Unusual Tips

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E-mail

#1  Many business' do not permit reception of HTML based e-mail. It is generally considered more professional to send plain text mail with a link to a URL if applicable.

#2  If you receive an unsolicited e-mail advert (Spam) that says you may unsubscribe by clicking the link at the foot of the mail, don't do it. E-mail address harvesting is big business and clicking unsubscribe is only confirming that your e-mail account is still active. A list of 1000 active email accounts can be much more valuable than a list of 3000 unknown accounts to the Spam outfits. If, on the other hand, you did subscribe, then it is usually safe to unsubscribe using the relevant link.

#3  If you have a persistent spammer, then try the services of www.spamcop.net. Alternatively, you may try looking at the header of the offending mail to find the address to report abuse. For example in Microsoft Outlook Express, right click the offending e-mail in the inbox, then click properties > details > message source. Here you will find a lot of strange information, most importantly the originating source of the mail (providing it hasn't been masked - which is all too easy in some e-mail clients). If for example you are receiving spam from spam4u@yahoo.com,  generally speaking the complaint can be sent to abuse@yahoo.com or whatever the relevant source. Note, when filing complaints, remember to paste all the information from the message source into the mail you are going to send.  

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