Links For More Information

Great Background information about the Spam problem.  Lots of discussion about the Bayesian approach, as well. 

http://www.paulgraham.com/antispam.html

Paul's Stop Spam page provides a great overview of the various counter methods, both current and proposed, to combat the spam problem.

http://www.paulgraham.com/stopspam.html

 

lSpammers' Technology Secrets Exposed!
– http://www.internetweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=6900020
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lSpam & Anti-Spam Techniques
– http://www.vicomsoft.com/knowledge/reference/spam.html

 

lHome PCs Hijacked to spread Spam

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3528810.stm

 

l Irritated by spam? Get ready for spit and spim.

http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/technology/2004-11-09-spit_x.htm

 

l Learn how to protect your home pc from hackers, spyware, and various other information thieves

Visit my Internet Security & Personal Privacy page

 

New Anti- Spam Proposals

Critics challenge anti-spam system

The SPF System Explained

Sieve Filtering

http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2002/0715chaos.html

http://www2.pcworld.com/resource/printable/article/0%2Caid%2C102665%2C00.asp 

http://www.cyrusoft.com/sieve/ 

http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc3028.html

 

Bayesian Spam Filtering

http://www.paulgraham.com/better.html

http://email.about.com/cs/bayesianfilters/

http://email.about.com/cs/bayesianspamsw/

Fighting Telephone Spam

Do Not Call Directory


Anti-Spam Software

Looking for a solution for the junk email you get at home? Here are some recommended software downloads to try.   

K9 - FREE! uses Bayesian filtering

SpamWeasel Free