Yahoo Releases Anti-Spam Technique For Upcoming Standards Battle

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Yahoo releases anti-spam standard

Yahoo releases anti-spam standard 05/19/2004 12:06 PM
ZDNet UK May 19 2004 3:23PM GMT

Microsoft Researching Anti-Spam
Technique

Microsoft Researching Anti-Spam
Technique 12/26/2003 12:26 PM

AT&T patents anti-spam circumvention
technique

AT&T patents anti-spam circumvention
technique 11/18/2003 01:19 AM
The Register Nov 18 2003 0:07AM ET

Group Looks to Forge Anti-Spam Standards

Group Looks to Forge Anti-Spam Standards 03/11/2003 01:22 AM
A new anti-spam research group tackles what is becoming an increasingly problematic unsolicited e-mail issue.

RightNow Complies With AOL Anti-Spam
Standards (NewsFactor)

RightNow Complies With AOL Anti-Spam
Standards (NewsFactor) 06/23/2004 03:51 PM
NewsFactor - Outbound direct e-mails -- one of the mainstays of marketing automation efforts in the CRM realm -- often disappear into the black hole of Internet service providers' anti-spam filters. Even those that a customer actively has requested can miss the mark due to filtering.

Microsoft, Developer Combine Anti-Spam
Standards (Reuters)

Microsoft, Developer Combine Anti-Spam
Standards (Reuters) 05/25/2004 02:54 PM
Reuters - The backers of two anti-spam proposals said on Tuesday they would work together to provide a single standard that would make it easier for Internet providers to block unwanted junk e-mail.

IBM releases new anti-spam technology

IBM releases new anti-spam technology 03/23/2005 03:22 PM
TechWorld Mar 23 2005 6:13PM GMT

Netriplex Releases Anti-Spam Version 2.0

Netriplex Releases Anti-Spam Version 2.0 09/14/2004 03:21 AM
The core component of Netriplex’s Email Management Solutions continues to raise the standard in fighting spam and viruses. [PRWEB Sep 14, 2004]

Yahoo! Develops Anti-Spam Architecture

Yahoo! Develops Anti-Spam Architecture 12/06/2003 09:47 AM

Microsoft, Yahoo and AOL push anti-spam
plans

Microsoft, Yahoo and AOL push anti-spam
plans 06/23/2004 11:01 AM
Infomatics Jun 23 2004 3:49PM GMT

Yahoo! Anti-Spam Resource Center -
DomainKeys

Yahoo! Anti-Spam Resource Center -
DomainKeys 05/19/2004 06:01 AM
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Yahoo! releases scheme to reduce spam

Yahoo! releases scheme to reduce spam 05/18/2004 10:36 PM
Sydney Morning Herald May 19 2004 2:59AM GMT

Yahoo Releases E-Mail Standard to Fight
Spam

Yahoo Releases E-Mail Standard to Fight
Spam 05/18/2004 09:07 PM
Linux Electrons May 19 2004 1:48AM GMT

New zombie spam technique may send spam
levels through the roof

New zombie spam technique may send spam
levels through the roof 02/05/2005 09:36 PM
Warnings abound about a change in tactics on the part of zombie PC network operators. As a result, spam levels could rise to nearly 95% of all e-mails sent.

Yahoo Releases E-Mail Standard to Fight
Spam (Reuters)

Yahoo Releases E-Mail Standard to Fight
Spam (Reuters) 05/18/2004 04:32 PM
Reuters - Internet portal Yahoo Inc. (YHOO.O) on Tuesday released an e-mail standard that prevents "spam" marketers from hiding unwanted messages behind legitimate e-mail addresses.

New comment spam technique

New comment spam technique 07/30/2004 01:38 AM

The arms race against comment spammers has been stepped up a notch. I received a flurry of spam that linked to entries on other blogs. Curious to see what that was all about, I clicked on one of the links, fully expecting to be redirected to porn or an online casino. I was surprised to see a discussion of patent law; this comment spam linked to a legitimate site.

The comment that I received was certainly spam — other than the odd link, it was the typical formula: the name was “online casinos,” fake generic email address, and a vapid comment. Certainly a Stanford law professor hadn’t actually sent the spam. There was another reason this spammer was promoting someone else’s blog entry.The blog entry in question was full of comment spam. In the last 3 months, this entry had accumulated thousands of spam links in the comments.

It appears the spammers have a new tactic in increasing their PageRank. They find a site that doesn’t delete comment spam and fill it with links. Then they boost the PR of that site by spamming it in blog comments. Once the spam-friendly’s site has in increased Google ranking, all those spammed links in their comments will get a boost in rank as well.

It’s rather clever, actually.

I’m leaving out a link to the spam-ridden blog entry on purpose. I don’t want to give the spammers the link they want. If you want to see the page in question, find Elizabeth Rader’s March 1, 2004 entry called “All rights reserved in Birth Control for Flatworms” on cyberlaw.stanford.edu.

If you are a site that is apathetic toward link spam, it is now time to choose a side. If you continue your apathy and allow comment spam links to linger on your site you are helping the spammers. Spam friendly sites will now be placed on the list of blacklisted domains that are not allowed to post comments on this site.

In the war on spam if you are not for us; if you choose to look the other way and allow spammers to use your site; if you feel that keeping your site free from spam is too much trouble — you are against us.

DNA Sequencing Technique Fights Spam
Email

DNA Sequencing Technique Fights Spam
Email 08/22/2004 03:16 PM
What's impressive is that an algorithm named Chung-Kwei (after a feng-shui talisman that protects the home against evil spirits) can catch nearly 97 per cent of spam. What's even more surprising is it wasn't developed for fighting unsolicited email -- it was created to analyze DNA and amino acid sequences for recurring patterns, which often indicate genetic structures that have an important role.

Chung-Kwei is based on the Teiresias algorithm, developed by the bioinformatics research group at IBM's Thomas J Watson Research Center in New York, US. Instead of chains of characters representing DNA sequences, the research group fed the algorithm 65,000 examples of known spam. Each email was treated as a long, DNA-like chain of characters. Teiresias identified six million recurring patterns in this collection, such as "Viagra".

IBM intends to include Chung-Kwei in its commercial product, SpamGuru. Justin Mason, who developed SpamAssassin, one of the most popular open-source anti-spam filters, says that Chung-Kwei looks promising.

"I think there is still a lot of work to be done. But what is exciting is not the particular algorithm, but the fact that IBM has shown there is the entire field of bioinformatics techniques to explore in the fight against spam."

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Barrcuda Networks Protects Against
Phishing Schemes with New Anti-Spoofing
Technique

Barrcuda Networks Protects Against
Phishing Schemes with New Anti-Spoofing
Technique 06/16/2004 02:09 AM
Barracuda Networks, announces plans to enhance the Barracuda Spam Firewall Family of solutions with new anti-spoofing techniques geared to increase protection against phishing schemes. [PRWEB Jun 16, 2004]

Microsoft Releases Changelist for
Upcoming XP SP2

Microsoft Releases Changelist for
Upcoming XP SP2 12/18/2003 05:47 AM

Secure Resolutions Upgrades Their
Anti-Virus Engine to Include
Anti-Spyware, Anti-Adware, Anti-Dialers,
Anti-Hoaxes, Anti-Jokes, and
Anti-Hacking Tools

Secure Resolutions Upgrades Their
Anti-Virus Engine to Include
Anti-Spyware, Anti-Adware, Anti-Dialers,
Anti-Hoaxes, Anti-Jokes, and
Anti-Hacking Tools 06/05/2005 11:14 PM
Secure Resolutions desktop security (Resolution Antivirus™) automatically detects and eliminates all types of viruses, worms, Trojans Horses, dialers, hoaxes, jokes, and hacking tools within a managed desktop security solution. [PRWEB Jun 2, 2005]

Dell Releases Details of Upcoming Axim
X30

Dell Releases Details of Upcoming Axim
X30 05/15/2004 02:24 PM
bargainPDA.com May 15 2004 6:14PM GMT

Upcoming Releases: PowerMacs, iMacs,
iTunes?

Upcoming Releases: PowerMacs, iMacs,
iTunes? 06/06/2004 05:23 PM
New rumor reports have slowed to a trickle over the past few months... though this appears partly due to a lack of significant announcements from Appl...

New DOCTYPE sniffing in upcoming Mozilla
releases

New DOCTYPE sniffing in upcoming Mozilla
releases 07/02/2002 04:55 AM
Mozilla 1.01 and 1.1 will add a new "almost standards" mode to its DOCTYPE sniffer.

Olive Powers Hosting Services with
Anti-virus & Anti-spam

Olive Powers Hosting Services with
Anti-virus & Anti-spam 09/04/2004 03:04 AM
Olive Web Hosting, a full-service division of Olive e-Business, offers a state-of-the-art anti-virus cover, an anti-spam gateway, plus a suite of other features one needs most for robust, secure and hassle-free hosting. [PRWEB Sep 4, 2004]

Upcoming Changes to Yahoo Shopping

Upcoming Changes to Yahoo Shopping 01/25/2004 03:07 PM

WLAN standards battle begins again

WLAN standards battle begins again 04/11/2005 01:57 PM
ZDNet UK Apr 11 2005 5:09PM GMT

Battle of the bulging standards (XML
Journal)

Battle of the bulging standards (XML
Journal) 09/12/2002 07:48 AM

Get Ready for the Latest Standards
Battle: 802.11n

Get Ready for the Latest Standards
Battle: 802.11n 07/06/2004 11:56 AM
The high throughput camps have formed to win the heart and soul of 802.11n, Wi-Fi's next speed bump: The EE Times explains that one camp led by Atheros proposes using 40 megahertz (MHz) of bandwidth (up from 22 MHz in the 802.11b/g specs); Intel is part of this proposal. They call their approach TG nSynch--the boy band pun must be intended. On the other side is multiple-in/multiple-out antenna system maker Airgo which plans to build around 20 MHz of bandwidth; Broadcom and Texas Instruments most significantly stand on their side. Their name: World Wide Spectrum Efficiency (WWiSE)....

Anti-Spam Technical Alliance Publishes
Industry Recommendations to Help Stop
Spam

Anti-Spam Technical Alliance Publishes
Industry Recommendations to Help Stop
Spam 06/22/2004 09:17 AM
The Anti-Spam Technical Alliance (ASTA), whose participants include Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., EarthLink and America Online Inc., today unveiled the result of more than a year of close collaboration by presenting a host of detailed best practices and technical recommendations for the entire industry in an effort to fight the scourge of spam.

Double-layer DVD heats up standards
battle

Double-layer DVD heats up standards
battle 12/30/2003 07:19 AM
ZDNet UK Dec 30 2003 6:23AM ET

Standards battle could shoot both sides
in foot

Standards battle could shoot both sides
in foot 08/17/2004 07:17 AM
Tussle over next-generation DVD format could alienate consumers.

Symantec Brightmail Anti-Spam v6.0
delivers next-generation spam-fighting
power, control to enterprises

Symantec Brightmail Anti-Spam v6.0
delivers next-generation spam-fighting
power, control to enterprises 07/01/2004 10:20 PM
Sunday Times South Africa Jul 2 2004 2:42AM GMT

Anti-spam activists targets of
spam-spawning virus

Anti-spam activists targets of
spam-spawning virus 12/06/2003 09:45 AM
Canadian Press Dec 6 2003 9:11AM ET

Lotusphere 2004: IT users praise
upcoming features in Lotus releases

Lotusphere 2004: IT users praise
upcoming features in Lotus releases 01/27/2004 12:08 AM
IT administrators on hand for the start of Lotusphere 2004 said they’re happy with a host of new features and updates planned for the Lotus family of collaboration applications.

Anti-Spam Legislation Makes Spam More
Malicious

Anti-Spam Legislation Makes Spam More
Malicious 04/29/2004 01:28 PM
Aren't unintended consequences wonderful? Now that anti-spam legislation is becoming popular, one result is that spammers aren't wasting time with just spamming mortgage offers and ways to buy Viagra. Instead, now that they realize they're definitely on illegal ground, they're moving more towards malicious attack spam, including phishing attacks and trojan horse attacks. In other words, if they're going to break the law with spam, they figure they might as well go all out.

AT&T patents anti anti-spam technology

AT&T patents anti anti-spam technology 11/19/2003 03:54 AM
DoubleClick Nov 19 2003 3:21AM ET

Analyzing AT&T's Anti-Anti-Spam
Patent

Analyzing AT&T's Anti-Anti-Spam
Patent 11/16/2003 02:34 AM
An anonymous reader writes "Dan Gillmor is reporting in his eJournal taken, in turn, from Gregory Aharonian: AT&T has apparently been awarded a patent for ...

Open Or Closed? Apple's Real Battle With
Microsoft Over Standards

Open Or Closed? Apple's Real Battle With
Microsoft Over Standards 09/09/2004 08:33 PM
The first thing we can do as users, Mac or Windows, is not worry too much about the so-called standards, but adopt that which works well for us. By Alex Kayhill, Mac360 (via MyAppleMenu)

Report from the spam/anti-spam summit

Report from the spam/anti-spam summit 04/09/2004 04:05 PM
Danny O'Brien has written up one of the first summits between spammers and spam-fighters for the Guardian. It's a great piece.

Surprisingly, no such shootings occur. It's oddly intimate, watching the spammers and the anti-spammers mill around each other like this. It feels like a temporary ceasefire in a vicious war that to most of us seems to be a stalemate...

Over the past year, though, a series of meetings arranged by a trusted figure in the American anti-spam community, Anne Mitchell, have been slowly bringing the two sides together. These mini-conferences, held under the banner of the Institute for Spam and Internet Public Policy, have mostly been between the highest-ranking ISPs - MSN, AOL - and commercial email marketers of the most squeaky clean kind. Initially in secret, these days the meetings are more public.

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