how do i delete unwanted mail?

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I click on mail. I click on message. I click on delete and nothing happens. Also, I bought this computer second hand through a third party. Whoever owned before was really into porn. I am not. I have more important uses. A friend told me to delete cookie. Told me how to do it. What she told me isn't working. Can somebody help? I'm getting mail that I don't want. "Lonely housewives" leave me alone. How do I end this? When I first got this second hand Computer it took me almost 45 minutes to delete his porn. I go to mail and there's something I don't want to deal with. I'm new to the net. I'm HDHD and I need to have a simple answer. 
HELP!

Lyn G · Accepted Answer

Check and clean that computer first. Scan your computer for any 'bug' or 'bugs.'
Once it is clean of pests, install a firewall and an anti-virus program if you do not have one yet.
I strongly recommend a program for malware and adware also. Clean out any unnecessary data from your computer, delete Internet temporary files, history, cookies, saved passwords, and web information, plus any duplicate files. Store any added data on a USB drive, Zip drive, CD, or DVD. After that, do the maintenance on your computer: 1- Disk clean, 2- Check disk, 3- Disk defragmenter. If you have a registry cleaner, use it. This should help to give you some space back and get your computer in better shape and working faster. Do it regularly to help to keep it that way. 
(Once a month should work, unless you use your computer a lot, than once a week) 

Then as far as your spam goes, STOP opening them! Opening spam alerts the sender that your address is a valid one and they send you loads and loads more. You can not completely stop all spam, but you can help to put a big dent in it.
Check mark them and click on 'Spam,' this should stop those addresses from being delivered to your inbox.
Use your spam guard and block address.
Look for the 'Options' link at upper right corner of mail screen and click on it
Options /mail options 
Click on 'spam' in the list on the left. 
Make sure spam guard is on, by checking in the little box.
Then in 'Blocked Email Addresses,' enter the E-mail address you wish blocked, in the box after 'Add a blocked address' and click on the 'add' button, then click on save changes at top left of screen. 
You will never get mail from that address again.
This should help you to control your spam.
Other tips:
Do not ever open E-mail from people you do not know; and unless you are absolutely sure who it is from then treat them as spam. 
Never, ever give out your account information or other personal information to anyone.
If you are on a site and you absolutely have to sign up for something, check the entire page to make sure you uncheck any lines wanting to send you any other info, notices, catalogs, ads, and the like. 
Added detail:
Yes, spammers change one item in their addresses a lot, so you might try blocking the entire domain, by putting in 
*@ thedomainyouwanttoblock.com
for instance: *@seeyou.com
Or, if they change the domain, instead of the company name you can block the name by putting in Imatheft_inc@* 
Hope this helps

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