being up to date

I was going to write something else here today, but was distracted by the fact that I now have a spam inbox.  I'm aware of what spam is, and I don't particularly like it.  That being said, why in Hell do I now an inbox for the stuff?  If I never check it will it simply fill up, overflow, and infest the next poor slob down from me (we all know that 'you know what' runs down hill!)?  Can I get away from it if I move?  If I wear a disguise, will it recognize me and attack? And if it does attack, how do I describe the injuries to suspicious health care personnel?
All these problems when I was just going to say something else entirely.  Life in the Twenty First Century is getting more adventurous every day.