What Exactly is Spam?

Spam is the term used to designate commercially oriented, unsolicited, bulk electronic messaging and communication. To curb the use of spam, the US passed the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003, make sure what you are doing are legal.

Avoiding the Impact of Spam

It is estimated that 56% of all mail that passes through the Internet is spam, and managing it costs an average of $874 per employee per year. Currently, there is very little that can be done to prevent spam from being created and sent. The only effective remedy is to implement a filtering system to aid in the management of this nuisance.

Building A New Website? Make It Spambot Proof

Spam has probably joined death and taxes as one of those things that just can’t be avoided. However, there are prudent steps that you can take to reduce spam or even prevent it, especially if you run or are thinking about running your own website.

How Spam Filters Work

Last year, nearly half of all e-mails were identified as spam, and experts predict that in two years the number of unwanted messages is going to double. Most people would agree that even more objectionable than the content of spam is the overall volume of unwanted messages that we are bombarded with.

Ezine Publishers Avoid the Filtering Traps & Get Your Ezine Into Your Reader's Hands

So you think all of your subscribers are receiving your ezine? Better think again. With the rise of Spam filtering software, both by ISP's and end users, odds are your ezine may be getting deleted before it's even delivered to your subscribers.

What Is the Real Future of Email?

Weekly, I keep an eye to the horizon to assess new developments in the Internet environment. In noting the changes, I sometimes begin to feel overwhelmed by feelings of doom. The S~P~A~M problem is one such item that leaves me at times in much distress. I fear the trends of the ISP's in their efforts to get control of the S~P~A~M situation.

Email Anti Spam And Virus Protection For Businesses - There Is Hope

With anti spam vendors offering low cost licensing, businesses can now afford advanced email spam and virus protection with a simple to use interface at a much lower cost. The great thing about technology is that as it evolves it gets faster, additional features and economical. Over the past few years the same evolution has taken place with anti spam technology and services.

FTC Image Tarnished Over Embellishment in CAN SPAM Act Support

Once again the FTC; Federal Trade Commission has embarrassed the Department of Justice in the media, but falsely claiming that the FTC had something to do with the reduction of SPAM.

Fraud The Consumer; FTC

The Department of Justice’s Federal Trade Commission’s Consumer Protection Division’s CAN SPAM Act, Anti-SPAM Group had defrauded the American People say many Anti-SPAM activists.

FTC Fails Miserably to Curb SPAM

Every so often a Government Agency is so blatant in its shear and utter incompetence and waste of taxpayer’s money that it wins a prize. The Federal Trade Commission always seems to be at the top of my list.

In Defense of Spam

Maybe I’m a Heretic.

Throw the FTC Employees in Prison

Well so much for the public humiliation of the CAN SPAM Act. Sure it was a great idea and concept, make a law and get rid of all that insane junk mail in your email in box. It makes a lot of sense. Only one problem

Spammers, Spyware, and International Enforcement Cooperation

Due to the utter and complete failure of the Federal Trade Commission to curb SPAM after being chosen to enforce the CAN SPAM Act the FTC has determined it needs help. The FTC therefore put forth initiatives to work with other nations in international cooperation.

Seven Tips for Securing Your Organization's Network from Spam and Email Viruses

Providing security against email related threats has become a burden for most IT professionals in 2006. According to a recent study by Postini, spam and email viruses now make up to 80% of all emails sent out as compared to 50% in 2000. As a result, IT professionals now face a tougher challenge in providing network security for this amount of spam. IT professionals also have the disadvantage of defending against new forms of email threats such as spam zombies, directory harvest attacks, mass mailing trojans, as well as the latest email virus.

How Do Anti Spam Solutions Work?

We have all suffered from these annoying dangerous spam emails. Most of us still do. There are excellent anti spam solutions in the market, there is no reason to tolerate this no more...