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The Trouble With Spam Is.... by Niall Roche, submitted 04 July,2005
Each day we all face the same challenge. Spam. It doesn't matter if you're a home computer user or the head of IT for a multinational limiting or totally preventing the distribution of junk email to your computer(s) is now a daily chore.The sheer frustration that spam causes combined with the number..
Are You A Spam Zombie? by Niall Roche, submitted 01 July,2005
Over the past few years you've all become familiar with the terms spam, spam filter, whitelists, blacklists and a whole myriad of other terminology associated with the problem of spam. You now have to add a new and extremely worrying phrase to that list - spam zombie.With the net closing in around t..
5 ways to stop spam from reaching your mail box by Joel Teo, submitted 25 June,2005
5 ways to stop spam from reaching your mail box By Joel Teo 2005 All Rights Reserved http://www.MakeThousandsToday.infoUCE or unsolicited commercial email is getting worse by the day and Microsoft has announced that in the future it will be developing a system in which email sending and receiving ..
Una manera sencilla de protegerse contra el spam by Mauricio Luque, submitted 21 June,2005
Los angloparlantes han adoptado la palabra spam para definir el correo basura y, por extensión, todo aquello que pulula por la web y que mediante técnicas intrusivas pretende hacernos llegar ofertas comerciales. Así, además del convencional spam mediante el email, existen otros canales por donde..
Challenge Response Spam Filters Explained by Niall Roche, submitted 05 June,2005
As the flood of spam increases end users are looking for new and more efficient solutions to block spam. In turn software developers are knocking themselves out trying to come up with the killer app that will stop spam forever.For several years now companies have been focusing on faster and smarter ..
What To Do When You Get Spam by Lewis Leake, submitted 04 June,2005
When you go to your mailbox and find pieces of junk mail mixed in with important correspondence, you throw it out. It is a mild nuisance and you probably don’t even give it a second thought. Unfortunately, most people do the same when spam arrives in their inbox. They just delete it.While that doe..
What Is Spam? by Lewis Leake, submitted 04 June,2005
If you've been around the interenet any length of time then you probably know what spam is. However, if you're new to the internet you might be asking yourself the question "What is Spam?"The best place to begin would be to explain to you exactly what spam mail is. Spam is basically just unsolicited..
How To Identify Spam by Lewis Leake, submitted 04 June,2005
Most of us have opened our email program and found, alongside correspondence from people that we know, offers for products from commercial web sites. Some of these emails we expect. We have asked to be notified of sales and other opportunities or joined a mailing list offered by the company.Many tim..
Evict the Spammers from Your Inbox by Paul Judge, CTO, CipherTrust,, submitted 24 May,2005
Block Spam and Other Email Threats From Entering Your GatewaySpam, commonly defined as unsolicited commercial email, is a powerful advertising channel for many products and services. As a result, spamming has become a profitable business, driven by the low cost of sending email compared to other dir..
Spammer in the Slammer: Jeremy Jaynes Sentenced to Nine Years by Paul Judge, CTO, CipherTrust,, submitted 24 May,2005
Will other spammers take heed? Don’t count on it.Jeremy Jaynes was on top of the world. By age 28, he owned a million-dollar home, a high-class restaurant, a chain of gyms and countless other toys. Yet those were only the spoils of his main line of business, which was swindling innocent people out..
BUSTED: Anti Spam Forces Bankrupt Super-Spammer Scott Richter by Paul Judge, CTO, CipherTrust,, submitted 24 May,2005
Microsoft scores one for the good guysScott Richter, the self-proclaimed “Spam King,” just can’t seem to get enough attention. Admittedly responsible for sending literally billions of Unsolicited Commercial Email messages (UCE), Richter made headlines again recently when his spam-fed cash cow,..
MicroWorld releases new version of MailScan Ver. 4.5 - the antivirus and content security software f by MicroWorld Technologies Inc., submitted 20 May,2005
Michigan - May 20, 2005 - MicroWorld Technologies, Inc. the leading solutions provider in the area of Anti-virus and Content security, has announced the launch of its new version of MailScan Ver. 4.5,the antivirus and content security software for mail servers.The new version of MailScan provides ad..
Stuffing the Spammers! by Robin Henry, submitted 20 May,2005
I'm really, truly fed up with spam. Every day when the spam arrives and Norton Security moves it into the Norton Anti-spam folder of my Outlook email client, I wonder how anyone can be so incredibly stupid as to waste their time sending me such garbage.Let's face it; I never read it. I never buy any..
Where To Look For Dirt-Cheap DVD Software. Part XIII by David D. Deprice, submitted 13 May,2005
DVD Detective - $26http://www.deprice.com/dvddetective.htmDVD Detective will give You EVERYTHING you need to make copies of your DVDs! DVD Detective comes complete with all of the software and easy to follow step-by-step eGuide that runs right on your computer that visually walks you through the exa..
How to Protect Your Email ID from Spammers? by Lakshmi Menon, submitted 24 April,2005
You must be one of them experiencing a lot of unwanted emails flooding into your mail box every day. It is annoying, and a "daily" problem for many.How do the spammers find your email? They can find your email address either in the text of a web page or in a mailto link. The spammers enjoy harvestin..
Combating SPAM by Darren Cronian, submitted 14 March,2005
Everyone who communicates on the internet via email has the same old problem of SPAM and it’s becoming more apparent that the recent unsolicited commercial emails (UCE) laws implemented in the US and Europe are not having an impact.Did you know that over 60% of SPAM is from the US? I was quite sur..
Anti-Phishing Bill Introduced To Congress by Richard A. Chapo, submitted 05 March,2005
Sen. Partick J. Leahy has introduced the Anti-Phishing Act of 2005 to Congress for consideration. The Act would allow federal prosecutors to seek fines of up to $250,000 and prison sentences of up to five years against individuals convicted for promoting phishing scams. Online parody and political s..
So What Makes a Good Spam Filter Anyway? by Alan Hearnshaw, submitted 31 January,2005
So What Makes a Good Spam Filter Anyway?By Alan HearnshawSpam Filters. Most of us know we need one. Some of know we need a better one, but how many stop to think what actually makes a good spam filter in the first place?This is not just a rhetorical question. It is a question that many users – and..
Spam Filters Explained by Alan Hearnshaw, submitted 31 January,2005
Spam Filters ExplainedWhat do they do? How do they work? Which one is right for me?By Alan HearnshawSpam is a very real problem that many people have to deal with on a daily basis. For those that have decided to do something about it and start to investigate the options available in spam filtering, ..
Next-gen BitDefender solution adds heuristic spam filters by Roxana Danaila, submitted 14 January,2005
BitDefender 8 SpamDeny, the new antispam solution for Windows workstations launched today is an advanced email protection tool which features updated, as well as new filters. “I’m very satisfied with how this version has turned out, because internal testing has shown an improvement of over 35% i..