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Fighting Spam on the Home Front

Posted by timothy on from the just-post-their-whereabouts-like-child-molesters' dept.

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."

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  1. Re:Fight Spam by sargon666777 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I heard the president actually tried anthrax once..., but he didnt inhale... or so he says... No wait that was Clinton... (This was intended to be funny not serious, for the geeks out there with no humor)

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  2. Re:I've said it before and I'll say it again... by Dimensio · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Troll I'll buy (though I am dead serious about wanting spammers to die horribly), but Offtopic? Who the hell is moderating today?

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