Heuristic Filters
Until 2002, most spam filters were Heuristic, or rule-based. Heuristic simply means a common sen...
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Secret Addresses For Safe Browsing
Secret addresses are, well, secret. The idea is not to simply remove yo...
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Signature Based Filters
Signature-based filters compare incoming email with email known to contain spam. The various companies...
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What Is Spam
Spam is a common term used to define Unsolicited Commercial Email, or U...
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Recognizing Spam Scams
Most of us have heard of Pyramid schemes, also known as Ponzi schemes after the Italian immigrant in the ...
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Protect Your Email Address
Do not give your email address out willingly over the internet. Your email address is often req...
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What To Do When Spam Arrives
To begin with, do not respond to the spam - e...
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Mail Server Blacklists
A mail server is designated as having an open relay when mail is processed in a location that is not local to either th...
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Understanding Spam Law
In December of 2003, the United States Congress passed a law that made criminal any act that uses fraudulent or ...
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Identifying Spam
Identifying Spam as soon as it occurs is the first step to preventing...
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