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    According to a new report by a US Web security firm, nearly 95 percent of e-mail sent in 2007 has been "spam" or junk advertising.

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    Security researcher Aaron Weaver claims visiting a random Web site could send unwanted print requests to your nearest office printer.

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    Microsoft's MSN Hotmail, a free Web-based e-mail service, has tightened restrictions on daily outbound messages sent by subscribers, a tactic it says will help curb spam.

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    Fighting spam is job one after implementing a Postfix e-mail system. The default configuration will not stop all the spam. Fortunately, there are a few techniques at your disposal that you can use to minimise the effects of spam.

  • Microsoft-backed antispam spec gets filtered out

    A Microsoft-backed proposal for verifying the source of e-mail has been shelved by the Internet engineers working to turn it from specification to standard, in a final blow for antispam technology Sender ID.

  • One giant step against spam

    For almost two years, I've argued for a non-proprietary, interoperable, freely deployable anti-spam standard, even as every spam-fighting solution I've seen has failed to pass muster. Until now.

  • Spam: An IT department battle?

    The New Year has seen inboxes continue to overflow with spam. Users may be getting irate, but how are Australia's IT managers coping with the influx?

  • Reducing spam on a Linux mail server

    Unix and Linux mail servers can fight spam by using DSPAM, which acts as the local delivery agent for the server and learns to recognise spam to ease the administrative burden of constantly keeping up with blacklists.

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    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.

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    Spam drives users crazy, makes life difficult for mail administrators, and drives up costs. We evaluate five packages that aim to ease the burden on your mail servers.

  • Yoggie Gatekeeper Card Pro

    Yoggie's Gatekeeper Card Pro delivers powerful plug-and-play protection for notebooks, removes the need to manage multiple software subscriptions and can boost your notebook's performance by removing the security software overhead.

  • Exchange Server 2007 Beta 2

    The long-awaited release of Exchange Server 2007 is fast approaching and, according to Microsoft, it will ship in "late 2006 or early 2007".

  • Broadband: Which plan is for you?

    The broadband business -- plans, peaks, and penalties -- can be confusing to say the least. We line up some of Australia's best.

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