Let's Talk Spam »
No, not that kind. The annoying junk email kind. It seems that wherever I turn lately, there's a report on the overwhelming amount of spam we're receiving. We've all got it. But how do we deal with it? That depends. It depends on whether you are a single user or if you are responsible for (or one of) multiple users.
On a personal basis, I've been using disposable email addresses. These allow you to create custom addresses, perhaps including the name of the site you are sending your email to, so that you can track your spam. My current favorite is spamgourmet.com. You set up a forwarding address, then create an unlimited number of addresses, each of which can have trusted senders and a cap on how many emails are forwarded to you. After the number in each address is exhausted, you don't receive any more mail from that address. Easy (and free)!
