Helpful software or an overall strategy to combat the onslaught of unsolicited e-mails.

A program running either on the internet or on your computer that analyses incoming mail and filters spam (junk) mail. Broadband connections are at greater risk due to higher speed.

(also referred to as SpamAssassin)The system that allows to trace, filter out and delete spam messages coming to your mailbox. It doesn't delete messages recognized as spam but only marks them as spam and delivers them in a regular way, which is why these messages also count against your summary traffic.