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| ===== Unsubscribing from marketing messages ===== | ===== Unsubscribing from marketing messages ===== |
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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. | 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 from companies you recognize. Messages in your spam folder are more likely to contain malicious links. |
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| 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. | It is always safest to mark messages as spam. Especially if: |
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| * If you cannot find a way to unsubscribe, report the message as spam. | |
| * If you unsubscribe from a company's mailings and continue to receive them, mark the messages as spam. | |
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| | * You have never dealt with the company directly. |
| | * If you cannot find a way to unsubscribe. |
| | * If you unsubscribe from a company's mailings and continue to receive them. |
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| | 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. |
