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--- handling_suspicious_email_messages_and_spam [2016/09/19 10:47] – [How to send a message with headers in Gmail] Updated instructions for Gmail UI changes abrashear
+++ handling_suspicious_email_messages_and_spam [2016/09/19 10:53] – [Unsubscribing from marketing messages] formatting abrashear
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 Often marketing messages will give you the option of unsubscribing from their list. If the "spam" message is from a company you've previously dealt with, you may want to remove yourself from their mailing list by unsubscribing. According to the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAN-SPAM_Act_of_2003|CAN-SPAM Act]], email marketers are required to provide you with an option to unsubscribe from their messages. You should apply this method **only** to messages in your inbox. Messages in your spam folder are more likely to contain malicious links.
-Read the message and search for an "unsubscribe" or "update subscription" link. Usually at the bottom of the mail.
+Read the message and search for an //unsubscribe// or //update subscription// link—usually at the bottom of the mail. Visiting that link will allow you to opt out of future mailings from that company.
-Visiting that link will allow you to opt out of future mailings from that company.
   * If you cannot find a way to unsubscribe, report the message as spam.