OT: Spam - Page 2

DirectorTsaarx · #11 February 24th, 2003, 09:25 PM

Some spam filter software from a recent issue of "Maximum PC" magazine:

Spam Gourmet weblink
POPfile weblink

And there's an open-source tool called "Tagged Message Delivery Agent" that can be installed on mail servers and acts as a blacklist/whitelist. One of the functions it can do is hold the first message from a given e-ddress, send a message back to that e-ddress requesting a reply to confirm identity. If/when such a reply is received, that e-ddress is added to the "whitelist". URL for TMDA is:

Tagged Message Delivery Agent weblink

Instar · #12 February 24th, 2003, 11:05 PM

I got a great book that addresses spam, computer security, etc. Its called "Steal This Computer Book" 2nd Ed. Its great, it has a CD with a lot of neato tools, and a guide to fight back against spammers (how to lookup the ISP, get the spammer's address, etc). Id reccomend it for anyone slightly interested in computer security stuff (It is not very technical, it assumes that you know how to use the basic tools on a computer, and thats it)

Gryphin · #13 February 26th, 2003, 08:09 PM

An artical about students "renting" their pcs to be used as spam.
http://www.techinformer.com/go.cgi?id=787939
Caution, there could be pop ups.

Gryphin · #14 February 28th, 2003, 06:09 PM

Another Artical about what the FTC is doing:
FTC to Hold Three Day Public Spam Workshop
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2003/02/spamforum.htm

Atrocities · #15 March 1st, 2003, 02:04 AM

Thanks you for posting the links.

Taera · #16 March 2nd, 2003, 03:07 AM

no spam e-mail reccomendation: www.graffiti.net
a friend of mine told me and i didnt believe. i've been there for a year now, not a SINGLE spam.

atrocities: i doubt its an actual e-mail address, i think it is a script that looks for e-mail address and makes the adress it "sends" it from similar to yours. i got a couple of these on Hotmal too. that was a while ago

when i began getting 100-200 spam A DAY i left Hotmail.

Gryphin · #17 March 7th, 2003, 02:19 AM

Antivirus Vendors Sink Their Teeth Into Spam

They may know how to protect your PC, but can they stop the onslaught of spam?

http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/...030503X,00.asp
Caution: Pop ups

dogscoff · #18 March 7th, 2003, 02:53 AM

I've just managed to get rid of a very annoying and invasive form of spam that uses the network messaging functions of winxp to popup Messages on my desktop.

Thanks Microsoft for leaving that door into my PC wide open in the first place...

Gryphin · #19 March 21st, 2003, 02:29 AM

"Why Are You Getting So Much Spam?

Find out where spammers get your address and how you can hide it."
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/...031903X,00.asp
A Study on Spam and a few suggestions on how to avoid or reduce it.
Caution: Pop Ups.

[ March 20, 2003, 12:29: Message edited by: Gryphin ]

General Woundwort · #20 April 16th, 2003, 09:46 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Taera:
[QB]no spam e-mail reccomendation: www.graffiti.net
a friend of mine told me and i didnt believe. i've been there for a year now, not a SINGLE spam.[QB]

Be warned - it's usually just a matter of time. I had an Erols account for awhile. After I began to get drowned in spam I switched to Juno. I didn't have any spam for almost 3 years. Now I'm starting to get 3-5 spams a day, with a slow increase in the number. Switching providers is a short-term solution at best, I've found.