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by
Dan Butler
Read the articles in the Stopping Spam series:
Spam vs Newsgroups
- We all get spam in our email -- all that garbage that clutters up your inbox. If you've ever wondered how they got your name and what you can do about it, this series should help.
Fighting Spam Part II
- Last issue you learned how to hide your real email address when posting to bulletin boards and newsgroups. You also learned a few simple rules to follow to help minimize the spam you receive. This issue I'll answer some questions that came up and show you just how spammers get your address -- it's not what you may think.
Fighting Spam Part III
- So far you've learned how to hide your real address, when and when not to respond to spam that arrives in your box, and a few ways spammers get your name in the first place. This time you'll learn about the "dictionary" attack - one of the more common ways that spam is sent.
Fighting Spam Part IV - How spammers hide their true address and why email ends up in your mailbox even though it is not addressed to you.
Fighting Spam Part V - How do spammers get your email address even if you don't respond to their email? They use a simple trick - and your email
reader may help them do it.
Fighting Spam Part VI - We've been examining spam in this series but we've never looked at what does and does not constitute spam. This issue I'll cover a few broad definitions and point you to a helpful resource.
Fighting Spam Part VII - This issue you'll hear a few spam horror stories. Two involve TheNakedPC.com and the other is one of my consulting clients. If you missed my earlier columns on Spam you can find them here:
Example of An Email That Can't Be Read - This is an example of a coded email that is sent to me. Because my mail reader doesn't retrieve graphics from the web all I see is this...
There is more helpful information in the PGP and Internet Security section. The
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