05.04.04Antispam law still not making a difference, says survey

Computerweekly.com writes:
The number of spam campaigns continues to rise, despite a new US antispam law that went into effect in January,

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# | 04.02 | | No comments yet

15.04.04Spam PINpricks target bank customers

Express India writes:

Be extra careful when you receive an e-mail from your bank next time. It could be a fraudulent mail coaxing you to share your debit card number, password or personal identification number (PIN) under the garb of verifying your credentials.

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# | 03.32 | | No comments yet

16.04.04No-Spam Registry Faces Numerous Hurdles

The Washingtonpost.com writes:
Creating a national "do-not-spam" registry is technologically feasible, but a weak federal anti-spam law, privacy concerns and tepid support from some of the nation's largest e-mail providers could weaken any efforts to create such a database.

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# | 09.06 | | No comments yet

Detecting Spam

PCmagazine writes:
More than 60 percent of Internet traffic is spam, so it's not surprising that people are turning to the science of big numbers for help. Many hope that Bayesian filters, based on algorithms that use probability to block unwanted messages, will stop this cyberpestilence.

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# | 09.16 | | No comments yet

23.04.04Protecting Your Web Site's Email Address

Webpronews.com writes:
Did you know that there are software programs that view web sites and steal email addresses? It's called "harvesting" because they're harvesting your email address from your site. This may be one of the reasons your web site email address is receiving more s*p^a#m than wanted email.

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# | 07.45 | | No comments yet

27.04.04Spam Fighters Resort To Blacklisting To Free Web

Cxotoday.com writes:
Taking spam defense to the next level, an entire ISP has been blacklisted by one of the most powerful voices in the spam fighting community.

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# | 09.28 | | No comments yet

30.04.04US files first criminal charges under new spam law

ChannelNewsAsia writes:
Spammers could be headed for prison for the first time after US authorities filed criminal charges under a new law aimed at curbing unwanted e-mail advertising

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# | 01.21 | | No comments yet

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