spam Tutorials

1. Avoiding Spam, Scams and Computer Viruses

By Garth Catterall-Heart

One of the most popular pages on about-the-web.com is about
avoiding scams, hoaxes and urban legends on the Internet
(http://about-the-web.com/shtml/scams.shtml). Here are a
few ways to avoid some of the perils associated with being
connected to the rest of the world.

As a general rule of thumb, beware of any offer that sounds
too good to be true. This applies... read more

2. Tired of Bogus Spam Complaints? United We Stand ....

By June Campbell

If you are distributing material to an opt-in email list, you need
to know about a fledgling, grassroots organization called
e-Crucible. The organization is committed to "opposing by any
ethical, political, and legal means available the vigilante
activities of "anti-Spam" fanatics and the unfair and unjust
handling of 'Spam' complaints by certain Internet Serviceread more

3. MicroWorld releases new version of MailScan Ver. 4.5 - the antivirus and content security software for mail servers.

By MicroWorld Technologies Inc.

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 additional security features to allow users to monitor th... read more

4. Your Computer May Be Infected. Here's how to check..

By Fazly Mohamed

A recent research revealed that 80% of the computers today is infected with these dangerous spyware and most of the users are not aware of it. (Your computer could be infected by now too.) The most dangerous fact is, even though the anti-virus software is running, these software can even pass it and take over your PC.

Have you experienced any of the following?
* Awesome ... read more

5. Hall of Shame ? The Bad Boys of Email Spam

By Paul Judge

While were all very familiar with the spam messages we receive each day, it is interesting to take a look at who these spammers are to put a face to the problem. This article details four of the most notorious and prolific spammers in the world.

The majority of Unsolicited Commercial Email (UCE) or spam is sent by a relatively small group of dedicated pro... read more

6. Spam Fighter's Toolkit

By Ralph Tegtmeier

Fighting the never ending tide of spam mail can turn
into a very frustrating experience if you don't know
the real tricks of the trade. After all, there's a
whole lot more to it than simply responding to a
(usually bogus) From: address with a peevish complaint!

Here's a fairly extensive overview of resources that
will aid you in effectively combatting unsolici... read more

7. The Trouble With Spam Is....

By Niall Roche

Reacting to spam won't solve it. Taking a pro-active approach is sometimes all that's needed.

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 t... read more

8. Fighting the SPAM War

By Telian Adlam

It is reported that 60%+ of internet traffic on mail servers are spam messages. If you run a website, you can be sure that you are (or will be over time) receiving a tremendous amount of unsolicited email messages. If you havent started a website yet, remember that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. There are safeguards you can use to minimize the number of unwanted m... read more

9. Spam: Poison Pill

By Richard Lowe

A common way for spammers to create their vast lists of email addresses is
to cull web pages for "mailto:" tags. There are many different programs,
available for small to huge costs, which will do this automatically, easily
and efficiently.

I monitor my web site log files on a regular basis, and I'm always amazed at
the vast numbers of spam harvesting programs th... read more

10. Evict the Spammers from Your Inbox

By Paul Judge

Spamming has become a profitable business, driven by the low cost of sending email compared to other direct marketing techniques. The high return on investment for spammers has resulted in an overwhelming volume of unwanted messages in personal and business email boxes. This article explores how to implement an effective anti spam program.

Block Spam and O... read more

11. Cellular Spam?? You bet!

By Arnie Jacobsen

Cellular spam is no joke!

"Man, I'm so sick of getting spam messages on my email."
"No sooner do I set up a new account, but the spammers find me again!" "It's enough to make me give up using email!"

Does this sound like a familiar refrain? Could it be you, or a family member, or friend?
Think we're talking about your email account at home? Wel... read more

12. CAN-SPAM Rules for Internet Marketers

By John Calder

2004, John Calder
http://www.TheEzine.net

On January 1, 2004, the "CAN-SPAM Act", short for "Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act of 2003", took effect. Marketers who send any form of commercial email as defined by the act will need to comply with CAN-SPAM rules in order to avoid legal consequences. The act was designed to reduce unsoli... read more

13. Help for Victims

By Jim Daniels

Now lets move on to help some spam victims. If you're doing
business online, there is a good chance that one day you
will be accused of spamming, even if you are not a spammer.
The anonymity of the Internet promotes the attitude of
accuse first and get the facts later. (I know this all too
well after my recent experience.)

Anyway, when it happens to you, you'l... read more

14. Spam Spasms & Spamocidal Mania

By Linda Cox

Below is a letter I wrote to the following organizations:

S.H.U. (Spam-Haters Unanimous)

N.A.A.P.W.H.S. (National Association for the Advancement of
People Who Hate Spam)

P.W.H.P.W.D.H.S. (People Who Hate People Who Don't Hate
Spam)

P.F.W.S.H.I.A.L.C. (People for Whom Spam-Hating is a
Lifestyle Choice)

S.A.P.W.R.R.R.H.S. (Society for the ... read more

15. Phishing

By Daniel Punch

Recently I have received email from my bank/credit Card Company, eBay & pay pal saying that my account has possibly been compromised and I need to confirm my details and password in order to get continued access.

Spam email now has a new and more frightening variant, it's called phishing and it has been made by criminals and hackers who aim at getting unwit... read more

16. Spammer in the Slammer: Jeremy Jaynes Sentenced to Nine Years

By Paul Judge, CTO, CipherTrust, Inc.

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 of their money through email scams. Now he has been sentenced to 9 years in prison. How will this affect the spamming community?read more

17. Hacking the Spammers

By Bob Osgoodby

I was talking with someone I know who is a real wiz with
computers. He was telling me that if someone is persistent
enough, they can basically break into any computer. Our
service provider was recently attacked and the hackers placed
programs in the system which were disruptive.

Their priorities were to first get the server back up and
running. In order to do ... read more

18. Protect Yourself from Being Called a Spammer

By Glen Palo

The purpose of this article is to help website owners, writers,
internet marketers to protect themselves from being accused of
spamming.

Anyone that has a website, webpage or electronic newsletter and
communicates using email, publishes articles or promotes their
URL can be accused of being a spammer.

First, knowledge is the first step to prevention. Unfor... read more

19. Spam Mania - Would you like to ruin a business? - Guilty Till Proven Innocent!

By Dale Reardon

I felt compelled to write this article after a recent bad
experience of my own. Spam vigilantes abound on the
internet and unfortunately a right which every person should
have in civilised democracies - in fact a basic human right
- does not exist in relation to spam and spam complaints.
This vigilante activity would not be tolerated offline -
normally one cannot ... read more

20. Fighting Fire With Fire Won't Douse The Fire

By Stephen Brennan

In the last few weeks, I have noticed an increase in tools or methods devised exclusively to fight the Spam fight. I applaud the originators ideals and their ingenuity, but I must voice my concern about the way in which such concepts can often backfire, sometimes in the nastiest of ways.

I abhor spam. I hate it with a vengeance and would do ALMOST anything to rid the Interne... read more

21. How to Get Rid of the 4-letter S-Word

By Darryl Graham

Now don't get all upset, as we are going to talk about the other S-word and that would be S*P*A*M. The * is in between the letters because just the use of this S-word can cause your email to not be delivered.

The S-word is considered to have happened when you send an unsolicited email to someone. Unsolicited means they did not specifically request your information and this... read more

22. What Is Spam?

By Lewis Leake

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 commercial emails that companies send to your inbox.read more

23. Have The Anti Spam Groups Lost Touch With Reality?

By John Colanzi

Every time I think the anti spam hysteria has gone as far
as they can to make marketer's lives miserable, they prove
me wrong and push the envelope even further.

The sad part of this problem is there are so many marketers
that sympathize with them. One well know marketer has even
gone so far as to compare myself, and other marketers who
feel this situation ha... read more

24. How Spammers Fool Spam Blacklists - And How to Stop Them

By Paul Judge

Effectively stopping spam over the long-term requires much more than blocking individual IP addresses and creating rules based on keywords that spammers typically use. Learn what sorts of solutions are out there, how the spammers fool them, and what you can do about it.

Effectively stopping spam over the long-term requires much more than blocking individua... read more

25. Spam: The Tasteless Internet Meat of Criminals

By Jesse S. Somer

Spam. Youve all heard of the crazy pink meat in a can, but whats it got to do with the Internet? Well, its also the namesake for a major problem in the World Wide Web-unsolicited junk email. Problem! Were talking serious pain in the butt both as a waster of time, space, and money. It is estimated that around half of all email received on the Internet is this sneaky illegal attempt... read more

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