Fighting Spam on the Home Front

Saint Aardvark writes: "Something interesting from the SecurityFocus Honeypot mailing list: a couple of honeypots for spammers. This message has a link to a how-to page for setting up a Sendmail honeypot to trap spammers, and the status page for a honeypot in Moscow that's trapped spam meant for >1.7 million recipients. The author mentions using a honeypot in conjunction with the Distributed Checksum Clearinghouse -- this seems like a great way identify both spammers and their messages."

And C-Moan writes: "Wireless spam volume is likely to increase in the coming years. But smart use of spam-fighting measures can go a long way toward eliminating the problem. This article provides info about the latest crop of e-mail filters and enhanced mail client options, as well as two roll-your-own programming platforms that could help keep your in-boxes spam free."

Comments

Two spam stories in a day!

[cecil36]

We first got a way that can punish spammers that dates back to the 1600's, and now a way that we can trap them. Just think, instead of locking up Bernard Shifman in a damp dungeon in England, we could honeypot his resume, then smear real honey all over Bernie and leave him near an anthill with a bunch of red ants.

Re:Spam only has a political/legislative solution

[jazman_777]

I've come to the realization that the solution to spam is political/legislative.

I've come to the realization that the solution to spam is vigilante justice. That's how my emotions are, anyway.

It's for the Children!

[eth1]

Maybe we can capitalize on the It's For The Children idiocy that seems so prevalant in government:

1) Have your 14-year-old kid set up and email account somewhere.

2) Help him/her write an innocent letter to your representative complaining about the inappropriate spam s/he is recieving.

3) Watch them trip over themselves to Save The Children =P