Tips For Avoiding SPAM

1. DO NOT reply back to SPAM messages. For many operators of SPAM, the person requesting to be taken off a list provides validation of the e-mail address and thus generates additional SPAM messages to that e-mail address.
   
   
2. DO NOT give out any personal information (including e-mail address) on sites that offer free promotions or lottery drawings, etc.
   
   
3. If possible setup a generic account with a provider such as hotmail or yahoo and use that address for any sites that you are not 100% sure about doing business with.
   

Additional SPAM tips on the web:

http://www.accesswest.com/support/antispam.html

http://www.rahji.com/wordpress/2005/12/16/spam-tips-for-everyone/