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  • Anti-spam list gets spammed

    They may have signed up for the service to stay free of unsolicited e-mail, but people in Blue Security's "Do Not Intrude Registry" are getting spammed, the company said on Wednesday.

  • Anti-spam advocate succumbs to spammer

    A prominent crusader against unsolicited e-mail ads withdrew from an escalating cyberwar with spammers on Wednesday after his Web site and numerous others came under a massive retaliatory attack.

  • Spam: The last crusade

    Columnist Josh Mehlman suggests that anti-spammers treat spam prevention as a real job, not a crusade; do it professionally, openly, and most of all, fairly.

  • Microsoft wins record amount from spammer

    Microsoft has won what it believes to be the largest civil award against a spammer in Europe.

  • NZ spammer fronts Qld court

    A Queensland man headed up one of the world's largest online spamming operations that racked up as many as 140,000 reports, a court has heard.

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  • Spam: The last crusade

    Columnist Josh Mehlman suggests that anti-spammers treat spam prevention as a real job, not a crusade; do it professionally, openly, and most of all, fairly.

  • How to slam spam

    If we're losing the battle against spam, how can we win the war? In this special report, ZDNet Australia presents a comprehensive resource centre for IT professionals battling spam.

  • How to attack spammers in your sleep

    Plans are afoot to attack spammers by launching the kind of cyber-attack favoured by organised crime and hackers with an axe to grind.

  • The impact of Australia's anti-spam legislation

    Spam costs businesses an average of A$900 per employee per year in lost productivity. Will Australia's new anti-spam laws reverse this trend?

  • Microsoft's role in ID theft

    Peter Cullen, the company's chief privacy strategist, explains how Sender ID can take a bite out of spam and phishing.

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  • Norton AntiSpam 2005

    Persistent performance issues with Norton AntiSpam 2005 have soured our opinion and lead us to recommend MailFrontier Desktop instead.

  • McAfee SpamKiller 2005

    Despite McAfee's acquisition of SpamAssassin and other technologies, SpamKiller 6.0 is a muddle of an antispam app.

  • Slam that spam: 7 packages tested

    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.

  • Network Associates gobbles anti-spammer

    The security software specialist buys anti-spam company Deersoft, the first in a series of planned acquisitions by the company to help people thwart unsolicited e-mail.

  • Ultimate anti-spam guide: 11 products tested

    From server-level software, to appliances, to managed services, we review the latest anti-spam solutions to help enterprises manage the onslaught of unsightly spam.

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