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Automating Spam Reporting in Australia

Posted by michael on from the whack-a-mole dept.

ozmanjusri writes "The Australian Communications Authority (ACA) and a local ISV have teamed up to test an automated spam reporting system. An Australian software group has produced the SpamMatters plugin for Microsoft Outlook and Outlook express to allow single-click submission of spam to the ACA database. The database is able to process and analyse large amounts of spam and use the information to track down spammers."

2 of 10 comments (clear)

  1. extension for thunderbird by astrodud · · Score: 3, Insightful

    This would be a perfect example of a potential thunderbird extension. Is anyone working on this?

  2. Use Outlook Express = get hit by virii & worms by ivi · · Score: 2, Insightful


    So, one [sometimes] has to -open- a suspected
    spam message to confirm its Spam-nature...

    Doing that when using OE can mean getting hit
    by the "flavor of the day" virus or worm.

    Who needs that ?!?