How Spammers Fool Whitelists - And How to Stop Them

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. The increasing sophistication of spam tools coupled with the increasing number of spammers in the wild has created a hyper-evolution in the variety and volume of... Read More

Email Chain Letters - Harmless Fun or Not?

I'm sure I'm not the only person on the planet that remembers getting the occasional chain letter in school.. you know, the kind that was actually written with a pen or pencil on paper that told you either something wonderful would happen or something terrible would happen or both if... Read More

Spam with Typos: Why Do They All Have Spelling Errors?

A friend asked me: I don't get it. Why do spammers have such a hard time spelling things properly? I get mail trying to sell me "viagggra", increase my "brest" size, or save me money accessing "pr0n" sites or buying "seks toys". Even more puzzling, there are plenty of spam... Read More

Internet Tip of the Week: Cease and Desist

While we all admit that unsolicited commercial email is a real pain, I sometimes wonder if the anti-spam zealots are going too far. Last week I was in Costa Rica, and the only practical way to communicate home was by email. I maintain an AOL account just for that purpose... Read More

How Spammers Fool Rule-based and Signature-Based Spam Filters

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. The increasing sophistication of spam tools coupled with the increasing number of spammers in the wild has created a hyper-evolution in the variety and volume of... Read More

Sick Of Wading Through Spam?

It's a nightmare isn't it? You fire up your email system first thing on Monday morning to be greeted with hundreds of new messages."Great", you say, "I'm so popular!"But no - your email has been added to thousands of spammers' lists, that's all.After exploring the seedy underworld of human growth... Read More

Block Spam with An Easy Behavioral Change

E-mails now have a connection back to their servers. I will leave the technical aspects out of this article. Instead, I will walk you through how information from your computer is getting back to them.You have probably experienced this already, an e-mail lands in your box with many symbols in... Read More

Quickly Eliminate 100% of Your Junk Email

Why do so many people think I need to take Viagra? I guess it's for the same reason others believe I want to re-finance my home, invest in a new stock and sell my business.Like you, I routinely receive more junk emails than legitimate ones. Do I look stupid or... Read More

Internet Theft and Fraud

My friends in the web hosting business have recently informed me that the big problem this year (2004) is security and fraud. I have read that currently the F.B.I. receives over 9,000 complaints per month pertaining to bogus email and websites. Why is this happening? Are just a few 'bad... Read More

Internet Tip of the Week: Information Overload

We receive so much information on the Internet, especially via email, that many times we have difficulty separating the good "stuff" from the junk. Most of us put unsolicited email (spam) in the junk category. By the time we weed through all that "stuff" however, we are approaching information overload,... Read More

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Pst... Pass It On... I Found Out Its a Hoax

When you receive an email telling you about a virus,... Read More

BUSTED: Anti Spam Forces Bankrupt Super-Spammer Scott Richter

Microsoft scores one for the good guysScott Richter, the self-proclaimed... Read More

I Must Be The Luckiest Person Alive! Spam

I must be the luckiest person alive! My inbox is... Read More

Are You A Spam Zombie?

Over the past few years you've all become familiar with... Read More

Stop Spam! New Spam Blockers

News last week that Internet service provider Verizon settled its... Read More

Do You Know Whats in Your Trash?

A hearty welcome to all the spam fighting filters and... Read More

Block Ads, Defeat Pop-Ups, and STOP Page Hijacking

You're not alone!Who hasn't surfed the web looking for information... Read More

The Business Of Sending Spam

You all tear your hair out in frustration every time... Read More

How Spammers Fool Bayesian Filters - And How to Stop Them

Effectively stopping spam over the long-term requires much more than... Read More

A War on SPAM: Attacking The Evil

As most small, medium and large businesses in this country... Read More

How Spammers Fool Rule-based and Signature-Based Spam Filters

Effectively stopping spam over the long-term requires much more than... Read More

SPAM: A Nutrious Food or a Waste of Time?

Unless the filters on your computer are really good, you're... Read More

Of Spam and Sandboxes

About a month ago I had the privilege of giving... Read More

Spammer Stole My Email Address?

Do you get bounced, or rejected emails sent by someone... Read More

Spammer in the Slammer: Jeremy Jaynes Sentenced to Nine Years

Will other spammers take heed? Don't count on it.Jeremy Jaynes... Read More

Why Is Spam Such a Problem?

Spam can be a lot more damaging than you might... Read More

The Definition of Spam

Spam can bring down your website faster than a speeding... Read More

Spam Filters Explained

What do they do? How do they work? Which one... Read More

Learn Simple Strategies That Will Stop Spammers From Bombarding Your Inbox!

Spam filter is the solution that most people resort when... Read More

Demand for Spam? It exists

Do you like spam? No, I'm not kidding. Everybody knows... Read More

The Cybermagic of Whitelists

Before we start getting deep into the meat of this... Read More

How Spammers Fool Spam Blacklists - And How to Stop Them

Effectively stopping spam over the long-term requires much more than... Read More

Is There A National Do Not Spam List?

You may have already received a do not spam list... Read More

How to Avoid Spam Complaints in Your Emails

Spam filters are responsible for deleting a high percentage of... Read More

Beware Of Spam Withdrawals

Q: I am so sick of all the spam that... Read More

Protecting Your Business From Spam

Even being as careful as possible with my email address,... Read More

Spamicide: Man Spammed to Death While Checking His E-mail

Death by spam is now possible with a new device... Read More

Spam with Typos: Why Do They All Have Spelling Errors?

A friend asked me: I don't get it. Why do... Read More

Bayesian Spam Filters Explained

In a word Bayesian spam filters are "intelligent". Bayesian spam... Read More

Phishing for an Identity

Phishing is rapidly becoming on the largest threats to your... Read More

Sick Of Wading Through Spam?

It's a nightmare isn't it? You fire up your email... Read More

E-mail SPAM: Whats The Big Deal?

It absolutely amazes me how many people over-react to receiving... Read More

How To Analyze A Rip-Off Scheme

This review is taken DIRECTLY from a piece of "junk... Read More