Well I thought I'd take a moment from my rather hectic day fighting this new "New_Price" virus and let you know about a FREE service I have found on the Internet. Like many of you I find myself receiving more and more SPAM and virus-laiden emails in my inbox. During the last 4-5 years I have had to change email addresses at least three times due to SPAM alone and I was just about to give up when I came across Blue Bottle. Blue Bottle is a FREE email service that gives it's users 250 MB of email space, POP3 access and has an authorization scheme to prevent unwanted emails. Although their website explains it best, basically it goes like this.
If someone wants to send you an email they will receive an email back from the Blue Bottle system asking them to go to a special web site and 'authorize' their email address. Once this is done you will receive their email intact and they will be added to your 'allowed list'. Anyone trying to send you SPAM or someone whom you do not know trys to send you a virus-laiden email will not be on your list and thus you will not receive those emails. I think the system is good and only requires your friends, family and business associates to go to this special link once to get on your list. To those of you who are on mailinglists you can add a whole domain to your allowed list with a simple step and from then on receive emails from anyone on the mailinglist.
I think it's a simple method by which you can control your SPAM and keep your system safe. You can reach them at Bluebottle :: Spam free email
happy surfing
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