The end of E mail?
- 19 February 2015 19:37278842I hope this is not the case, I like E mail and wouldn't know where to start with Snapchat and Whatsapp.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-31531877 - Bob Whysman
- Registered: 23 Aug 2013
- Posts: 1,948
19 February 2015 21:08278852I think that email will be around for a long time yet Howard. Skype, Facetime and Messages are other apps which are being increasingly useful but e-mailing is more convenient for many.
I note in the link that you provided the writer seemed to forget you can unsubscribe from those that you no longer require to receive. Perhaps, in his case, a little good housekeeping would cut the unwanted volume down a bit!Do nothing and nothing happens. - 19 February 2015 22:01278854He is a journalist Bob so he has to read everything just in case there is a story in it. Incidentally a lot of times I have unsubscribed has not worked and I still get the E mails.
- Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,931
19 February 2015 22:03278855I certainly hope it will Bob as I do not Skype and have never heard of Facetime or Messages.-----------------------------------------------------------------------
I try to be neutral and polite but it is hard and getting even more difficult at times.
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- Registered: 23 Aug 2013
- Posts: 1,948
20 February 2015 13:44278868By his own admission Howard he says he needs a spring clean, which is probably true of most users. Unsubscribing emails from a known source usually has the desired effect, however doing this to unsolicited emails only encourages the sender to continue as this verifies your address as active to spammers.
As an extra safeguard you could put a block on any unwanted missives or direct them to your trash folder with timed deletion, i.e. 'Remove after x days.'
A lot of the 'rubbish' tends to arrive from companies which you have perhaps dealt with and omitted to tick, or untick boxes for info from 'selected third parties' or some other fancy description!
Do nothing and nothing happens. - Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,931
20 February 2015 15:01278878Bob, that is first box I look for as a result I get very few of those advertising emails even from sites I visit quite often like Argos.-----------------------------------------------------------------------
I try to be neutral and polite but it is hard and getting even more difficult at times.
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