Avoiding Junk E-Mails
When we set up our AOL account, we didn't have a special strategy in mind for minimizing unwanted e-mail advertising, but we inadvertently made a wise move. We chose a screen name as the master name on the account. No one planned to use that name for e-mail. Because AOL allows up to 6 screen names per account, we added four additional e-mail addresses under that same account. We quickly discovered that the add-ons don't get the junk mail the master screen name does.
Once a week I delete 50-60 ads for Viagra, free pornography and easy money. We do get a few ads on the other sub-accounts, mostly generated by our individual shopping and browsing, but I can live with that.
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Known as The Savvy Consumer, Chris Bjorklund has been a Consumer Advocate for over 35 years. She has worked with KPIX-TV, KGO, The Better Business Bureau, Consumer Reports, and as an Investigator for the Consumer Fraud Unit of the San Francisco District Attorney's Office. Chris puts her incredible consumer experience to work for you!
