How to Get Rid of Unsolicited Mail
- 1). Create two email addresses. The first should be for your "serious" emails, the email address you put on your resume and give to friends and family. The second will be to give to those pesky websites that require you to give an email address to read their content.
- 2). Do not give your first email to any website for any reason. Any time you face one of those dreaded registration pages, give them the second email address. Since this email will be used for registration purposes only, your unwanted emails will not mix with the serious emails that your primary address receives.
- 3). Do not open emails from people you don't know in your first email box. Emails can be sent with an open receipt, meaning that those who sent it can see that you opened it. This will certainly add your name to lists you don't want to be on.
- 4). Use your spam filter. Most Internet-based email services come with Spam buttons; do not be afraid to use them. Banishing emails to Spam will send future emails from these senders into your Spam folder, and you'll never see them.
- 1). Visit www.41pounds.org. This is a website where, for a fee of $41, you can permanently remove yourself from up to 95 percent of the junk mail lists out there.
- 2). Give out your address as sparingly as possible. Many websites, registrations and warranty cards ask for your address, but seldom is it required. Also, avoid giving your address to those who offer discount cards such as grocery stores; many times, you can get the card without providing the address information.
- 3). Sign the Do Not Mail petition. While this won't directly affect your mail right away, the petition is for the creation of a Do Not Mail list similar to the successful Do Not Call list, which prevents telemarketers from contacting you if you do not wish to be called.
- 4). Visit www.catalogchoice.com. This is a free service that can help you stop receiving unwanted catalogs. Simply register and choose which catalogs you no longer wish to receive.
