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Despite the clamouring hordes calling for 'something to be done', the amount of spam sent whizzing around the Internet is increasing at a rapid rate -- and looks like it will continue to do so for the foreseeable future.
Microsoft is lobbying to combine its technical proposal for authenticating e-mail with a competing process, backed by America Online.
America Online said Thursday that it will not support a Microsoft-backed antispam technology called Sender ID.
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If you're using a Microsoft Windows operating system there is also a good chance that you use Office and Outlook as your email client. But is this really a choice?
New anti-spam technology standards are on the way that promise to hit spammers where it hurts the most -- their wallets.
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If you are drowning in spam, help is available from software and e-mail services that block unwanted mail. Some work better than others. Here's a look at seven antispam apps and services.
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