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Tips to Fight Spam on Your Computer and Cell Phone 12

by Warren Riddle on June 18, 2009 at 05:00 AM


11) Hide from the junk by disguising your address
If you enjoy chatting it up on message boards or in various Web groups, be careful with your information when you post. Most services will ask for an e-mail address before allowing a user to comment, and sometimes that address will be included in the message you post, making your address more public on the Web than you might like it to be. So, if the site offers it, check the box asking if you'd like to conceal your information.

If it doesn't give you that option, and your address is already posted, go back and change how your address is written. It's a little unorthodox, but it works. Say your address is 'yourname@example.com.' You could put in 'yourname AT example DOT com.' That way, spam software that automatically extracts e-mail addresses off the Web won't get your real address, but if your message board chums want to send you a private message, they can easily recognize and add the '@' and the '.' portion.

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