Are you deluged with annoying "spam" on your desktop or laptop? Here are a few hints to reduce the clutter:

*Do not post your real e-mail address in online forums. This could put you on an unwanted list. 

*Establish multiple e-mail addresses. Maintain one for subscriptions and another or several others for friends, family and business contacts.

*When registering an e-mail address on a Web site, do not give it the right to sell the address to spammers. Frequently, this may be done by checking--or not checking--a designated box. 

*Consider acquiring antispam software. 

Of course, it is extremely difficult to completely shut down spam if your e-mail address has been active for several years. Use a healthy dose of common sense to keep spam to a minimum.

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