Microsoft pushes spam-filtering technology

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[OT] Safe spam filtering methods (was:
Is predictable spam filtering a
vulnerability?)

[OT] Safe spam filtering methods (was:
Is predictable spam filtering a
vulnerability?) 06/22/2004 11:56 PM
The Fungi (Jun 20 2004)

Microsoft calls for outbound spam
filtering against spam

Microsoft calls for outbound spam
filtering against spam 06/04/2004 10:42 AM
Computer Weekly Jun 4 2004 2:14PM GMT

Microsoft calls for outbound filtering
against spam

Microsoft calls for outbound filtering
against spam 06/04/2004 07:29 AM
SAN JOSE, California -- In its continuing fight against unsolicited commercial e-mail, Microsoft Corp. plans to filter outgoing messages on its consumer mail services and is busy developing new "proofing" technologies, the software maker's chief spam fighter said Thursday.

Pre-Filtering The Spam

Pre-Filtering The Spam 06/29/2004 03:54 PM
My anti-spam system now uses a variety of server and client side filters to help keep the damn stuff out of the inbox. Now, some are suggesting an even earlier level "pre-filter" for spam. HP Labs has made a fairly simple discovery that even without various email authentication systems, it's pretty easy to get a quick determination as to whether or not an email is spam. The system they developed looks at whether or not the server sending you the email normally sends good emails or sends spam. With that one determination, they can properly pre-classify emails at a pretty high success rate. It's not a replacement for a spam filter at all. They know it's not that good. However, what it can do is do a pre-sort for prioritization purposes -- so that good emails tend to make it through the real spam filters faster. In a number of ways, it's pretty sad that we now need "quality of service" setups for our email.

Spam filtering, the next chapter

Spam filtering, the next chapter 05/24/2004 09:17 AM
I've been experiencing good results filtering out spam with a combination of Popfile (a Bayesian classifier) and the built-in filter in Eudora 6.  I get well over 1,000 spams a day, so I need accuracy both in identifying spams and avoiding false positives with legitimate mail. 

The biggest problem with my setup is that it all runs on the client side.  Popfile works as a transparent proxy that runs on my Windows machine.  I don't see the spam in my inbox, but I still have to download it before it can be filtered.  As the spam volumes have increased, that has become an increasingly significant burden.  Every check pulls down scores of messages, most of which wind up in the trash.  I've had several cases where the sheer numbers crash Eudora. Getting email through my Treo is basically a waste of time, because it doesn't have the filters.  If I'm on the road and don't check my mail, there are thousands of messages waiting for me when I get back. 

I finally had time this weekend to set up filtering on the server side.  Werbach.com and my other domains run through a Web hosting provider, Pair Networks, which offers a version of SpamAssassin.  The tricky part was configuring it to automatically filter or delete messages, using procmail, rather than just putting something in the email header for later processing on the client. 

I think I have it working now.  I'm using SpamAssassin on a forgiving setting, because the client-side filters are still running after the mail goes through.  If I can just weed out 60% of my spams before they reach my machine, life would be much better.  So far, it looks like I can do significantly better than that. 

I'm still tweaking the set-up, so it's possible some legitimate email will get stuck in the filters.  If you write to me and don't get a response for a while, please try again. 

ISP Hesitate Over Spam Filtering

ISP Hesitate Over Spam Filtering 06/03/2004 02:24 AM
As the spam battle wages on, most of the focus is on end-users and law enforcement. Not too many people seem to focus on the role of ISPs, who sometimes do take a more proactive role in stopping spam. The problem, though, is that when the ISP filters spam, they often run into issues with false positives. If the filters are too loose (to avoid false positives) then too much spam gets through, and users are upset. If the filters are too tight, important messages go missing, and users are upset. Many ISPs are realizing, at the very least, they need to let the end-user have access to the spam folder, so they can occasionally sort through it for false positives - but very few users ever bother to look through it. Some ISPs don't offer any kind of filtering at all, claiming that they don't see how to make money off of it - which seems especially short-sighted. If they can offer sufficient spam filtering, they're much more likely to keep customers than if they simply let everything through when customers are looking to their providers to provide protection from the onslaught of spam. No matter what, it's becoming clear that the spam fight needs to be approached from various angles, and many customers are likely to bail out on ISPs that don't at least offer a spam filtering option.

New Method of Spam Filtering

New Method of Spam Filtering 02/19/2004 02:06 PM

AOL Shuns Microsoft Anti-Spam Technology
(AP)

AOL Shuns Microsoft Anti-Spam Technology
(AP) 09/16/2004 05:06 PM
AP - Add America Online Inc. to the growing list of companies and organizations shunning a spam-fighting proposal from Microsoft Corp. AOL cited "tepid support" for Microsoft's so-called Sender ID technology, which seeks to cut down on junk e-mail by making it difficult for spammers to forge e-mail headers and addresses, a common technique for hiding their origins.

AOL Shuns Microsoft Anti-Spam Technology

AOL Shuns Microsoft Anti-Spam Technology 09/16/2004 06:55 PM
AP via Daily Press Sep 16 2004 11:16PM GMT

Human-Powered Spam Filtering

Human-Powered Spam Filtering 09/20/2004 10:28 AM

I thought that our spam filtering had
suddenly got...

I thought that our spam filtering had
suddenly got... 12/29/2003 10:31 PM
I thought that our spam filtering had suddenly gotten way better, but turns out, my pyra.com mail just started bouncing instead of forwarding. Bummer. If you tried to reach me at pyra.com try doing so at google.com. Or just wait (upon DNS updating, it should be fixed).

Bayesian spam filtering for the masses

Bayesian spam filtering for the masses 10/30/2003 11:59 PM
Spam, or unsolicited commercial e-mail, is now a sad part of everyday life online. Research companies estimate that more than 50% of the worldwide e-mail traffic is spam. As a result, it's becoming constantly more difficult and time-consuming to sort out legitimate e-mails from the deluge of commercial messages we're being flooded with. But there are ways to fight back. In this series, we'll walk through choosing and setting up a highly effective package for screening out spam.

Is predictable spam filtering a
vulnerability?

Is predictable spam filtering a
vulnerability? 06/17/2004 03:44 AM
R Armiento (Jun 16 2004)

Re: Is predictable spam filtering a
vulnerability?

Re: Is predictable spam filtering a
vulnerability? 06/18/2004 01:01 PM
Joel Eriksson (Jun 17 2004)

Verizon sued over spam filtering

Verizon sued over spam filtering 02/01/2005 08:53 PM
Upset Verizon customers have filed a class-action lawsuit over the telco's aggressive spam filtering. Verizon's blacklists are allegedly blocking all mail from some countries.

Using AI for Spam Filtering (w/ Source
Code)

Using AI for Spam Filtering (w/ Source
Code) 07/11/2004 09:20 AM

Spam filtering with a human touch

Spam filtering with a human touch 09/21/2004 01:11 PM
One company is offering a novel solution to the problem of spam. Will spam filtering done by humans be a hit?

A Unique Approach to Spam Filtering

A Unique Approach to Spam Filtering 07/06/2004 03:03 AM
Frontgate MX brings a New Level of Simplicity to Personal E-mail Protection With a Unique "Single Step" Approach to Spam Filtering. [PRWEB Jul 6, 2004]

Update 2: AOL Shuns Microsoft Anti-Spam
Technology

Update 2: AOL Shuns Microsoft Anti-Spam
Technology 09/17/2004 08:21 AM
Forbes Sep 17 2004 12:47PM GMT

Extreme Spam Filtering – When Filters
and Blacklists Are Not Enough.

Extreme Spam Filtering – When Filters
and Blacklists Are Not Enough. 02/07/2005 01:05 AM
Protect Multiple POP, Yahoo, Hotmail, Gmail, or IMAP E-mail Accounts from Spammers with 0Spam.com. Compatible with all E-mail clients and operating systems. [PRWEB Feb 6, 2005]

Mailsmith gets server-side spam
filtering, more

Mailsmith gets server-side spam
filtering, more 07/21/2004 11:18 AM
Bare Bones Software today announced the release of Mailsmith 2.1.2, the latest version of its powerful e-mail client...

Microsoft offers technology designed to
protect inboxes from spam

Microsoft offers technology designed to
protect inboxes from spam 01/05/2004 06:15 AM
AME Info Jan 5 2004 5:36AM ET

Microsoft to employ pro-merchant
whitelist technology for validating spam

Microsoft to employ pro-merchant
whitelist technology for validating spam 05/05/2004 10:40 PM
Microsoft will begin using a whilelisting service for spam filtering. Marketers will have to post a bond with IronPort to send to Hotmail and MSN inboxes. Will it work?

Microsoft Offers Technology Designed to
Help Protect Inboxes From Spam

Microsoft Offers Technology Designed to
Help Protect Inboxes From Spam 11/17/2003 11:36 AM
TopHosts.com Nov 17 2003 10:52AM ET

Notice to customers using e-mail
filtering "SPAM" software

Notice to customers using e-mail
filtering "SPAM" software 11/15/2003 11:03 AM
...

Mailsmith 2.1.2 adds server-side spam
filtering, more

Mailsmith 2.1.2 adds server-side spam
filtering, more 07/21/2004 11:12 AM
Bare Bones Software Inc. on Wednesday released an update to Mailsmi th, their e-mail client for Mac OS X. New features in this release include support for server-side spam filtering, the ability to process incoming messages with Unix tools during download, and new preferences and interface enhancements.

PowerMail's user interface, spam
filtering updated

PowerMail's user interface, spam
filtering updated 05/24/2004 09:10 AM
CTM Development has released PowerMail 5.0, a major upgrade of the Mac OS X mail client...

Re: Is predictable spam filtering a
vulnerability? (silently dropping
messages)

Re: Is predictable spam filtering a
vulnerability? (silently dropping
messages) 06/22/2004 08:18 PM
Martin Mačok (Jun 22 2004)

Eudora 6.0: E-Mail Favorite Gets
Built-In Spam Filtering But Still Shows
Its Age

Eudora 6.0: E-Mail Favorite Gets
Built-In Spam Filtering But Still Shows
Its Age 12/19/2003 11:32 AM
Eudora is an undeniably powerful product. It's fast -- especially when searching thousands of archived messages -- and quite flexible once you take the time to learn its quirks. Its new spam-filtering features are first-rate, especially since they support third-party spam-filtering tools. By Jason Snell (Macworld via MyAppleMenu)

Re: Is predictable spam filtering a
vulnerability? (silently drop ping
messages)

Re: Is predictable spam filtering a
vulnerability? (silently drop ping
messages) 06/24/2004 04:28 PM
Stephen Warren (Jun 24 2004)

Microsoft and Meng Wong to Merge Caller
ID for E-Mail and SPF Anti-Spam
Technology Proposals

Microsoft and Meng Wong to Merge Caller
ID for E-Mail and SPF Anti-Spam
Technology Proposals 05/25/2004 11:30 PM
icrosoft Corp., author of the Caller ID for E-mail proposal, and Meng Wong, co-founder and CTO of Pobox.com and author of the Sender Policy Framework (SPF), have announced today that they have agreed to converge the two proposals into one specification designed to help eliminate domain spoofing and provide greater protection against phishing schemes. By providing a unified specification, Microsoft and Wong hope to simplify industry adoption of effective e-mail authentication technology, thereby helping to more swiftly provide greater spam protection to e mail users worldwide.

FDA Pushes for Better Predictive
Technology

FDA Pushes for Better Predictive
Technology 05/05/2004 12:41 PM
Applied science is lagging behind fundamental research and delaying new therapies. That's what acting deputy commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration Janet Woodcock told a meeting of the agency's Science Board last month.

Technology pushes women to the edge

Technology pushes women to the edge 08/10/2004 08:24 AM
Email and mobiles add to stress levels

Rambus pushes threading technology for
DRAM

Rambus pushes threading technology for
DRAM 04/04/2005 07:23 PM
Rambus thinks it can improve the performance of three-dimensional graphics by adding threading technology to standard graphics memory chips, the company announced Monday.

Kerry Pushes Technology in Rust Belt
Tour (AP)

Kerry Pushes Technology in Rust Belt
Tour (AP) 04/28/2004 08:54 AM
AP - Democrat John Kerry is wrapping up a three-day tour of industrial communities with a call for new technology investments to revitalize the downtrodden Rust Belt.

Postal Service pushes envelope on single
sign-on technology

Postal Service pushes envelope on single
sign-on technology 06/02/2004 06:23 PM
“The U.S. Postal Service this summer plans to complete the installation of a single sign-on system that will support about 155,000 end users and more than 7,000 applications and Web sites — one of the largest deployments of the user access technology done thus far.”

New Spam-Scanning Technology Finds Spam

New Spam-Scanning Technology Finds Spam 04/02/2005 02:50 AM
Slashdot Apr 2 2005 5:43AM GMT

CornerPost Releases Chaperon Internet
Filtering for Microsoft ISA Server 2004

CornerPost Releases Chaperon Internet
Filtering for Microsoft ISA Server 2004 12/22/2004 01:05 AM
CornerPost Software, a leader in Internet filtering and content management since 1996, today introduced Chaperon Internet filtering for Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server, to provide schools, governments, and businesses with Internet safety and insight into their network activity through their patented Internet filtering technology. [PRWEB Dec 20, 2004]

Microsoft pushes specialization

Microsoft pushes specialization 07/12/2004 08:54 PM
ZDNet Jul 13 2004 0:32AM GMT
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