As I'm sure you're all very much aware, spam has become a constant irritation for all of us. It seems there is more spam than ever before. You CAN do something about it:

Checkout the following helpful hints:

1. Don't be too quick to give out your email address when online. Much of the 'unsolicited' mail we receive is as a result of our own short-sightedness when joining up as members on various sites. Confirm that the site has an anti-spam policy, or better yet, give out a gmail address ( a simple trick with gmail accounts: append the registering site's name to your gmail address, e.g: " This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ". That way you can easily discern who is sending you spam and close your account with them.
2. Try, as far as possible, not to list your mail address on any of your websites. Spam artists constantly send out thousands of automated bots which crawl the web looking for mail addresses to harvest. If you want site visitors to contact you, rather put up an online form in which visitors can enter their contact details and a short message. You can add a CAPTCHA - a short security code which visitors must enter into a text box before successfully submitting the form.
3. NEVER NEVER NEVER reply to spam. Replying to spam can often execute code which makes you an unwitting node in a bot net, making it easier for spam bots to get around
4. Don't download pirated content. If you're not paying for it, there's a 99.99 percent chance it's pirated. Think about it: If someone is prepared to make illegal copies of something, how can you actually trust them? Again, you may become an unwitting node in a bot net...
5. Don't pass on chain letters!
6. Never open attachments in emails from unknown sources if you're not expecting them. They may contain viruses or trojans that can execute code designed to make you an unwitting node in a bot net. NB! If you use a Mac, don't think you're immune - you can still be a carrier, passing on the "infection" to others. Besides, there is increasing evidence that Mac users are also being targeted. If you do use a Mac, get an anti-virus program - I use iAntiVirus, a free program that runs really unobtrusively with minimal use of system resources.
7. Watch this tutorial on how to train your immaculate hosting mail server to recognize spam.