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Question

Adam, a novice Web user, is receiving a large amount of unsolicited commercial email at his email address. He suspects the messages he receives are spam. Which of the following actions should he take to stop the spam?

Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose all that apply.

Choose two

A Forward a copy of the spam to the ISP to make the ISP conscious of the spam.
B Send an email to the domain administrator responsible for the initiating IP address.
C Report the incident to the FTC (The U.S. Federal Trade Commission) by sending a copy of the spam message.
D Close existing email account and open new email account.

Explanation

Email providers can use forwarded unwanted messages to improve their spam detection and filtering, and the FTC accepts reports of unwanted email to help identify and take action against deceptive or unlawful spammers. Reporting the source IP’s domain administrator is not reliably effective, and changing accounts does not address the spam source or provide a general spam-control solution.

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