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Spam Arrest has developed a Windows application that makes it a snap for Outlook, Outlook Express, and Eudora users to signup for Spam Arrest. You can link directly to the program on our server, or download and distribute it yourself. Either way, you'll receive full credit for all signups.

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Yahoo! Anti-Spam Resource Centre

Search engine SPAM detector "Is your work/business based on detectable tricks?" What does this tool do? This tool analyzes a web page, searching for characteristics that search engines could consider spam. If you don't know what "search engine spamming" means or if you want to know how this tool works, you can read the Spam detector FAQ.

Spam check Checks your email messages to  try Keep Your E-Mail Out Of The Junk Folder!

MailWasher Server is an open-source, server-side junk mail filter package for businesses. MailWasher Server differs from other open-source server anti-spam packages in that it offers a polished, well-integrated web interface and built-in quarantine management facilities. MailWasher Server is easier for administrators to set up and manage and easier for users to use the product on a day-to-day basis. MailWasher Server fully supports Windows Server/Exchange Server systems, in addition to Unix-based systems such as Linux and Solaris.

Reporting Spam SpamCop parses reported email, sending warning information to the internet service provider responsible for hosting the services used by the spammer (web sites and email sending sites). SpamCop also uses the information to generate SpamCop's free blocking list. Unfortunately, this is an ongoing battle. Spammers adapt quickly and persistently. Report spam and help SpamCop turn the tide. SpamCop makes this otherwise slow and technical task quick and easy. The SpamCop reporting service is free.   More...

What is "mole" reporting? SpamCop Mole reporting was an experiment that presented many problems in the operations and integrity of SpamCop, so is mostly being disabled. Reports from users who choose to be mole reporters will count only in the statistics and aggregate counts. Reports are not sent and can only be viewed by SpamCop administrators. Mole reports do not count in the stats used to determine listing and delisting of IP addresses in the SpamCop Blocking List. As spam defenses and spammers become more sophisticated, many smart spammers have developed very sophisticated defenses against being detected. One of the spammer's strategies is to quickly and effectively remove anyone from their mailing lists who files a spam complaint (until they want to get revenge, and then the use these "remove lists" differently). This is generally (although not always) good for the person filing the complaint, but it is bad for spam defense in general, since these activists are the only ones identifying the problem. By removing the "trouble makers", spammers too often slip "under the radar" and appear to be legitimate senders, even though the majority (or entirety) of the victims don't want the mail (they are just the ones who don't bother to make waves). More...

SpamArchive is a community resource that provides a database of known spam to be used for testing, developing, and benchmarking anti-spam tools.

SpamBox With this service you can create a temporary e-mail address that will forward all incoming mail to your usual e-mail address.  Why: Many websites ask for your e-mail address to download software or to register. But you don't know what they'll be doing with your e-mail.. Your e-mail will probably be stored in a database which will then be resold to spammers and you will be receiving unsolicited bulk e-mail.

Spamato is an extendable spam filter system written in Java. It exists in different flavors and runs on various platforms.

Automattic Kismet (Akismet for short) is a collaborative effort to make comment and trackback spam a non-issue and restore innocence to blogging, so you never have to worry about spam again.

AnyMail eMail. You can protect all email spam to your new AnyeMails email address or any of your existing email addresses.

Sender Policy Framework. The Sender Policy Framework (SPF) is an open standard specifying a technical method to prevent sender address forgery. More precisely, the current version of SPF ' called SPFv1 or SPF Classic ' protects the envelope sender address, which is used for the delivery of messages. See the box on the right for a quick explanation of the different types of sender addresses in e-mails.

PhishFighting. Fight back and take down the Phishers. Enter phishers URL to Report it.

Email Address Munger and Email Address Encoder.  Email address munging is the act of using ASCII, JavaScript, and scrambling of letters in your email address in order to hide your email address from spam bots, spiders, and spoofers.

DomainKeys is an e-mail authentication system that allows for incoming mail to be checked against the server it was sent from to verify that the mail has not been modified. This ensures that messages are actually coming from the listed sender and allows abusive messages to be tracked with more ease. DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) lets an organization take responsibility for a message while it is in transit.  The organization is a handler of the message, either as its originator or as an intermediary. Their reputation is the basis for evaluating whether to trust the message for delivery. Technically DKIM provides a method for validating a domain name identity that is associated with a message through cryptographic authentication.  This can sometimes be implemented as part of cPanel Hosting

SPF, (Sender Policy Framework), An email validation system designed to prevent email spam by addressing a common vulnerability), will specify which machines are authorized to send email from your domain(s). This means that only mail sent through this server will appear as valid mail from your domain(s) when the SPF records are checked.  This can sometimes be implemented as part of cPanel Hosting

PayPal Support Club. Review and helpful links, coding examples, warnings, other shopping cart links, etc. PayPal is a on-link banking system that allows website owners to integrate shopping cart technology into their site.  Find out more, includes links to helpful site about PayPal shopping cart technology. Report eBay spoof emails to spoof@ebay.com  Report spoof PayPal emails to spoof@paypal.com

Federal Trade Commission, FTC recent law enforcement actions against deceptive commercial email and spammers' responsibilities under the CAN-SPAM law. In the "For Consumers" section, you'll find tips on how to reduce the amount of spam email in your in-box. If you get spam email that you think is deceptive, forward it to spam@uce.gov. The FTC uses the spam stored in this database to pursue law enforcement actions against people who send deceptive email.

Internet Education Foundation Spam Tips from GetNetWise

CAPTCHA™ is a program that can generate and grade tests that most humans can pass, but current computer programs can't pass. For example, humans can read distorted text, but current computer programs usually can't read such  distorted text. This may be useful to confirm emails are genuine and other basic Diagnostics and Security checking. Also read about Captchas at Free Advertising Methods

How to block comment spammers without using captchas (spam, bot, proxies). Spammers usually use proxies to hide their real IP address and to prevent IP blocking. However you can specifically block their proxy servers by using Apache rewrite rules via .htaccess. Are you concerned about this method because your legal visitors might be affected? Don't worry, your visitors probably would use anonymous proxies, but those won't be blocked!  Read more about captchas.

Spamhaus tracks the Internet's Spammers, Spam Gangs and Spam Services, provides dependable realtime anti-spam protection for Internet networks, and works with Law Enforcement to identify and pursue spammers worldwide. The Register of Known Spam Operations (ROKSO) database collates information and evidence on known professional Spam operations that have been terminated by a minimum of 3 Internet Service Providers for spam offenses.

Webwasher's unique anti-spam MethodMix™ technology combines the strengths of multiple complementary spam detection methods for unmatched accuracy, delivering nearly 100% spam detection and a negligible false positive rate.

Toasted Spam  Spam reports, Phishing scams, 419 scams, etc... More scam & hoax links.

Thunderbird: Reclaim Your Inbox Thunderbird is Mozilla's free next generation e-mail client. Thunderbird makes emailing safer, faster and easier than ever before. Thunderbird delivers. Enjoy safe, fast, and easy email, with intelligent spam filters, quick message search, and customizable views. Brought to you by Mozilla, Thunderbird makes email better. Thunderbird is an free email client. Get the acclaimed email client from Mozilla. Import your existing mail and enjoy powerful spam protection. Thunderbird is Full-Featured Email. Simple to use, powerful, and customizable, Thunderbird is a full-featured email application. Thunderbird supports IMAP and POP mail protocols, as well as HTML mail formatting. Easily import your existing email accounts and messages. Built-in RSS capabilities, powerful quick search, spell check as you type, global inbox, deleting attachments and advanced message filtering round out Thunderbird's modern feature set.

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The Block List Checker tool allows you to query a number of spam-block and server boycott lists with an IP address you specify to try and ascertain if the IP address is listed as a known spammer or an open mail relay. This can be useful if you need to check the authenticity of logs or emails. 

ORDB. Open Relay DataBase is an attempt to help in the fight against spam. For further information about ORDB. please refer to the about- and FAQ-sections, where exhaustive information may be gathered.

Distributed Sender Blackhole List. The DSBL lists contain the IP addresses of servers which have relayed special test messages to listme@listme.dsbl.org; this can happen if the server is an open relay, an open proxy or has another vulnerability that allows anybody to deliver email to anywhere, through that server. Note that DSBL itself doesn't do any tests; it simply listens for incoming test messages and lists the server that delivers the message to DSBL's mail server.

How To Fight Spam! A collection of links and tools to assist in the fight against spam.

If you get spam email that you think is deceptive, forward it to spam@uce.gov. The FTC uses the spam stored in this database to pursue law enforcement actions against people who send deceptive email. You may try sending full details of any spam including headers to spam@uce.gov, uce.gov's mail is handled by spammy1.uce.gov or spammy2. It doesn't have a website.

Federal Trade Commission   Spam information

Melt Mail will generate a throwaway address that, when used, will forward its mail to your real address for a specified period of time. When the time is up, the address stops working and your real address stays safe.

SPIM & SPIT (SPIM, SPam using Instant Messaging), is another new spamming technique, the difference in this case being that the spam is delivered through Instant Messaging rather than email. It's not as common as email spam. According to a report from Ferris Research, 500 million IM spam were sent in 2003, twice the level of 2002. As it becomes more common, spim could affect businesses in the same way that email spam does now, creating security problems and costing time and money. SPIM stands for Spam over Internet Telephony. It's essentially like spam email, only rather than getting unwanted messages in your inbox, they're left on your voicemail. It can happen if you're using a phone connected to the Internet, something more and more people are choosing to do. VoIP addresses or may hack into a computer used to route VoIP calls. And, because calls routed over IP are much more difficult to trace, there's a far greater potential for fraud.

Yahoo Reporting Password Scams

• Email: If you receive an email impersonating Yahoo!, please forward the email to mail-spoof@cc.yahoo-inc.com. Include the full headers and the HTML source code of the email you received.
• Web page: If you see a web page asking for your Yahoo! ID and password and you feel it is a scam, please report it to Yahoo!. Include the full URL of the web page collecting passwords.

SpamJab has been designed specifically to protect your family from ALL spam. It is the first anti-spam service in the world to guarantee to stop 100% of all Spam getting through. If a single Spam gets through to any registered member of your family in the first 30 days we will give you a full refund. There is no software to download, just a simple registration process that takes less than 5 minutes.

Pump and Dump. (Wikipedia,) (also known as "stock dump" and "hype and dump manipulation") is a term used to describe a form of financial fraud that typically involves artificially inflating the price of a stock or other security through untrue or exaggerated promotion (creating artificial demand), in order to sell stock, previously purchased cheaply, at the inflated price. When the promotion stops or flaws in the promotion are exposed, the artificial demand is removed, causing a collapse in the price of the investment, leaving many investors out of pocket.

PC Security Software Protection Range. Anti-virus, Firewall, Privacy Defender, Spam Shield, Popup Blocker, Delete files PERMANENTLY, etc...

SPAMIS, (Strategic Partnership Against Microsoft Illegal Spam) I'm unsure how legitimate this service is! Or do SPAMIS send Spam themselves. Read what Boycott Watch say

MICROSOFT ANTI-SPAM POLICY. Microsoft prohibits the use of the MSN Services in any manner associated with the transmission, distribution or delivery of any unsolicited bulk or unsolicited commercial e-mail ("Spam"). You may not use any MSN services to send Spam. You also may not deliver Spam or cause Spam to be delivered to any of Microsoft's MSN Services or MSN customers. More...

DomainKeys: Proving and Protecting Email Sender Identity (Information by Yahoo) Email spoofing, (and Phishing) - the forging of another person's or company's email address to get users to trust and open a message - is one of the biggest challenges facing both the Internet community and anti-spam technologists today. Without sender authentication, verification, and traceability, email providers can never know for certain if a message is legitimate or forged and will therefore have to continually make educated guesses on behalf of their users on what to deliver, what to block, and what to quarantine, in the pursuit of the best possible user experience.

Spam blogs, sometimes referred to by the neologism splogs, are Web Log (or "blog") sites which the author uses only for promoting affiliated websites. Blogs. Blogging. BLOG. Vlogs. Video Blogs.. Vlogs. Video Blogs.

SiteAdvisor. We test the Web to help keep you safe from spyware, spam, viruses and online scams.

Spamtoons a site dedicated to finding humor in the deluge of spam emails! Most of our cartoons are based on spam email subject lines. We publish a new comic at least once a week - more often if the mood strikes.

Toss Email Junk throws away a bunch of types of files that commonly appear in Em@iler's downloads folder but aren't usually useful. How to Use It: an AppleScript applet by Antone Roundy for use with Claris Em@iler from Mouken, L.C.

Sender Policy Framework. The Sender Policy Framework (SPF) is an open standard specifying a technical method to prevent sender address forgery. More precisely, the current version of SPF ' called SPFv1 or SPF Classic ' protects the envelope sender address, which is used for the delivery of messages. See the box on the right for a quick explanation of the different types of sender addresses in e-mails.

Hoax-Slayer is dedicated to debunking email hoaxes, thwarting Internet scammers, combating spam, and educating web users about email and Internet security issues. Hoax-Slayer allows Internet users to check the veracity of common email hoaxes and aims to counteract criminal activity by publishing information about common types of Internet scams. Hoax-Slayer also includes anti-spam tips, computer and email security information, articles about true email forwards, and much more. New articles are added to the Hoax-Slayer website every week.

Spam is the term given to junk email. (unsolicited emails,  un-request emails). Sometimes known as Email bombing.

Sending an excessive amount of unwanted email to another party

Spam is the sending of many copies of the same message, in an attempt to force the message on people who would not otherwise choose to receive it.

Most Spam is commercial advertising, often for dubious products, (or plain illegal emails trying to trick people out of money), get-rich-quick schemes, drug, pharmacy, gambling or sex related or quasi-legal services.

Spam costs the sender very little to send. Therefore just one result is usually worth the time effort and expense for them.

They generally operate outside, (or boarder-line inside), the law. Quite often they may operated form other country's where legal action is a lot harder to take against them. 

Should I hit "remove" or attempt to email the Spammer? NO! Some Spam may comes with instructions on how to "remove yourself from our list". Yet, more often than not, the remove instructions don't work.

Requesting "remove yourself from our list" or replying to the Spammer just confirms that your email address is live and active so they can sell, (yes that's right make money by selling your email address), to other Spammer and post you even more Spam. Any reply to Spammers, or even clicking on links in emails, verify your email address to the Spammer. They put it on their "premium" CD full of email addresses and sell it to the next Spammer for even more money.

Quite often Spammer use false email addresses or email address of other users, including those of official sites belonging to well known companies such as banks and major websites.

DO NOT CLICK ON ANY LINKS IN A SPAMMER'S MESSAGE.

Links in email addresses may be tracked and confirm your email address is active, (may be sold to send more Spam to). Also some links may point to illegal sites. This applies Phishing  emails which may look genuine and have genuine looking links in them. Phishing schemes are often used for identity theft and other ways to defraud you.

Spammers send hundreds of millions of emails to their servers a day trying to guess valid email addresses.

Don't sign up for stuff online using your real email address. If you sign up for newsletters, websites, freebies, etc. You could to start getting Spam.

Only give out your real email address once a company has proven they can be trusted with it.

Don't display your email address on a website in text form. Instead of posting it in normal form use "mayuse  AT  domainsomething.com". That way a human can read it, but the email address harvesting software used by Spammers can't.

Don't try to report the Spam on your own. It can be quite difficult to accurately discover the real sender of Spam. False information will probably be used when posting the Spam. This could result in misreporting of Spam emails. You could be reporting a real email address that a Spammers using but the Real user is not and get legitimate people and companies in needless trouble. Use a services like Spamcop,  SpamAbuse or Alert!Spam to help you.

An Australian man under investigation for illegal spamming sent more than 2 billion e-mails promoting Viagra in a year, an official said.

Email software and Autoresponders and SMTP, POP. Simple Mail Transfer Protocol. Post Office Protocol.

Search engine SPAM detector "Is your work/business based on detectable tricks?" What does this tool do? This tool analyzes a web page, searching for characteristics that search engines could consider spam. If you don't know what "search engine spamming" means or if you want to know how this tool works, you can read the Spam detector FAQ.

The CAN-SPAM Act: A Compliance Guide for Business. Do you use email in your business? The CAN-SPAM Act, a law that sets the rules for commercial email, establishes requirements for commercial messages, gives recipients the right to have you stop emailing them, and spells out tough penalties for violations. Despite its name, the CAN-SPAM Act doesn’t apply just to bulk email. It covers all commercial messages, which the law defines as “any electronic mail message the primary purpose of which is the commercial advertisement or promotion of a commercial product or service,” including email that promotes content on commercial websites. The law makes no exception for business-to-business email. That means all email – for example, a message to former customers announcing a new product line – must comply with the law.

Email software and Autoresponders

Bad Neighbourhood Checking

Scams and hoaxes. Fraud warnings. Virus Attacks

FireWall's

SpyWare Removal

Diagnostics and Security (Phishing information)

Backup/File Compression Data Recovery

Protect your Usernames and passwords. Protect your system 

Disaster Recovery Planning. (Also Undelete Files) So how good is your Disaster Recovery Planning?

Anti-Virus Software Tools & Utilities

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