Spam hogs crucial bandwidth. Average computer users eventually detest 
downloading their email because of all the junk they receive. With the help 
of software, ingenious filtering techniques, and legislation, you can turn the 
tables against unsolicited emails without doing anything illegal.

Ray Everett-Church is cofounder and counsel for CAUCE  
(Coalition Against Unsolicited Commercial Email)
an ad hoc, volunteer organization created to advocate a legislative solution 
for spam. Here are his spam-fighting tips:

1. Don't reply to spam.
2. Don't post your email address on your website or in a newsgroup.
3. Check a website's privacy policy before giving it your email address.
4. Use a spam filter. (To set up a filter in Outlook Express, read this article.)
5. Send the offender's email header to your ISP. 
   (Read this article for details on how to interpret an email header.)
6. Never buy anything advertised in spam.