Spam, what is it and what do I do about it?

We have all suffered from it at one time or another, spam mail these are emails that are often sent as advertisements.These kinds of emails are always sent unwanted and it is always annoying.It is of course very important that your business Email Hosting has as little spam as possible.In this blog post we will cover what spam is and how you can best prevent spam.

What is spam?

Spam stands for Sending People Annoying Mail and it is almost always unsolicited advertising.Most of it will be caught by the spam filter but there are ways to make sure you get as little spam as possible.If you hide your Whois data when registering a domain, it will help to counteract spam.It is also possible to set your spam filter at MijnHostingPartner in such a way that it is largely stopped.

Spam can occur in different forms, it can be advertising for certain products that you do not want but it can also be chain letters.Of course it is advisable not to react to spam mail, because that only makes it worse.If you respond to it, it is possible that your mail address is sold to other spammers.However, this also applies to opening these kinds of e-mails, because it may be that a confirmation is sent to the sender with the message that you have read.

How to avoid spam

Of course it is important for your business hosting that you get as little spam as possible on your e-mail address.It is therefore wise that you do not leave your business address behind, do not sign up for newsletters with your business email.For this you can use another email address, think of a personal email address or a so-called throw away email address.This ensures that your business email is only used for things that are really important.

Spam prevention on your hosting is of course the most important.Set your spam filter so that all spam messages are discarded upon receipt.At MijnHostingPartner you can read the following article Spam Filter Setup.If you set your Email Hosting in the following way then most of the spam will be stopped.

If you have any questions about spam mail you can always check if there is a chat employee available.If there is no chat employee available you can always create a ticket to our helpdesk.