sbcglobal.net sending spam e-mails

You'll have to deal with SBC global - this has nothing to do with Macs. I'd suggest going to your account on their website and checking what all the preferences are set at. But, even if you opt out of everything you can, you may still get one occasionally. I have Comcast cable and although I've indicated that I don't want any emails, I still get a few; their website states that they "will send out occasional offers or news" and that this cannot be turned off.

Hi Waffle37

Welcome to Apple Support Communities

Exactly what type of unwanted e-mails are you getting?

If it's AT&T sales pitches or something like that, generally there is an opt out link imbedded somewhere in the e-mails body.

For other unwanted e-mails that you might be getting, check the box next to the message and then hit the Spam button.



Dennis

Humm...I'm not sure what's up?

I've never had that problem, but then I don't use any of the photo sharing, mobil or social options in AT&T mail.

I think your best bet is to contact AT&T Support and find out what part of the service is unintentionally or intentionally sending messages without your knowledge.

According to this article:

http://www.ehow.com/how2098422check-sbc-global-email.html

it seems that your provider - SBC Global - and Yahoo and AT&T are linked; so, there are two possibilities:

One I had already mentioned: you need to take up the issue with your provider because they may be sending out advertisements; and,

second, it could be that your addressbook was hacked into, especially if you have it online. Somebody could be using your and all your friends' addresses. You need to address that with your provider as well; if this is the case, I would change my user name and password using a very difficult to guess combination, create a new/different email address (and delete the old one), and check your marketing preferences in your Yahoo account (by default, all marketing prefs are set to "yes, you do want to receive this").