Why am I here?
Well, spam is a big problem right now. People receive a lot of
unsolicited commercial email (UCE) and unsolicited bulk email
(UBE). Some of this UCE/UBE, commonly referred to as spam, is
graphic in nature and even illegal. Attempting to opt out of
reception generally only validates your address and ensures that
you will receive even more spam.
What can I do about spam?
Good question. Unfortunately, it isn't easy to stop spam. A
lot of bright people are working very hard to help solve this
issue. If you take the time to learn to read email headers you
can send complaints to proper responsible parties, but even then
you'd have to know which ISP's are suitably responsible. In
the mean time you might want to investigate spam filtering
systems. You can filter spam on your own PC or via an online email
provider. See our antispam links page
for more information.
How can BlockAlert combat spam?
Our site won't stop you as an individual from receiving spam. It
will help in the fight against spam by shining a spotlight on the
providers and servers that are helping spammers profit at our
expense. We as users pay for spam and all the resources it
consumes in a myriad of ways including higher costs, wasted
storage space, wasted time, slowed downloads and reduced
connectivity -- possibly due to voluntary blocklists.
What is a blocklist?
Blocklists (or blacklists) commonly list locations or servers, by IP address, that have been
known to engage in spamming behavior. While blocklists originally
listed known sources, they are now being expanded to incorporate
known destinations as well. People, generally Internet
providers or network administrators within larger companies, can
make use of these lists to deny connectivity to or from locations
in a blocklist.
How many blocklists are there?
Good question. There are a lot. People make their own lists
whenever they feel like it. Each list has its own criteria for
inclusion and removal. We've picked some that appear to be
commonly used and well maintained. Please do not ask us to track
different lists unless you are willing to pay us to do so.
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