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  2. Manage spam in AOL Mail

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    While 99.9% of spam, malware and phishing emails are being caught by our spam filters, occasionally some can slip through. When this happens, it's very important to mark the email as spam, then our system will learn that messages from a specific sender aren't good and helps us make AOL Mail even better at recognizing future spam emails.

  3. Spamming - Wikipedia

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    An email inbox containing a large amount of spam messages. Spamming is the use of messaging systems to send multiple unsolicited messages (spam) to large numbers of recipients for the purpose of commercial advertising, non-commercial proselytizing, or any prohibited purpose (especially phishing), or simply repeatedly sending the same message to the same user.

  4. Manage spam and privacy in AOL Mail

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    Click Spam. If you're given the option, click Unsubscribe and you will no longer receive messages from the mailing list. If you click the "Mark as Spam" icon, the message will be marked as spam and moved into the spam folder. If you don't get a pop up to unsubscribe, don't worry!

  5. Sick of those scam text messages? What you can do - AOL

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    Copy the message, without clicking on a link, and forward it to 7726 (SPAM). This helps your wireless provider spot and block similar messages in the future. Report it on the messaging app you use.

  6. Spambot - Wikipedia

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    A spambot is a computer program designed to assist in the sending of spam.Spambots usually create accounts and send spam messages with them. [1] Web hosts and website operators have responded by banning spammers, leading to an ongoing struggle between them and spammers in which spammers find new ways to evade the bans and anti-spam programs, and hosts counteract these methods.

  7. Control excessive spam email - AOL Help

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    Even though spam attacks typically end in about a week, there are things you can do to manage it. • Mark spam and mailing lists. • Create filters to keep your inbox clear. • Create strong and unique passwords for your accounts. • Check credit card and bank statements for illegitimate transactions.

  8. How to Stop Spam Emails and Declutter Your Inbox Once ... - AOL

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    We’re all familiar with these unwanted messages, but what we really want to know is how to stop spam emails from inundating our inbox and driving us mad. ... Most spam comes from complex or non ...

  9. Challenge–response spam filtering - Wikipedia

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    A spammer, knowing that they're sending to a C/R using system, could design their message so that their "spam payload" is in the part of the message that the challenge message includes. In this case, the forged sender is the actual recipient of the spam, and the C/R system unwittingly is the relay.