06.23.07
Cutting Back on the Spam
Spam is a huge annoyance and that’s an understatement. Businesses that use contact forms and list their email addresses on their websites are often targeted excessively and without mercy. Nothing worse than opening up your mailbox to see it deluged by worthless spam emails. What’s a business to do?
One option is to use is a spam prevention service/challenge response system. This particular method forces senders to reply to a “challenge” message before you receive their email. Spam bots can’t respond to these challenges, thus eliminating spam from your inbox.
There are potential downfalls as well to note. You may run the risk of eliminating real messages from your inbox, because many people do not respond to the challenges. Some people are offended by the challenge, and others don’t have the time to respond. Therefore, you need to weigh this option carefully.
If you do decide to use one of these services, make sure that it gives you control of which email you get (and doesn’t automatically erase messages). That way you can sift through and salvage “legitimate” emails if needed.
