Spam has increased exponentially as businesses seek to market their wares by email. Annoyed by the inundation of spam in their inboxes, many internet users have sought to combat this prevalent problem. In answer, email service companies have developed affordable spam blocking and filtering software that can be used to send unwanted email to a bulk or spam folder.

These blockers solve the spam problem in various ways:

1. Storage - With only a limited amount of storage available in most mail programs, spam can take up a lot of space. Spam software blocks these files from entering the inbox.
2. Protection - Since spam can contain malicious code and destructive viruses, the spam filter keeps your computer safe from accidentally opening a harmful email.
3. Time - To keep you from wasting your precious time, spam blockers keep unwanted ads from reaching you.

Spam filtering software is completely customizable allowing users to choose what email they are willing to receive.

Of primary importance when using this software is to:

• Never open unsolicited email from anyone.
• Never give out personal details to strangers
• The bulk folder created for spam does not use any of your email storage space.
• Most services will delete items in your spam folder after a set period of time, usually 30 days, but if spam somehow reaches your inbox, never open it and delete it at once.