC.

Spam profiles generally have one very small picture as opposed to several normal-sized ones.

When contacted by a spam profile, the text will often be something very generic about having just signed up for the site and expressing interest in meeting new people with few specifics.

Be wary of offers arriving in spam emails or for sites that appear unprofessional.

You may want to create a free email address for online sign-ups to prevent spam in your primary email account.

Your email may inadvertently be delivered to someone's spam folder.

To avoid a flood of spam, set up a free email account at Hotmail or Yahoo.

While these websites rank high in Internet searches, they also typically appear to contain factual and updated celebrity news and are not overloaded with spam or advertising.

However, it can often be difficult to sort through all of the spam and useless information to find what you're really looking for.

If they ask for your name, address, phone and email address, you may be setting yourself to being put on a mailing list for spam (or worse).

MailMinder 2.0 allows you to filter spam e-mail from your inbox so you don't have to waste time sifting through it.

The board is monitored for SPAM and inappropriate announcements are deleted regularly.

That's not necessarily a bad thing, but if you aren't ready for the phone calls and spam that will result from your "free" calculation, run, don't walk, away from the site.

Though you have to get past some spam and download a browser tool bar, the end result is being able to play hundreds of games.

Choose these types of games cautiously, or use a free email address for registration purposes to prevent unwanted spam.

Spam profiles are taken very seriously, so you won't have to worry about sending messages to someone that isn't real.

The site should also have a policy for preventing spam and fraud within the personal ads.

Some are for real; others are owned by people who just want to spam you.

Many boards do have monitors who will delete obvious spam.

You may want to use an alternate address to avoid filling your primary email account with spam.