If you own an e-mail account with any company on this planet then chances are that you logged onto your account one day and had a few advertisements in your inbox. Usually these advertisements are a total waste of time and they do not concern what you are interested in. These are known as junk mail and everyone has more than likely encountered it in the e-mail account that they own.

Junk mail has been on the rise for a few years now and shows no sign of stopping soon. It can be very frustrating to see a huge page of junk mail in your e-mail inbox, especially if you are waiting for an important e-mail from someone. If you do not have a big enough inbox to accommodate much e-mails, the chances are that you will have a full inbox everyday and you will more than likely miss out on some important e-mails. But how do we stop these this junk mail disease from reaching our inbox?

Some companies have already taken steps to ensure that junk mail doesn't reach your inbox; there are designated folders that will accommodate junk mail and will not add to your limit of e-mails. There are also address blockers, that will allow you to block a certain e-mail address from going into your inbox, this is a very good idea especially if you get a lot of junk mail from a certain website and company.

There are other names for these types of e-mails. They are also known as spam and there are programs out there designed to catch out spam before it can bother you. These programs have got names such as spamkiller. These spamkiller programs can sometimes cost you to purchase them if they are from a trusty source then it is best to maybe go ahead and purchase the program. These trusted companies have a lot to live up to so they are a good source if you need the latest in Spam protection.

You may be thinking well why do I get so much spam if you have hardly if ever given your e-mail address to anywhere public? Well the answer lies in spamware; this is software that is designed for spammers. Spamware has the ability to import thousands upon thousands of e-mail address and can then send out those annoying little e-mails you get in the morning and evening. They even have the ability to catch thousands of e-mails and can then use them as before or they can sell these e-mail addresses to spammers who will pay to buy these e-mail addresses.

With this easy to gain software it is no wonder that we are receiving so much spam and junk mail. All you have to do is get the software and you are almost ready to go, anyone can get started in the spamming business and make money from it.

Spamware is becoming illegal to sell in most parts of America and that can only be a good thing. With companies working on their spam blockers as well, things are looking much better than before. Bill Gates has even stated that he will abolish all spam and junk e-mail by 2006. This is a very bold statement, but coming from the richest man in the world, maybe he could make it happen, but a lot of people are crying out for help now. If they can't trust the anti spam programs that they have running then what hope do they have in believing one man.