I’ve had the same gmail address since GMail was in beta. That address is on my web site and who knows how many other sites — I use it everywhere. GMail is very good at filtering spam. When something I don’t want gets through I mark it as spam and never see it again. I don’t spend more than a couple of minutes a month managing this. My spam folder is full but I don’t have to look at it. Pretty much all modern email clients can do this, GMail seems particularly good at it.

I never interpret spam as an invasion or take it personally because I know it gets sent by bots from harvested lists. I give it the same attention I give to advertising flyers that land in my physical mailbox, even less attention because it’s one button click.

You can add yourself to various “do not solicit” lists that may do some good.

gregjor = correct. ignore after training your email it is spam, usually by placing it in the spam folder. Never unsubscribe = you are live one we can sell = flood possible. We all get this crap and the only way to stop it is to add a cost to it. I had an idea I called feemail years ago, where the sender had to pay 10 cents to email me. I would refund my friends and desired emails, so they had zero cost. It is still viable, but a small payment partner is needed to allow 10 cents fees/refunds etc, and what would they charge. Be a good idea for gmail to do it as they are wall to wall and could manage the micropayments.

Intractable problem, like houseflies. Not worth wasting time. Delete and get on with your day. Taking mass spam emails personally seems unhealthy.

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