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Method to trim computer's spam diet
Submitted by kalpa on Wed, 01/27/2010 - 07:46
A study by a group of computer scientists has found that a method used by spammers can be put into use to block the most common kind of spam.
Most spam messages originate in networks of compromised computers, called botnets, and owners are unaware that the machines quietly run malicious software in the background that pump out spam, reports New Scientist.
But researchers have now come up with a system that deciphers the templates a botnet is using to create spam, and these templates are then used to teach spam filters what to look for.
Google's reCAPTCHA Buy to Aid Book Search
Submitted by Pramod on Fri, 09/18/2009 - 14:44
The company is called reCAPTCHA, a startup spun off from a research effort Carnegie Mellon University's computer science department.The technology is similar to the classic CAPTCHA (define) model, the widely used challenge-response system that tests to make sure a user is a human, rather than a malicious program looking to spread co-opt computers to spread spam or commit some other illicit activity.
Pay-per-email plan may help contain spam
Submitted by snehal on Sat, 08/22/2009 - 15:56
The plan of pay-per-email, they say, will help reduce unwanted spams and the money thus generated will go to charity.Spam is more abundant than ever, making up more than 90% of all email sent globally. Most is intercepted by anti-spam programs that filter mail by its origin or content.
Pay-per-email plan may help contain spam
Submitted by Mandar on Fri, 08/14/2009 - 14:16
Spam is more abundant than ever, making up more than 90% of all email sent globally . Most is intercepted by anti-spam programs that filter mail by its origin or content . Yahoo! Research’s Cent-Mail is resurrecting an old idea — charge every email being sent so as to make spamming uneconomic, New Scientist reported.
US is number one 'spam nation'
Submitted by priyamehere on Mon, 08/03/2009 - 13:18
The study by IT security solutions provider Sophos showed that spam originating in Russia has dropped significantly. It also claimed that some 16.5 per cent of all spam mails sent in the second quarter of this year came from the United States.
Spam Not So Profitable?
Submitted by priyamehere on Fri, 07/17/2009 - 15:27
The best efforts of security researchers, Internet stakeholders and law enforcement groups to kill it off -- making spam seem like a business too profitable to die.
Organize Mail in Folders
Submitted by priyamehere on Fri, 07/17/2009 - 12:21
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It becomes increasingly difficult to track workflows, projects, and communication threads.when your Inbox folder is fills up with messages from your client.So there are a couple of ways to organize messages and one way is to create and use folders.
Spammers Ride on Jackson Death News
Submitted by kalpa on Thu, 07/02/2009 - 16:07
The email, which claims to come says that the attached ZIP file contains secret songs and photos of Michael Jackson.
Opening the attachment exposes you to infection - and if your computer is hit you will be spreading the worm onto other internet users. Besides spreading via email
PR agencies and spam
Submitted by vinayras on Fri, 04/13/2007 - 11:57
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A very nice article on PR agencies & Spamming by them.
Read more at:
http://www.webinknow.com/2007/04/pr_agencies_and.html
Vinay Yadav
http://www.vinayras.com
Get rid of Spams Part 3
Submitted by palewar on Thu, 11/30/2006 - 13:18
In my ever growing quest to fight Spam, I have come to know about 2 more great websites which can help us in this regard. This time I read an article in The Economic Times and checked out:
1. http://www.junkbusters.com/
2. https://www.boxbe.com/
Junkbusters not only deals with spam emails, but also with telemarketing calls on your phones. It has some excellant tips on how to trick the telemarkets. It even offers ringtones for download which can trick the caller to believe that your phone is out of service.
