Unwanted e-mails

Spam and unwanted emails can be frustrating at best, offensive and upsetting at worst. Despite numerous national and international laws, constantly updated legislation around the globe and millions of pounds being invested in increasingly sophisticated methods of countering unwanted e-mail, the senders still seem to find new ways of getting these through to your inbox!

Although we cannot guarantee to eliminate it all together there are a few things you can try that may help reduce the number getting through:

1. Always check before you input or display your email address in chat rooms, contact sites or in an online service's membership directory. These sources are used by email spammers to harvest email addresses. You should be as careful with your email address as you are with your bank account details. You should also be aware that a significant amount of internet sites will pass on your details to other service providers, so avoid giving your e-mail address to anyone who does not guarantee not to pass it on to other partners or third parties.
2. Try to create a unique and unpredictable email address. A common name like johnsmith@ or michael@, may get significantly more spam than a relatively unique name that includes a combination of letters and numbers (e.g. f2r7e9d5@...)
3. You can also provide added protection by installing a good quality spam filter. You should also regularly update it, as this will eliminate spam email and allow you to verify the contents of your Inbox. It is unlikely that any Internet spam filter will block 100% of unwanted emails and spam, but it will certainly allow you to control the vast majority of unwanted and unsolicited email that you receive. JerseyMail offer a spam filter to its customers, however, if you are unsure about which filter to use, you should contact any reputable internet service provider or your local hardware supplier or technical support service for guidance.

To install the JerseyMail spam filter, click here.

If you have a virus and spam filter installed, make sure the email has been checked before opening it. Please note that no filter is 100% effective so if you receive an unsolicited e-mail you feel may be from an unwanted or inappropriate source, or are in any way unsure about the origin or the content of any e-mail, we recommend you protect yourself by deleting rather than opening it.

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