5. Install server-side Virus Protection in order to prevent virus attachments from entering your email inbox and infecting your PC.
This can also be an important tool to consider when selecting a web hosting provider.

6. Use the Secure Socket Layer encryption protocol to download your email through an SSL server, so that no one can intercept and read your emails while they are being downloaded.

7. Set your disk space usage alarm to let you know if you get close to your disk space quota. Remember, if you max out your disk space quota (sometimes this happens with email accounts receiving an excessive amount of junk email), your email service stops completely, so be warned to take action before hand.

8. Use forms on your website instead of a simple HTML email link for your website's visitors to use to contact you. That way the email harvester robots can't pull your email address from your site to be added to spam lists.

Finally, make sure you don't give out your primary email address to online websites that give away free stuff unless you are aware of the company and know who they are. Many of these websites simply sell your information to spammers.