Getting lots of spam...want new email address.?

Question

I am getting a lot of spam on my gmail account, and I want to update my account. There are some email lists that I am on where I can't change my email that they send the messages to & I just want to get emails from like 2 addresses. Other than that, I'll tell the people to change my email in their address book. But I don't want to get the spam. How do I forward only emails from specific people from my first gmail to my new gmail? THANKS SO MUCH!(: 10 PTS BEST ANSWER!!!

Answer 1

Sometimes when you give your email address when buying something or register with a new site, they relay the info to associate businesses. It's not ethical as far as I'm concerned, but the answer to this problem is sometimes to open the email and click on one of the 1 or 2 unsubscribe links at the bottom of the page. Sometimes the most obvious unsubscribe link won't work. Look for the other. If they are legitimate businesses, there will always be at least 1 unsubscribe link.



If you find no such link or if you think they are harmful sites, don't do this, just mark them as spam.



If I am being overwhelmed with unsolicited email, I will sometimes just mark everything as spam, but I have to be good and angry, because I usually have no idea if maybe these businesses have tried to follow the letter of the law or not.



Edit: Be careful when registering to Do Not Email lists. Some of them are scams themselves. Check them out first, do a search. http://www.ehow.com/info_8050005_there-do-not-email-list.html This page will suggest legitimate sites, but search THEM first!



Edit again: The filters idea is a good one. My own email uses them. Just be aware that sometimes filters will accidentally filter stuff you want to keep. I have even found stuff in the spam folder where it didn't belong. As long as you glance in the folders to see what's there it's ok, just right click the email and select "this is not spam".

Answer 2

If you are using Gmail, you should take adavantage of the "filters" feature to create custom filters to take care of any unwanted emails. If Gmail is not filtering them automatically, you can create a filter to deal with emails from a particular source, or that contain a particular word.



You will find that setting a filter or two is easier than telling all of your friends you have a new email address. Plus any new email you have will eventually get spam also... better to deal with it at the source and just filter what you want, if you can't unsubscribe.



Here's how... when you have the message open, goto the button at the top that says "more" and go to "filter messages like these", and follow the instructions. You can send them all to spam, or delete them right away, your choice.



cheers,

Jim

Answer 3

my email address is not working need a new one