KEEP THE GOOD STUFF, DEEP-SIX THE BAD

     Spam is like the morning dew: it falls upon the just and the unjust. If your e-mail service provider has a spam filter so good it filters out ALL your spam, it’s probably getting rid of messages from your relatives and friends as well . . . along with most of the newsletters you’ve signed up for. A few minutes going through the controls of your e-mail may make a big difference. You should have a “white list” or “favored sites” list by one name or another. This is the place to put e-mail addresses of newsletters you like but which may be filtered out. If a friend or relative complains they can’t get through to you – e-mails containing a link to another website are especially vulnerable to being “disappeared” – put their e-mail address as well.