Topic
Spam
202 published works
Tom Mighell
News from the war on spam front
By Tom Mighell
There have been several stories over the past few days about spam worth mentioning. First up is new spam-fighter Mailblocks' failed attempt to stop others from using its claimed technology. As you…
Tom Mighell
More on sending spam
By Tom Mighell
A few weeks ago I wrote on how spammers are hijacking your PC to send spam. But they don't necessarily need to get into your computer to do it -- they…
Tom Mighell
A challenge for spam blockers
By Tom Mighell
Declan McCullagh writes that some of today's new spam-blocking programs may actually wreak e-mail havoc. These programs use "challenge-response" technology, which requires human non-spammers to click a link or type a…
Tom Mighell
A sxam-xroof xost
By Tom Mighell
Trend Micro's eManager spam filter went berzerk last week, blocking all e-mails that contained the letter P.
Tom Mighell
That evil spammer might just be you
By Tom Mighell
Here's another article on how spammers hijack computers to send spam, this one from the New York Times. I can't say it often enough: make sure you are protecting your PC…
Tom Mighell
A flurry of spam lawsuits
By Tom Mighell
State and federal authorities cracked down on spam last week, filing more than 45 cases against Internet scam artists and spammers.
Tom Mighell
How many did you get today?
By Tom Mighell
According to vnunet, most spam arrives in your inbox on a Thursday. What with the amount of spam I get, there are just too many Thursdays in my week.
Tom Mighell
Defining the spam problem
By Tom Mighell
The Federal Trade Commission hosted a 3-day spam conference that started yesterday, but the experts invited to the conference can't even agree on the definition of spam.
Tom Mighell
The Coalition gears up for spam regime change
By Tom Mighell
The war on spam moved into high gear this week. First, those improbable allies AOL, MSN and Yahoo! have joined together to fight spam. In the U.S. Congress, two bills are…
Tom Mighell
Oklahoma moves to block spam
By Tom Mighell
Oklahoma's governor signed an anti-spam law this week, making it illegal "to put false or misleading information in the subject line or to use a third party's Internet address or domain…