Set up a dummy web based e-mail account such as Hotmail and use this address as a scrap bucket if you can't avoid providing an e-mail address. Organisations such as Hotmail routinely clear out dead messages to save space which means once you have set up your dummy account you can forget about it. Blocking Unsolicited Mail In Microsoft Outlook Express Once you have received an unsolicited mail into your inbox select it by clicking on it once.

Move pointer to MESSAGE menu option on top menu bar Select BLOCK SENDER This action adds senders address to a growing list of blocked senders. Each time a mail is received from any of those in blocked list mail is moved automatically to DELETED ITEMS folder and does not appear in INBOX. Blocking Unsolicited Mail In Microsoft Outlook 2000/2002/XP Use RULES WIZARD within TOOLS menu to create a rule to send any mail suspected of being Junk Senders to DELETED ITEMS folder.

When an unsolicited e-mail arrives in your Inbox then select it by RIGHT clicking on it once and choose to add it to junk senders list.

Delete mail manually from your Inbox The next time a mail arrives from same source it will be moved automatically to DELETED ITEMS folder. As list grows amount of junk mail in your Inbox will diminish.

There may be light at end of Spam tunnel. Uncle Bill at Microsoft is known to have 'a thing' about Spam and is determined to kill it off. Governments too are looking for better ways to reduce this nuisance.

Registration Incentives. A registration incentive is something that makes person using shareware version of software want to buy. There are a number of incentives developers use to encourage users to buy. One popular registration incentive is to limit time of trial version. This is clever because then user can't use shareware version forever. It encourages them to buy software so they can continue to use it when trial period is over.

Often shareware versions will have "grayed out" features on menu that consumer can see, but not use. Typically there is a pop-up windows in software encouraging users to register in order to take advantage of additional features. This is a popular registration method because if person wants to do more things with program, then they are forced to buy registered version of software.

Another innovative registration incentive shareware developers use allows customers to receive discounts on other software once they have purchased registered version.

Developers also provide support incentives. The shareware version of software will have everything registered version has, however, if a person buys registered version of software he/she will receive tech support, newsletters, and upgrades. Developers can also limit number of times you can use shareware version of product. The trial version may expire after 10 uses meaning user has to register if they wish to continue using software.

Shareware now and how term changed. Though meaning of term shareware has not changed perception of shareware has evolved since it began. At first when you had a shareware program there was a note that asked for a donation. Now you are required to pay for registered version of shareware program. The shareware industry has also evolved and grown into a billion dollar industry.