A new code requiring Internet and e-mail service providers to undertake a range of spam-fighting measures will come into force in July.
America Online, Microsoft, EarthLink and Yahoo have teamed up to file the first major industry lawsuits under the new federal antispam law.
A massive spam spike is predicted, and one expert says that 'it's the beginning of the email meltdown'.
Security vendors have accused anti-spam experts at Spamhaus of hyping a trick that allows spammers to take advantage of Internet service provider mail servers.
UK ISPs are adopting a code of practice that will enable them to shut down e-commerce sites found to have sent spam, regardless of how and from where the spam was sent.
Botnet operators have become public enemy number-one as consumers, businesses and governments fall foul to identity theft, DDoS attacks and spam. Yet no one appears to be able to stop the spread of bots -- except maybe the media.
The world of speculative telecommunications investments has quieted down considerably since the beginning of the decade, when hype-fuelled carriers plunked down billions to reserve the right to carry mobile phone calls, video calls, and massive volumes of spam at high speed using then-fanciful 3G mobile technology.
E-mail has taken a battering over the last year or so with mountains of spam and viruses delivered to our mailboxes daily. Can the problem be fixed, and can e-mail still be free?
If providers don't pitch in against the threat, customers might defect -- and the health of the Net itself could suffer.
It would have been simple for one firm to replace its box of ISP accounts with Exchange, but costs and maintenance issues prompted the tech team to choose a new network appliance.
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Despite McAfee's acquisition of SpamAssassin and other technologies, SpamKiller 6.0 is a muddle of an antispam app.
A no-muss, no-fuss tool for Outlook users, SpamAssassin Pro is an easy and effective way to snuff out spam.
Monty Python fans might love the stuff, but for the rest of us it's just a nuisance. SpamKiller aims to stop the tide of junk e-mail.
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.
Power users looking for an email solution that can also help to cut spam should consider Eudora 6.1. However, Notes and Outlook offer cleaner, more intuitive interfaces.
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