How do you get rid of spam?

[Bobh]

Hi -
I am running Vista Home Basic   32 bit.  I use Yahoo mail and get a lot of spam.  I think my SpamGuard is a Yahoo mail program or maybe it is a Windows program.  I was told that I should use Spybot Search & Destory.  Is this a good choice?    Thanks   Bob

[Spoiler]

SpamGuard and Search & Destory don't do the same thing.

When using a web email like yahoo mail you are limited to use the tools they offer you. You have to make sure that they are set how you want them to block as much spam as possible.

[Bobh]

Spoiler -
Thanks for the reply.  I will check my settings for SpamGuard.  The person who wanted me to use Spybot must get e-mail some way other than Yahoo.
Thanks    Bob

[Dr Jay]

In Y! Mail, make sure to mark any spam messages in your Inbox, as Spam.

See picture:

When they are in the Spam box, leave them there.

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If SpamGuard is not on, then do the following: (Assuming All-New Yahoo! Mail)

Click Options > Mail Options

Then, on the left, click Spam.

Right beside Control Spamguard, place a check next to Automatically Send Suspected Spam to my Spam Folder.

Click Save Changes button. Then, click the Back to mail button.

[Bobh]

Jay -
Thanks I have my Spam Guard on but I still get some spam.  This is not a big thing.  I can live with it.    Bob

[Mulreay]

You cannot get rid of spam messages it's a horrible fact.

All you can do is make sure they get sent to your spam folder... then as I and most people do delete them.
Do not try to to use there link to stop messages as this just fuels them to send more to you as it's now considered a monitored account.
It's a crappy situation but easily managed if you just click on 'this is spam' on your yahoo account then like me and most people delete the spam folder every day.

These people are scum and will keep sending you crap if you respond to them.
 

[Dr Jay]

^^ Oh give me a break. I've gone without spam for a long time now.

[2x3i5x]

^^ Oh give me a break. I've gone without spam for a long time now.

You must be really lucky, or you must have detected spam deleted by default or something.

Does spam taste good? I'm just wondering.... 

[BC_Programmer]

I think what mulreay means, is you cannot really <stop> them from sending you messages.

There are a lot of ways of simply not receiving them- nowadays most spam filtering is actually done by the mail server. Outlook/Thunderbird's spam filters just deal with whatever get's through that.

[Bobh]

Hi -
Thanks everybody.  I think I have the best settings for what I have and I have learned to live with it.   Bob