Have you ever been waiting for an important email only to find out it went into your spam folder? This can be frustrating if you're waiting on correspondence from someone, but it can also be ...

One thing that saves us from opening a vicious email filled with malware is that most of these emails go directly to our junk or spam folders. Once in a while, a legitimate email can be sent to your ...

QUESTION: Why can’t I get an important email message containing a link that I need but other messages from the same company come through just fine? ANSWER: Few things in the tech world are as ...

Gmail’s reputation for quietly catching junk in the background has taken a hit. Over the past few days, users have watched trusted filters fail, spam pour into primary inboxes, and legitimate messages ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Readers ask Tech+ about spam. Q: I use Hotmail (both free and subscription). My problem is that I am receiving between 15-20 sexually oriented junk emails ...

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Email is dying. Email is not dying. Regardless of where you stand in the ongoing debate, one thing is certain: Unsolicited emails are alive and well. Commonly known as spam emails, junk messages about ...

QUESTION: Why can’t I get an important email message containing a link that I need but other messages from the same company come through just fine? ANSWER: Few things in the tech world are as ...

As marketing automation gains popularity many companies are expanding their use of email campaigns. Spammers, unfortunately, are also expanding their use of spam. In 2013, spam comprised an estimated ...

The location for storing unwanted email as determined by a spam filter. Also called a "junk folder" or "junk mailbox," spam folders are created by mail servers as well as by the user's email program.