I hope that everyone reads this, this is a very important issue. SPAM is one of the biggest problems on the Internet, it tops virus, spyware, pop-ups, or any other problem. What is SPAM? No, e-mail SPAM is not that meat like substance that comes in a can, SPAM is junk mail, junk mail that fills up your inbox, and can bring with it, all sorts of bad things, like the afore mentioned virus and spyware threats. Please read this and take it to heart, I have learned this the hard way. DO NOT PUBLISH YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS ANYWHERE!
Years ago, when trying to market my websites and such, I posted my email addresses everywhere, now, those email addresses are still being bombarded with thousands of SPAM e-mails, yes, I have SPAM filters, but, they still get through, so the best way to prevent this from happening, is to not let it get started in the first place!
How do SPAMMERS get your email address? Well, the worst ones, the are the ones that harvest and sell your email address to others, use programs called bots, much like the search engines do, but all they look for is email info! When they find it, you get put on a list, the next thing you know, you start getting SPAM!
There are several ways to help prevent this, but the best way is to use a Contact Form, as this site does, the bots can’t get your info, and it does save a bit of extra work for someone wishing to send you a message because all they have to do is fill out the form and hit Submit. So, always try to use the Contact Form when possible, whether writing a post here or anywhere else, link to the Contact form in your posts. It may not seem as personal, but it keeps the bots from getting you on a list! Do it like this, Contact site admin, if anyone here needs help on this, just let me know.