spammers http://www.artwoo.com Returned search results for spammers Copyright 2008 Sun, 23 Nov 2008 04:36:08 +0000 http://www.artwoo.com/rss/spammers How Do Spammers Get Your Email Address? http://www.artwoo.com/article/how-do-spammers-get-your-email-address http://www.artwoo.com/article/how-do-spammers-get-your-email-address#comments Wed, 20 Sep 2006 18:27:06 +0000 email addressgoogles search engineemail addressesemail domainreceive offerstargetspammers http://www.artwoo.com/article/how-do-spammers-get-your-email-address spammers get your ? There are a few tricks they have for getting your address and once you see them you will see how important it is to protect your 'real' address and only give it to family, friends, and work contacts.

Is your email address publicly readable on the internet somewhere? That is; do you have a website that your email address is on or have you posted it on forums? If you are not sure, then enter your email address in Google's search engine or MSN and see what pops up. If your email doesn't turn up, it doesn't mean you are totally off the hook, but you are better off than someone who's email address is plastered all over the net. Spammers set lose software programs that go out and harvest automatically. So if you ever do need to put your email address on the net be sure to do it in a way that foils the spammers such as 'email at domain dot com', instead of email@domain.com.This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

If you sign up for mailing lists where your email address is publicly available, then use a throw away email address so if spam gets out of control you can always delete it and move on. Mailing lists and newsgroups are favorite places for spammers to harvest for email addresses.

Another way for spammers to get your email address is if you use it to register for freebie offers online. A common tactic it to offer a chance at a freebie in exchange for your email address. Your email address is then sold to spammers as a fresh .

By signing up for free offers and such it is likely you also sign up for more email than you bargained for and even though you don't want it, it technically isn't spam. There may be small print at the bottom of the form you are filling out which states you will also from partners.

In the end, if you use your email address at all then there is a chance someone will get a hold of it that will spam you. The way to minimize your risk is to reserve a special email account for those people important to you and use another email address to sign up for freebies and mailing lists. Daniel Travers is a staff writer at http://www.computing-times.com and is an occasional contributor to several other websites, including http://www.gamesenthusiast.com. ]]> Ways To Beat The Blog Spammers http://www.artwoo.com/article/ways-to-beat-the-blog-spammers http://www.artwoo.com/article/ways-to-beat-the-blog-spammers#comments Wed, 19 Dec 2007 16:35:00 +0000 validation testvalidation testsspamming spammersgenuine visitorstargetusing toolssearch engine ranking http://www.artwoo.com/article/ways-to-beat-the-blog-spammers target of blog spamming.

The spamming of blogs, forums, chat rooms, etc is when comments are automatically posted that are promoting spammers sites. These comments rarely feature any text and normally just consist of the spammers link.

By doing this spammers are increasing there , which can result in the spammers site being listed ahead of other sites. Spammers use these chat rooms, forums, blogs, etc to post links back to their site because it is a way of getting people to visit their site and, sadly, sometimes spend money on the spammers products.

Blog spamming originates from guestbook spamming. Spammers would visit sites only to fill the sites guestbook up with numerous links taking you to their site. Guestbook's were intended to be used by to the site, for them to comment on the use of the site. Spammers rarely even bother to add a comment to the various links they are posting; if they do it would simply say something like "cool site."

In 2003 spammers really started to take advantage of the fact they could get away with posting in blogs, forums, etc. Many blog sites and forums started to add software to try and stop the spammers, but as the technology grew so did the spammers knowledge of how to get around it. Spammers started such as Trackback Submitter, which allowed spammers to get around comment spam protection.

There are certain things that site owners can do to stop spammers posting. s are a way of blocking spam comments on forums, blogs, etc. A validation test is a way of showing that an actual person is posting a comment and that the comment isn't just being automated.

A Captcha test is like a validation test, again it makes it clear that a comment is being posted by a human and not just being automated. A captcha is a combination of numbers and letters that are embedded in an image. The combination of letters and numbers has to be entered correctly in order for your comment to be posted. Spammers are already trying to get around the captcha test, with many spam tools having text recognition built into them, this is why the numbers/letters that are embedded into the image are slightly distorted so they can't be picked up by the text recognition. However site owners have to be careful when using a captcha test as some of them are case sensitive and with the distortion of the letters it can become difficult to recognize if the letters are in lower or upper case.

can also put some people off posting comments because the tests can sometimes be seen as a nuisance.

When spammers post comments containing website links as a way of trying to get their site at a higher ranking in the search engines, they will be faced with the possibility of their efforts failing as many links relating to spam sites, are getting altered to that Google, amongst other search engines won't include them in the search engine ranking at all.

Spam is something that the Internet could do without but will never truly get rid of. It is important that you protect your email account and website as much as you can against spammers. Helen Cox is the web master of MySpamBin, home of all your Spam Filter http://www.myspambin.com/articles/showarticle.asp?cat=1 needs. ]]> How Spammers Obtain Your Email Address And Why They Send Spam http://www.artwoo.com/article/how-spammers-obtain-your-email-address-and-why-they-send-spam http://www.artwoo.com/article/how-spammers-obtain-your-email-address-and-why-they-send-spam#comments Fri, 27 Oct 2006 02:27:12 +0000 spammersmail messageemail addressesfake rolexesbuy emailemail listspam messages http://www.artwoo.com/article/how-spammers-obtain-your-email-address-and-why-they-send-spam mail message. are the people who send Spam. Spam is a serious problem. It is important today as never before because almost every other email message we receive is Spam. So, the question arises how spammers get your email address and why they send you Spam. Spammers can obtain your email address in three ways.

One way is to guess a mailbox name for a publicly listed domain name. Many organizations have the where the first part of the email address is a general word such as "info", "sales", "accounts", "support", etc. People often use the email addresses beginning with their first name, for example, John, Sandra, Julia. Spammers simply put the first names before the @ symbol followed by a domain name, and get possible email addresses.

Secondly, spammers can gather email addresses from the Internet. They use programs that search web pages looking for email addresses. If there is your contact email address in your web site, or if the email address is embedded into your profile, your email address will be obtained by spammers. The third way to get your email address is to lists. Some dishonest companies can make money by selling the customer's information to spammers. Spammers can also bribe unscrupulous employees of companies to get a copy of the .

Once spammers got a list of the victims' email addresses, they start spamming. They do it to make money. In general, there are two kinds of :

1.Offering trashy and fraudulent goods or services (e.g. Viagra, Cialis, medications, , software programs, etc.)

2.Stock scams working on "Pump and dump" schemes. Spammers encourage you to invest in a particular company's stock, in order to quickly inflate its value and enable the spammers to make a fast profit.

By sending their undesired messages spammers have for an object to contact thousands or even millions people in the hope to hit one or a few dolts who actually will buy their crappy products. No dolts, no spam. But out of a million people, you will always find one or two.

Most of the Internet protocols that computers use to talk to each other are anonymous. Your email server thinks that any email server connecting to it over the Internet is giving its name properly and that the email it sends is legitimate. Spammers abuse this trust relationship to send you their garbage. The Internet protocols cannot be changed in a moment so we need another solution to the problem of spam.

Legislative attempts produced no effect. It's not easy to track a spammer located in USA sending spam using a mail server from Russia to mailboxes in Australia. Spammers are also known to use Trojans to hijack one's computer and make that person send spam on behalf of the spammer. The "victim" doesn't even guess about it. These people would be caught up in any comprehensive Spam legislation.

However that may be you can take some measures to protect your inbox against spam flow by yourself. There is a wide choice of anti-spam products available on the Internet. You only have to choose the right one to block Spam before it reaches your inbox. There is no guarantee that you will get absolutely no Spam but at least you will reduce its amount. Author is a technical expert associated with development of computer software like AATools, G-Lock EasyMail, Spam Blocker http://www.glocksoft.com/sc/ More information can be found at Anti Spam Filter Resources http://www.glocksoft.net/sc/ ]]> Getting Rid Of Spam http://www.artwoo.com/article/getting-rid-of-spam http://www.artwoo.com/article/getting-rid-of-spam#comments Sun, 17 Feb 2008 03:25:01 +0000 e mail addressesspam blocking softwarehtml toolmavensemail providerpersonal bloggeniuses http://www.artwoo.com/article/getting-rid-of-spam mavens are original, indeed. Just as all of us try to find and develop new software and technology to block the annoying content spammers send to our e-mail addresses, they have found an equally novel way to bring spam to us without having to enter our inboxes.

They have started to attack blogs and other Web sites that have comments functions within them.

Before, spammers can be detected and eliminated using or spam blocking features in the . Though users were not really able to eradicate spam 100%, these software were helpful in reducing the volume of nonsense that gets in. And with the growing number of spam blocking devices, come the also growing number of spamming who find new ways to annoy us.

Bloggers are the newest victims. Their comments boxes are flooded with special offers of all sorts, from Viagra to salary loans. Their impact has also compounded that of email spam content because they can only be taken out one by one, as opposed to email spam where we can just click several at a time to delete. On blogs, the blog owner has to do the erasing on a piecemeal basis, or has to contact the administrator to do it for him or her. What a hassle!

Spammers started off by individually posting their advertisements on blogs. As they got wiser, somebody eventually thought of a way of automating the procedure so that weblogs are tricked into thinking that a comment has been entered for a particular entry, when, in fact, they were just adverts. The genius that spammers are have developed an that would bypass the software used by blogs to make them believe that the content it is distributing is valid and substantial.

The result, flooded comments boxes of blogs. If you have a , you might have already experienced this. Just when you thought somebody was stirred by an entry you wrote, you find out that it was just spam. How annoying is that?

However, since most blogs are publicly available for viewing, ultimately avoiding the onslaught of spammers is next to impossible. You will also not be able to file complaints against the spammers because of the nature of your blog's availability. The best way to combat spam is to ask readers to log in first before they can comment on your site. But this still isn't 100% sure-fire.

In truth, the technology that has yet to totally eliminate spam has yet to be created. And it might be a long time to infinity before that happens, because as new spam blocking methods are made, spam creating tools are also born. Low Jeremy maintains http://Spam-Blocking.ArticlesForReprint.com. This content is provided by Low Jeremy. It may be used only in its entirety with all links included. ]]> Getting Rid Of Spam http://www.artwoo.com/article/getting-rid-of-spam http://www.artwoo.com/article/getting-rid-of-spam#comments Tue, 13 Feb 2007 14:27:10 +0000 email spamspam blocking softwaree mail addressesblogsemail providerspammerspiecemeal http://www.artwoo.com/article/getting-rid-of-spam spammers send to our e-mail addresses, they have found an equally novel way to bring spam to us without having to enter our inboxes.

They have started to attack and other Web sites that have comments functions within them.

Before, spammers can be detected and eliminated using or spam blocking features in the . Though users were not really able to eradicate spam 100%, these software were helpful in reducing the volume of nonsense that gets in. And with the growing number of spam blocking devices, come the also growing number of spamming geniuses who find new ways to annoy us.

Bloggers are the newest victims. Their comments boxes are flooded with special offers of all sorts, from Viagra to salary loans. Their impact has also compounded that of content because they can only be taken out one by one, as opposed to email spam where we can just click several at a time to delete. On blogs, the blog owner has to do the erasing on a basis, or has to contact the administrator to do it for him or her. What a hassle!

Spammers started off by individually posting their advertisements on blogs. As they got wiser, somebody eventually thought of a way of automating the procedure so that weblogs are tricked into thinking that a comment has been entered for a particular entry, when, in fact, they were just adverts. The genius that spammers are have developed an HTML tool that would bypass the software used by blogs to make them believe that the content it is distributing is valid and substantial.

The result, flooded comments boxes of blogs. If you have a personal blog, you might have already experienced this. Just when you thought somebody was stirred by an entry you wrote, you find out that it was just spam. How annoying is that?

However, since most blogs are publicly available for viewing, ultimately avoiding the onslaught of spammers is next to impossible. You will also not be able to file complaints against the spammers because of the nature of your blog's availability. The best way to combat spam is to ask readers to log in first before they can comment on your site. But this still isn't 100% sure-fire.

In truth, the technology that has yet to totally eliminate spam has yet to be created. And it might be a long time to infinity before that happens, because as new spam blocking methods are made, spam creating tools are also born. Low Jeremy maintains http://Spam-Blocking.ArticlesForReprint.com. This content is provided by Low Jeremy. It may be used only in its entirety with all links included. ]]> Spammers And Spam Hunters http://www.artwoo.com/article/spammers-and-spam-hunters http://www.artwoo.com/article/spammers-and-spam-hunters#comments Mon, 17 Jul 2006 20:27:10 +0000 spam domainspam fightersspam postsgoogledomain namespammersblog http://www.artwoo.com/article/spammers-and-spam-hunters spammers.

I deleted 145 on one of my s today. Fortunately I have moderate comments turned on so they never actually get posted. That makes the spammers bad, but that's the worst inconvenience spammers have caused me.

However those that supposedly are our Spam saviors. Those that say they are fighting spam have caused me more problems than the spammers themselves.

Sorbs.net lists your as a name if you happen to be hosted on or near the same IP address as the spammers. Therefore you are guilty by association.

To get your domain name removed off of sorbs.net's list, you have to give them money. Sounds a lot like extortion since they manually add you to the list then ask you for money to be removed.

Then of course they tell you that they give the money to charity. I checked out the charity they say they give the money to. It goes to a legal defense fund they could use to defend themselves if you sued them. Some charity.

Twice now blogger.com has caused me spamconvenience. They have locked me out of one of my own blogs and one I manage for a client because their spambot said it might be spam. It also says that if you are a human reading this message then of course I am not likely a spambot and they will correct the situation.

They did this even though on that blog they require me to type into the little box whatever crazy letters they have in the little graphic to make each post on that same blog.

Half the time the little picture isn't even there. So you cannot type the little letters into the box because the little letters don't exist. So how can they use that method to make sure I am not spamming, then flag it as a spam blog?

However since I get paid to blog daily on the client's blog, my loss of income, that I am sure will not reimburse me for, is just that lost income due to the .

They did this today to the client's blog. They are reviewing it they say. Like to see that blog? Go to http://hotelsandapartments.blogspot.com It's not spam.

The first time it happened was one day after I created the blog. It had exactly one post in it. Wow, what a spammer I am. They blocked me from logging in but sent me a very nice email, which I had not opted in for, saying they would be glad to review that blog too. They even provided a nice link to where I could fill out a form to request a review.

When I followed their nice link in the unsolicited email, (not spam), they sent me, it asked me to log in using the username and password that THEY HAD ALREADY BLOCKED ME FROM USING!

So that blog had to be rebuilt elsewhere. Again, I have had way more trouble from spam fighters than I ever have had from spammers. Well, that's all for my rant. Now I have to see if I can get the little picture below to load so I can see what stupid letters I have to type into the box so you can see this post. Chris McElroy aka NameCritic has several of his own blogs as well as blogs he manages for clients. Here are a couple of them. http://namecritic.blogspot.com -- http://www.blogs.pn -- http://thingsthatjustpissmeoff.blogspot.com -- http://www.mostwantednewspaper.com -- http://www.missingchildrenblog.com -- http://www.wholettheblogout.com ]]> How To Get Rid Of Spam For 2-Cents http://www.artwoo.com/article/how-to-get-rid-of-spam-for-2-cents http://www.artwoo.com/article/how-to-get-rid-of-spam-for-2-cents#comments Sat, 19 May 2007 17:25:00 +0000 email networkspam filtersemail systemblock spamemail networksmailspammers http://www.artwoo.com/article/how-to-get-rid-of-spam-for-2-cents Spammers spend thousands of hours trying to figure out how to get around on the public +network" rel="tag">email network. A spammer's goal is to reach millions of people with the same email message and hope that enough folks respond to the offer.

Public hire full-time programmers to write spam filters to from your mailbox, but somehow the spammers seem to win. It's a never ending battle between the two and we Internet users are caught in the middle.

There is a simple solution: private email.

A private email network takes you off the public email grid so spammers can't find you. Not only that, but viruses can't find you either. It's a 100% secure and safe environment.

On a private email network, you can send and receive plain text messages or encrypted messages, your choice.

You can also send encrypted files if you wish.

Now here's the 2-cent catch. Each message you send or receive, each file you attach or receive will cost you 2-cents. Is it worth 2-cents to escape spam, viruses, phishers and junk mail? I think so. I use Eyes Only Email as my only method of communication now. I just tell my friends my account name and we communicate just like we did on the public grid, except now we feel safe and secure.

You'll need to download the free email software to use this private network, but once you've done that, you can start using the system immediately.

Big profit and low overhead is what spammers are after. They won't participate in a private because it increases their overhead tremendously. It would cost them $20,000 to send one million emails at 2-cents each. That isn't going to happen.

Besides being spam free, I like the option of sending sensitive information with encryption, another great feature of private email. Try it out today -- for 2-cents per message you can take yourself off the public email system. John Hart is the inventor of the world's only private email network, http://www.eyesonlyemail.com Eyes Only Email. ]]> How Spam Works http://www.artwoo.com/article/how-spam-works http://www.artwoo.com/article/how-spam-works#comments Sun, 03 Dec 2006 02:27:06 +0000 mail spamspam blockersspam filtersblock spammail backmail listslaunch http://www.artwoo.com/article/how-spam-works block spam including the existing methods, such as , and the creation of e-mail whitelists.

The most unfortunate aspect of how spam works is that it is quite simple. A spammer needs only collect a large number of web addresses and an unwanted advertisement can be sent to hundreds of people. Many spammers use software to make their spamming easier. There are many different kinds of spam and people who are responsible for this annoyance.

E- involves simply sending out an ad to hundreds of recipients. Many people have spam blockers in place, which bounce the unsolicited e- tot he sender, or filters which place the suspicious e-mail in a bulk folder until the recipient has time to decide to accept or reject it. In addition to e-mail spam, which is the most common form of spam, there are also forms of spam that appear on Instant Messenger accounts, newsgroups, blogs and mobile phones.

Spammers are quite happy that there is no operating costs involved in their schemes and that the barrier to their entry is quite low, even given the newest filtering and blocking systems. Even though these programs might be effective in weeding out spam, spammers are becoming more sophisticated and re-wording suspicious looking headings and subject lines. In a word, spamming is as easy as sending an e-mail, except that one has to manage exceptionally large e-.

Since spamming is discouraged and against the law in some places, many spammers are desperate to avoid detection. They their spam campaigns from other computers or "zombie" computers which send the spam for them. Once they bypass security devices and are able to obtain sensitive information about a PC, they can use the PC for sending unsolicited bulk mail.

Another possibility is to get a hold of addresses and to get them to send spam. The result of this is that a spammer might be unaware that he or she is spamming, since another computer is controlling his or her PC. The unwitting spammer might be placed on blacklists, could lose internet service and denied access to certain chat groups. This is very serious in addition to the fact that spammer face stiff fines and even the possibility of incarceration.

Spammers are becoming increasingly sophisticated in avoiding filters and blockers. The heading of an e-mail may say simply "Hey" or lack a heading altogether. Spam filters are not vigilant about such subject lines and allow many of them through. Since spam filters are concerned with blocking e-mails with certain words, some spammers intentionally misspell words to bypass these restrictions.

Spam is, unfortunately, all too easy, but more e-mail users who do not want spam are setting up whitelists that allow only certain people to e-mail them. It is impossible for spamsters to penetrate these walls, but the added protection may spell a lack of spontaneity for the consumer. Author - Matt Garrett © 2006 http://www.Free-Spam-Blockers.Com ]]> What You Need For Blocking Spam Email http://www.artwoo.com/article/what-you-need-for-blocking-spam-email http://www.artwoo.com/article/what-you-need-for-blocking-spam-email#comments Sun, 25 Feb 2007 14:27:04 +0000 spam mailwanted mailspammersfight spamip addressesspamcopscbl http://www.artwoo.com/article/what-you-need-for-blocking-spam-email
The list of advantages certainly is a long one, as it goes on and on endlessly. However, if there are advantages, there are bound to be disadvantages.

Your email address, which is your beloved medium for online conversations and applications, will be lagging due to the big number of . Spammers are those, either individuals or companies, which are constantly sending you junk mail. These spammers send your email address numerous, yet useless, advertisements about products that you have even heard for the first time. If your email address is included in their andquot;deathandquot; list then you are deemed to be unfortunate.

However, there are also those who are confident and bold enough to fight these spammers. They invented certain software to fight face to face. They found it possible to make the World Wide Web free of any nuisances. They found a way to free your email from useless mail. With these said software, you will have more space for you wanted messages and will also save you more time instead of deleting pointless messages that you used to get.

, more popularly known as Blocking List, is one of these manmade heroes. This software blocks spam effectively. However, it does not have a mind of its own, thus, there is also a big possibility that it will be blocking email that come from your friends. If it blocks spam mail then your will also be blocked.

A blocking list can't be called a blocking list if it does not block anything, right? Yes, of course. But do you know what an SCBL blocks? The SpamCop Blocking List is a collection of various that have already been reported. These said IP addresses send lots of electronic mail to those who use SpamCop. SpamCop does what it is good at, which is to block and filter the mail that you do not want to receive.

You do not need to worry about having to delist specific websites because the SCBL will automatically do the nitty gritty for you. The SCBL will delist automated reports, SpamCop user submissions, and report sources automatically when the reports stop from being transmitted.

Spam blocking software not only provides you with more inbox space to enjoy, but it also proves to the others that you care about the betterment of the World Wide Web. Spam makes the Internet lag more due to its numerous links. By installing a certain spam blocking software, you have already made your own little way of helping make the Internet a better place to surf in. Low Jeremy maintains http://spam-blocking.articlesforreprint.com. This content is provided by Low Jeremy. It may be used only in its entirety with all links included. ]]> Why You Should Never Buy From Spammers http://www.artwoo.com/article/why-you-should-never-buy-from-spammers http://www.artwoo.com/article/why-you-should-never-buy-from-spammers#comments Tue, 20 Mar 2007 12:20:01 +0000 email spamspam emailsemail spammersundoubtedlycontactinboxsearch engine results http://www.artwoo.com/article/why-you-should-never-buy-from-spammers undoubtedly heard of Spamming. But do you actually know its true definition? Many people don't, they just recognize the fact that it's annoying and potentially bad. Well, what spam indexing actually is stems from web pages that are created so that a particular website's ranking in increases. These web pages can be nothing more than garbage and phrases stuffed into the coding that will appear as legitimate information sources when someone performs a keyword search. Shameful, but true.

Now, a take-off from spam-dexing as they call it, is the practice of spam emailing. It is a method of sending multiple, duplicate emails out in massive amounts to numerous and unfortunate recipients. How do they reach your ? How do they even get your email address in the first place? From you clicking on some of the spam-dexed websites as described above, and then the next thing you know, spam is being sent to you through an automated system that tracks and follows visitors from those spam-dexed sites.

usually consists of advertisements for some wonderful product or the other and are just one of those little, everyday annoyances that can be easily ignored and deleted. However, some people actually read them and worse yet, take action on them. This is not a good idea, especially if the ad is for some far-out or 'too good to be true' product or service from a company that you've never heard of.

will use fake names and provide you with false information to sell you phony products. If you send them your money, you can be sure that not only will you never receive what you ordered and paid for, but that you will also never hear from them again either.

Astonishingly enough, 55 billion are sent out -- worldwide -- every single day. The countries that are responsible for sending out the most spam emails are the United States, Japan, Russia, China and Canada. And China is actually ranked the highest for the origination of spam emails, hosting almost 75% of all spam-dexed websites. But sadly, there just doesn't seem to be any solution on the horizon for this ever-increasing problem.

And although legitimate spam emails (those selling real products or services, sent to you from real companies) do exist and are legal, an abundant number are not. The United States Congress has set requirements for the spammers that they must comply to in order to remain lawful. Still, there are plenty of illegal spammers out there who could care less about rules and regulations and moreover your financial well-being. And they show no sign of slowing down their activity either. So do yourself a favor and avoid purchasing items sent to you via spam emails. You work hard for your money and you deserve respect and authenticity from the people you spend it with -- don't let some shameless person take it from you. Gray Rollins is a featured writer for http://www.myspywareguide.com/ - a site that provides software that will protect your computer from spyware. ]]> Everybody Hates Spam http://www.artwoo.com/article/everybody-hates-spam http://www.artwoo.com/article/everybody-hates-spam#comments Tue, 25 Jul 2006 06:27:12 +0000 peoples email addressesspam problemmailbulk emailbank of americafraudulent emailsannoying people http://www.artwoo.com/article/everybody-hates-spam mail only to find out that your inbox is swamped with unsolicited message from people you do not know. No you're not interested to buy dog food, beauty products, slimming pills, plants, or software! But still, you get these irritating emails.

Spam, this tiny four letter word has annoyed millions of people around the world.

What is spam anyway? Spam also called unsolicited commercial email (UCE), unsolicited (UBE) or junk mail, is unwanted email sent to multiple people usually for the purpose of advertisement.

Spam has produced negative effects aside from . Apparently, it is a waste of time to sort through tons of email while trying to figure out which email is valid and which is spam. Oftentimes you missed out those important messages just because you thought they were spam. Spam has also the potential to spread virus, pornography, and scams.

It is not only individuals who are affected by spam. Large companies and other businesses are suffering as well.

Many companies have already filed lawsuits against spammers who send spam and claim that they are from those companies, when in fact they are not and were just sent to cause turmoil and ruin the companies' reputation.

The NCSA and released a study called "Online Fraud report" and it showed that 87 percent of its respondents were confident that they could distinguish real emails from . It turned out that 60 percent failed to identify the legitimate emails. This only shows that the has become even worse. Most people could not even recognize legit emails from spam.

Receiving spam is indeed such a hassle for people and for businesses.

You may be wondering how these spammers found your email address. With the existing technology available today, you should not be surprised to find that spammers use a lot of techniques for them to obtain other people's email addresses. They could get email addresses from DNS listings, Usenet postings, or web pages, they also could guess common names at popular domains, or use programs called web spiders to search for email addresses on the web.

So how do you get rid of spam? Unfortunately, there is no 100 percent solution to this problem. You may try anti spam software or spam filters but this will only reduce the number of spam that you receive but will not totally eliminate them.

Another thing that you can do is to click that unsubscribe link, usually found at the bottom of email spam.

As I told you earlier, some spammers acquire email addresses through guessing common names at popular domains so it would be wise to set up an email account that is hard to guess. Use a different email when signing up with forums, mailing lists, chat rooms, news groups, and registering with websites.

Aside from email spam, a new range of spam has recently emerged. Spammers have found new ways on how they could get those spams to people. The new target of spammers are news groups, forum groups, instant messaging, online game communities, blogs, and even guest books.

With spam rising progressively, it is really important that you understand its nature and protect yourself through learning more on how you can get rid of it. Spam can waste your time, energy, and money so it would really be wise that you know how to block those annoying messages.

All Rights Reserved. You may reprint this content as long as it remains unchanged and the links are intact. Jay is the webmaster of a site with information and resources on how to combat SPAM and prevent identity theft on your PC. Don't be taken advantage of on your own computer. Visit http://helpremovingspyware.info today. ]]> Service Offered By Spam Blockers http://www.artwoo.com/article/service-offered-by-spam-blockers http://www.artwoo.com/article/service-offered-by-spam-blockers#comments Sat, 29 Sep 2007 10:35:00 +0000 send junk mailfight spamterm spamemailspamcopcyberworldspammers http://www.artwoo.com/article/service-offered-by-spam-blockers
Yes, there is! You have forgotten about the fact that the Internet is filled with . Spammers are those companies or individuals who have nothing left to do in the but to make other people's lives miserable. They to other people. And, in case you do not know yet, junk mail is a longer version for the term "spam".

Spam can sometimes get to your nerves. If only spam was a person, you would probably want, if not actually do, to strangle spam. But no, spam is not human, nor can it be touched. You have to by other means.

You can fight spam by using the SCBL, which is a shorter version, more like an acronym, of Blocking List. By its name, "SpamCop", it must mean that it guards and protects, the usual things cops do, you from spam. It is powerful in fighting spam. If you use SpamCop to your advantage, you will, indeed, be successul in eliminating spam.

However, the SCBL has disadvantages. It is not a perfect innovation and therefore has its own defects. There is a big risk that as you block from various spammers using the SCBL, the messages from those whom you want to get email from can also be blocked. It does not have a mind on its own, thus, it can't identify which messages are wanted and which are hated.

The SCBL is a blocking list of various IP addresses that have been reported to be sending spam to those who have installed SpamCop. It acts quickly due to the fact that it also enlists the websites that send reported mails like automated reports, SpamCop user submissions, and report sources.

You need not worry about having to use some of your time in delisting websites because the SCBL automatically does this for you. It automatically delists the aforementioned kind of mails.

After having read this article, you now have an idea concerning spam blocking. It is as easy as pie. You can avail of the service spam blockers offer you if you just take time in searching the right spam blocker that you think is appropriate for your system. Low Jeremy maintains http://spam-blocking.articlesforreprint.com. This content is provided by Low Jeremy. It may be used only in its entirety with all links included. ]]> Understanding Spam http://www.artwoo.com/article/understanding-spam http://www.artwoo.com/article/understanding-spam#comments Mon, 04 Sep 2006 20:27:05 +0000 spam emailemail spamemail addressesemail idpenis enhancementprescription drugsinbox http://www.artwoo.com/article/understanding-spam
Large numbers of unsolicited, unwanted, intrusive, irrelevant or inappropriate commercial messages sent via email or instant messenger is called spam.

Spam is basically the same message sent repeatedly to a user. Generally, spam on the Internet is used for commercial advertising. It is a cheap but unreliable way to reach consumers. Spam advertisers incur no real costs to send out emails to users, beyond accessing, managing and updating email lists. It is also very difficult to hold spammers accountable for their mass mailings.

Most spam on the Internet advertises , dubious services and products (e.g. ), legal services, pornography, unlicensed computer software, get-rich-quick schemes, dubious educational courses, etc.

Spam is widely hated by the Internet community. Several countries have introduced legislation to combat the increasing volume of spam.

Why is spam a problem?

Spam is a major nuisance for Internet users. The moment a user's is located by a spammer, the user is vulnerable to spam. It is estimated that as many as 6 out of 10 emails arriving into an are spam. It is a major nuisance for users to constantly have to clean out their mailboxes.

Furthermore, the large volumes of spam traffic across the Internet consume large quantities of bandwidth. A large amount of spam arriving at one destination is also likely to crash the system and result in the loss of legitimate messages, causing a major inconvenience to users. This is called 'denial of service'.

Types of spam Email spammers send hundreds of nearly identical messages to a particular email address.

are usually obtained from databases, random email generators, web pages, recipients from Usenet postings, and by sheer guesswork. Email spammers often use fraudulent methods to disguise their identity -- false names and accounts, false credit card information, constant switching of email addresses, etc. Most email spammers conceal the origin of their messages by spoofing email addresses or even spoofing IP addresses. The spammer can thus make the message appear from almost any email address.

Spammers often use virus-infected networks and computers to send their spam. After gaining access to the system, the spammer loads a Trojan virus or a Bot on the system, which automatically generates and sends spam to everybody on the user's address book.

The amount of email spam is estimated at 55 billion per day, as of June 2006.

How to protect your computer from email spam:

• Set up email filters on your computer.

• Report spammers to your ISP or your email provider. They can then block these addresses.

• Give out your email address to only trusted people. If you need to subscribe to online services with your email address, create an alternative address for this purpose.

• Install reliable anti-virus and anti-spyware software on your computer and update them regularly. These will prevent spammers from hijacking your PC.

• Do a periodic Internet search for your email address, and ask the specific webmaster to remove it from their web site.

Messaging spam

Messaging spam is a type of spam targeted at instant messaging (IM) services like MSN Messenger, AIM, ICQ, Yahoo Messenger, Google Talk, etc. It is also called SPIM.

Messaging spam works through the IM user directories offered by most messenger services. These directories contain information like user id's and demographic information like age and sex. Spammers can easily gather this information, subscribe to the service, and send out spam messages.

How to protect yourself from messenger spam:

• Use the privacy option on your messenger service. It will allow you to receive messages only from people on your contact list.

• Block senders who send you spam.

To find more out about getting help with your spam problems check out these companies below.

Cloudmark McAfee Spam Bully Spam Shield The article "Understanding Spam" is brought to you by Spyspotter anti-spyware program and system defender. http://www.spyspotter.com ]]> Service Offered By Spam Blockers http://www.artwoo.com/article/service-offered-by-spam-blockers http://www.artwoo.com/article/service-offered-by-spam-blockers#comments Fri, 16 Feb 2007 02:27:05 +0000 fight spamsend junk mailscblspamcopemailspammerscyberworld http://www.artwoo.com/article/service-offered-by-spam-blockers
Yes, there is! You have forgotten about the fact that the Internet is filled with . Spammers are those companies or individuals who have nothing left to do in the but to make other people's lives miserable. They to other people. And, in case you do not know yet, junk mail is a longer version for the term andquot;spamandquot;.

Spam can sometimes get to your nerves. If only spam was a person, you would probably want, if not actually do, to strangle spam. But no, spam is not human, nor can it be touched. You have to by other means.

You can fight spam by using the , which is a shorter version, more like an acronym, of Blocking List. By its name, andquot;SpamCopandquot;, it must mean that it guards and protects, the usual things cops do, you from spam. It is powerful in fighting spam. If you use SpamCop to your advantage, you will, indeed, be successul in eliminating spam.

However, the SCBL has disadvantages. It is not a perfect innovation and therefore has its own defects. There is a big risk that as you block from various spammers using the SCBL, the messages from those whom you want to get email from can also be blocked. It does not have a mind on its own, thus, it can't identify which messages are wanted and which are hated.

The SCBL is a blocking list of various IP addresses that have been reported to be sending spam to those who have installed SpamCop. It acts quickly due to the fact that it also enlists the websites that send reported mails like automated reports, SpamCop user submissions, and report sources.

You need not worry about having to use some of your time in delisting websites because the SCBL automatically does this for you. It automatically delists the aforementioned kind of mails.

After having read this article, you now have an idea concerning spam blocking. It is as easy as pie. You can avail of the service spam blockers offer you if you just take time in searching the right spam blocker that you think is appropriate for your system. Low Jeremy maintains http://spam-blocking.articlesforreprint.com. This content is provided by Low Jeremy. It may be used only in its entirety with all links included. ]]> How E-mail Whitelists Work http://www.artwoo.com/article/how-e-mail-whitelists-work http://www.artwoo.com/article/how-e-mail-whitelists-work#comments Sun, 03 Dec 2006 02:27:07 +0000 spam blockersspam filtersspam protectionsend e mailmail providerinboxspammers http://www.artwoo.com/article/how-e-mail-whitelists-work spam protection, and go beyond the safeguards used by and to almost completely eliminate the possibility of receiving spam. Whitelists work like fortresses to completely protect the user against invasion.

Before e-mail from a new address can be allowed into the , the user must answer questions or type in a partially obscured code that is recognizable on normal computers, but cannot be detected by the kind of software often use.

The result is a combination of computer technology and a user's own judgement to decide which users will be allowed to send e-mail to the account or not. Once the potential sender is approved, he or she can send e-mail to the account without having to re-register.

Many people prefer whitelists to spam filters and spam blockers. Spam filters are often free with any e-, and use probability formulas to calculate the likelihood that e-mails containing certain keywords will be spam.

The problem with this approach is that many spammers can get around these filters by using words not associated with spam and by intentionally misspelling keywords to fool the filter. Although filters are effective, there is usually a 10% to 20% failure rate. This may be acceptable to some, but for business owners who receive hundreds of e-mails a day, this means that at least 100 spam e-mails a day end up in the inbox.

Spam blockers offer a higher degree of protection, but also have their drawbacks. Spam blockers must be downloaded and require registration to send e-mails. All unfamiliar e-mails are sent to another file for the user to approve. Spam blockers, unlike filters, are entirely user driven, but have the disadvantage that sometime the user can be fooled concerning what is spam. Spammers often spoof e-mails that are familiar to the user to encourage the user to accept the e-mails.

Whitelists combine the best of technological ability and user judgement. The user approves a message, but the person registering is required to type in a code that would not be recognizable to those with spamming software. Blocking is not merely left to the judgement of the user or to the computer's ability to find spammers, but the combination of the two make whitelists the most effective choice for spam blocking.

Some may find whitelists to be a bit strict and inconvenient, and fear that some legitimate senders might be put off by the registration process. Others would rather take this risk than to accept spam. Once a person is registered, his or her e-mail is accepted on the site, so there is no more red tape. Another objection is that sometimes the code is difficult to read even for legitimate senders. However, a sender can always try to register again unless he or she has been blacklisted.

Although some believe that whitelists threaten to take some of the spontaneity out of e-mail, others believe that this spontaneity is not worth all of the spam. Business owners use whitelist to ensure that no valuable time is wasted sorting through hundreds of spam messages a day, and this also saves money in the long run. © 2006 http://www.free-spam-blockers.com Author -- Matt Garrett ]]> Antispam. Aren't We All! Don't You Just Hate It? http://www.artwoo.com/article/antispam-arent-we-all-dont-you-just-hate-it http://www.artwoo.com/article/antispam-arent-we-all-dont-you-just-hate-it#comments Sun, 13 Jan 2008 09:30:01 +0000 e mail systemclue wordsmail providere zinesinternet service providersachilles heellegitimate messages http://www.artwoo.com/article/antispam-arent-we-all-dont-you-just-hate-it
So what can be done about it? What antispam procedures and software really work?

Spam filtering software is the first stop in your antispam campaign, but in some ways it's the easiest to subvert.

What this antispam tool does is tell your e-mail system to look for designated - sex, nude, porn, for example - and to eliminate the messages that contain these clue words. Of course, there are easy ways to get around these antispam tactics. Did you ever see a message that comes through with the word sex spelled s*e*x? Well, that asterisk method has circumvented your spam filter - or the spam filter of your Internet and e-.

The other problem with this filter is that you could miss . A friend, for instance, who might mail you that she was "sick of porn sites popping up" might have her message deleted because it contained the word porn.

Two upgraded versions of these antispam filtering products are Bayesian and heuristic filters, which try to identify offensive messages through recognition of phrases as objectionable. SpamAssassin by Apache is probably the best known example of heuristic filtering. What these filters are doing that the more basic ones aren't is looking at the message itself rather than the subject header. Both Bayesian and heuristic filters have an in that they depend for their filtering on frequency. Were a spammer to send a short message it would get past.

To further complicate things by punishing the "good guys," major started simply considering batch emailing as potential spam. What this did, however, was to disrupt opt-in products such as e-zines and newsletters. So that didn't work well. The spammers themselves found a way around it anyway. As they sent out their batch messages they inserted a program that produced a variant in each heading. Perhaps a word that didn't even make sense, but still individualized each message enough to have the batching not appear as batching.

Some non-profit Internet watchdog agencies started keeping lists of the IP addresses of spammers. When these addresses cropped up in mail they were blocked. The way around this for spammers was simple - they changed IP addresses. The result was even worse, in that those addresses then got handed out to completely innocent folks who now had problems sending e-mail. Then the spammers got really aggressive and started creating and distributing viruses allowing them to hijack IP addresses that weren't on the "spam" lists.

Where the answer seems to lie for many businesses and their sites is to bypass standard email communication altogether and resort to online feedback forms for electronic communication. Which of course doesn't resolve the antispam issue for private individuals who have no Web site of their own. Robert Michael is a writer for Lib Antispam which is an excellent place to find antispam links, resources and articles. For more information go to: http://www.libantispam.com/ ]]> Antispam. Aren't We All! Don't You Just Hate It? http://www.artwoo.com/article/antispam-arent-we-all-dont-you-just-hate-it http://www.artwoo.com/article/antispam-arent-we-all-dont-you-just-hate-it#comments Mon, 03 Jul 2006 20:27:09 +0000 mail providerantispamspam filteroffensive messageslegitimate messagesachilles heelclue words http://www.artwoo.com/article/antispam-arent-we-all-dont-you-just-hate-it Antispam. Aren't we all! Don't you just hate it? You've got enough to do without having to sift through a bunch of worthless, or worse yet, offensive junk e-mails in your Inbox.

So what can be done about it? What antispam procedures and software really work?

ing software is the first stop in your antispam campaign, but in some ways it's the easiest to subvert.

What this antispam tool does is tell your e-mail system to look for designated - sex, nude, porn, for example - and to eliminate the messages that contain these clue words. Of course, there are easy ways to get around these antispam tactics. Did you ever see a message that comes through with the word sex spelled s*e*x? Well, that asterisk method has circumvented your spam filter - or the spam filter of your Internet and e-.

The other problem with this filter is that you could miss . A friend, for instance, who might mail you that she was "sick of porn sites popping up" might have her message deleted because it contained the word porn.

Two upgraded versions of these antispam filtering products are Bayesian and heuristic filters, which try to identify through recognition of phrases as objectionable. SpamAssassin by Apache is probably the best known example of heuristic filtering. What these filters are doing that the more basic ones aren't is looking at the message itself rather than the subject header. Both Bayesian and heuristic filters have an in that they depend for their filtering on frequency. Were a spammer to send a short message it would get past.

To further complicate things by punishing the "good guys," major Internet service providers started simply considering batch emailing as potential spam. What this did, however, was to disrupt opt-in products such as e-zines and newsletters. So that didn't work well. The spammers themselves found a way around it anyway. As they sent out their batch messages they inserted a program that produced a variant in each heading. Perhaps a word that didn't even make sense, but still individualized each message enough to have the batching not appear as batching.

Some non-profit Internet watchdog agencies started keeping lists of the IP addresses of spammers. When these addresses cropped up in mail they were blocked. The way around this for spammers was simple - they changed IP addresses. The result was even worse, in that those addresses then got handed out to completely innocent folks who now had problems sending e-mail. Then the spammers got really aggressive and started creating and distributing viruses allowing them to hijack IP addresses that weren't on the "spam" lists.

Where the answer seems to lie for many businesses and their sites is to bypass standard email communication altogether and resort to online feedback forms for electronic communication. Which of course doesn't resolve the antispam issue for private individuals who have no Web site of their own. Robert Michael is a writer for Lib Antispam which is an excellent place to find antispam links, resources and articles. For more information go to: http://www.libantispam.com/ ]]> Spam: How To Get Rid Of Spam From Your Email Inbox http://www.artwoo.com/article/spam-how-to-get-rid-of-spam-from-your-email-inbox http://www.artwoo.com/article/spam-how-to-get-rid-of-spam-from-your-email-inbox#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2008 14:35:00 +0000 email service providersemail service providerunwanted messagespain in the neckspam emailsdustbinemail account http://www.artwoo.com/article/spam-how-to-get-rid-of-spam-from-your-email-inbox email account will have been subjected to spam. Probably almost as soon as the account has been opened. So how do you get rid of spam from your inbox without going crazy in the process?

The lowest tech solution is to use your delete key. If you're lucky enough to only get a handful of a day, this works. But you run the risk of deleting an important message along with the junk. So once you join the real world and start getting tens, hundreds or even thousands of a day, you need a stronger solution.

The next laziest solution is to rely on your to categorize messages for you. Services such as AOL and Hotmail do this with varying degrees of success. Some use a system called BrightMail. The biggest problem with these methods is that you often don't actually know what is being let through and what is being blocked. There's just a digital somewhere where all the messages that are deemed to be spam get sent and humanely destroyed. This works OK most of the time but can be a real at other times. The problem is that spammers don't care whose email address they hijack. They don't send emails out with a real return address (they're not that stupid!). Instead, they randomly choose an address to pretend the email was sent from. So if your granny's address got used to send out a few thousand messages she could just as easily end up on a blacklist. Then you'd never get messages from her and you'd have no idea why.

Some people turn to services like Spam Arrest. These offer a "challenge response" system that is supposed to block spammers. The idea is that the first time you get an email from someone, they get sent a message asking them to confirm they are human. You get their original message but only once they've clicked on the link in the email they get sent. The theory is good. The practice is less good. Many people hate these services to such an extent that they don't click the return link - especially if they've read the terms and conditions associated with clicking it whereby you sign away your soul or something like that. So you then have to manually "approve" the people who refuse to click on the return links. Which is almost like going back to square one.

The best services are ones where you have complete control. You need to spend a little bit of time teaching them what email you want to receive and what is rubbish. But once you've done that (it only takes a handful of minutes) they'll work with you to filter your email and keep you almost 100% free from spammers. If a spam message does manage to slip through, you mark it as such and the system learns for the next time. Learn more about how to get rid of spam, the programs that can learn what spam is and how to get rid of spam from your inbox by going to http://www.squidoo.com/getridofspam ]]> Antispam Organization Out There That's Fighting For You http://www.artwoo.com/article/antispam-organization-out-there-thats-fighting-for-you http://www.artwoo.com/article/antispam-organization-out-there-thats-fighting-for-you#comments Mon, 21 Aug 2006 18:27:08 +0000 mailzealand australiaantispamspam lawnewsgroupsamerican samoahttp http://www.artwoo.com/article/antispam-organization-out-there-thats-fighting-for-you antispam organization out there that's fighting for you and could use your help.

CAUCE, the Coalition Against Unsolicited Commercial E-, is an all-volunteer global entity that began as SPAM-LAW, a group brought together for discussion only. They put all their efforts into getting legislation passed that would help stop and penalize spam.

CAUCE has no treasury and no offices. Completely virtual, the organization exists on the Internet, in , and online discussion lists. Donations are not accepted because the CAUCE founders and members believe that would necessitate having to respond to numerous lobbying regulations.

CAUCE is now soliciting members, however. While the grassroots of the organization began in the United States - in San Francisco - there are chapters in other parts of the world as well, such as CAUCE Canada, CAUCE India, CAUBE.Au, which covers New Zealand, Australia and all Pacific Rim countries; and Europe's EuroCAUCE. CAUCE can boast more than 20,000 members in the U.S. alone, with all states represented. Even and Guam have antispam proponents who have jumped on the CAUCE bandwagon.

CAUCE makes use of their membership list and each member's individual information in one way only. They give that list to the relevant legislators to further the cause of antispam legislation. The purpose of this is to let these legislators know how many voters in their area are concerned about spam and the need for antispam legislation.

To join CAUCE you simple provide them with your full name and e-mail address, your mailing address, your congressional district, and choose a password.

If you don't know which congressional district you are in you can determine that by visiting http://www.house.gov/writerrep. Here you will be asked for your state and zip code. Not only will this tell you your district but it will also give you your legislator's name as well as a feedback form to write to her or him should you so desire.

CAUCE has been gaining national and international recognition as they battle for legislation to stop, curtail and punish spammers. As long ago as 1998, CAUCE went to congress to spur on antispam legislation, which did make it to the floor but was never passed. The latest attempt, again quashed, was a bill requiring spam tagging.

This bill would have forced convicted spammers to note on their messages some clue in the subject line that would tell folks that the message they received is from a convicted spammer. The law didn't pass, nor was it supported by CAUCE. CAUSE and legislators both agree that the law would have been spineless, lacking enforceability. They agreed that those who were already breaking the law by spamming were not likely to comply with some new law that said they had to notify people they were spammers.

The CAUCE web site, http://www.cauce.org, lists its hall of shame. Here you will find sites that have been known to send or support, or at least fail to block spammers. At this writing there are only six sites listed. Robert Michael is a writer for http://www.libantispam.com which is an excellent place to find antispam links, resources and articles. For more information go to: http://www.libantispam.com ]]> Some Spam Filtering Facts http://www.artwoo.com/article/some-spam-filtering-facts http://www.artwoo.com/article/some-spam-filtering-facts#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2007 14:15:01 +0000 weight loss supplementsincorrect spellingbuzz wordsanti spam softwareincoming emailoutbound messagesterm spam http://www.artwoo.com/article/some-spam-filtering-facts
The filter can also be known as anti-spam software. This piece of software analysis's your and uses a number of rules to decide whether the mail that you are receiving is legitimate email or not. So in answer to whether spam filters work or not the answer is yes. The extent as to how good they work depends on the spam filter that you have chosen. Some spam filters work better than others.

A decent spam filter will block about 99% of spam through filtering `buzz' words that refer to adult content and medical supplies, which are mainly based on . As well as filtering words based on a blacklist, a spam filter will also block explicit images.

Another feature of most spam filters is to scan for viruses. This is done on both inbound and . Any viruses that are found are then blocked straight away. This feature is especially important to business owners whose reputation could be at risk if viruses are spread through to clients through messages that are in their outbox.

When we look at emails we can tell straight away what it spam mail and what is a genuine email, most the time without even having to open the message. To a computer however all the emails that you receive look the same, meaning your computer needs help to filter through what is spam and what is actual emails from people who are on your contact list or from people who are trying to contact you.

Many spammers know that spam filters work by filtering out words that have been blacklisted, that refer to typical goods/services that spammers are `promoting.' Due to this many spammers try and get around spam filters by using , inappropriate spacing and replacing letters with numbers on words that they know wouldn't get through a spam filter. It is because of facts such as this that when you are choosing a spam filter that you get the best one you can for your personal/business needs.

A spam filter/anti spam solution means you get full control of the emails that you receive and often you get a feature with your spam filter/anti spam solution that is known as a dashboard. This dashboard gives you complete visibility of exactly what emails are being blocked meaning that you can set it so that none of the emails you wish to receive are accidentally blocked by your spam filter.

If you are using a spam filter within your business then you will notice how through the use of one your business will become more productive, saving you money and time.

Filtering through emails yourself wastes time that could be used up working or taking care of more important tasks, so why not let a spam filter do this for you. Helen Cox is the web master of MySpamBin, home to all your Spam Filtering needs. http://www.myspambin.com/articles/spamfiltering.asp ]]>