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Bagle Virus Riding on the Coattails of
Spam; Deceiving Spam and Virus Filters

Bagle Virus Riding on the Coattails of
Spam; Deceiving Spam and Virus Filters 08/12/2004 02:51 AM
Spam Inspector Software Developers Working to Stay Ahead of Bagle to Keep Users Protected [PRWEB Aug 12, 2004]

How .Mac filters spam

How .Mac filters spam 05/14/2004 01:37 PM
A recent knowledge base entry describes in fairly good detail how spam is filtered from .Mac accounts. According to Apple uses software from Brightmail along with list-based filtering. Apparently Apple also does something on their own:

.Mac also monitors all incoming message activity for trends. This information can reveal a previously unknown source of spam when they begin to send mail to members of the .Mac community.

It's an interesting look behind .Mac. For our .Mac using readers: how good is the spam blocking?

MIT Spam Conference looks beyond filters

MIT Spam Conference looks beyond filters 01/17/2004 10:42 PM
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. - Leading researchers into spam e-mail, along with some of its victims, gathered on the campus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Friday for the second annual MIT Spam Conference.

Spam Filters & .NET 2003 COM Add-Ins

Spam Filters & .NET 2003 COM Add-Ins 05/19/2004 05:39 PM
DDJ May 19 2004 9:02PM GMT

MIT Spam Conference looks beyond
filters.

MIT Spam Conference looks beyond
filters. 01/17/2004 10:45 PM
InfoWorld: MIT Spam Conference looks beyond filters. The webcast archives from the conference are available.

Spam Filters Grab Good With Bad

Spam Filters Grab Good With Bad 01/19/2004 07:20 AM
The growing use of antispam filters that weed out messages containing words commonly used by junk e-mailers is forcing legitimate e-mail senders to choose their language carefully. By Michelle Delio.

Oriental Spam Fools Filters

Oriental Spam Fools Filters 09/21/2004 05:05 AM
TechTree Sep 21 2004 9:51AM GMT

Testing Gmail's Spam filters

Testing Gmail's Spam filters 06/14/2004 11:32 AM
Ever wonder how long it takes to fill 1GB of mail space with spam? Aaron Pratt ( prattboy@gmail.com ) is trying to find out. He has asked people to give his email out to as many newsletters, spammers, any kind of annoying mail that he can recieve. You can see some of his results here (mirror) More…

Anti-Spam Filters, ISPs, and the Law

Anti-Spam Filters, ISPs, and the Law 06/10/2004 02:47 AM
Why should we let ISPs dictate the source and content of the e-mail they allow us to receive? That's the question posed by ImagineNation in a recent white paper on mail filters and the consequences of ISPs using mail filters and other schemes to block spam mail. The white paper is a free report from the company available at http://eMstamp.org/Documents/ [PRWEB Jun 10, 2004]

Firms won't pay extra for spam filters

Firms won't pay extra for spam filters 06/09/2004 05:59 AM
vnunet.com Jun 9 2004 9:47AM GMT

E-texts used against Bayesian
spam-filters

E-texts used against Bayesian
spam-filters 12/02/2003 07:37 AM
Bayesian anti-spam filters count word-frequency in suspect and compare the results to profiles of word-frequency in spam and ham. Defeating this requires that your spam include a lot of natural human prose. So spammers have started to mine the Gutenberg Project and other sources of human-generated ASCII and dumping random hunks of literature into their messages to get around the filters.

Blogger and journalist Clive Thompson found an excerpt from Chapter 20 of The Master Key by Wizard of Oz author L Frank Baum in a message that had as its subject line "the big unit" (no prizes for guessing what the rest of it was hawking).

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Beware free spam filters

Beware free spam filters 01/18/2004 07:03 AM

Can't Avoid Anti-Spam Filters

Can't Avoid Anti-Spam Filters 04/28/2004 11:40 AM
While there are still many problems with spam filtering technology, most corporate IT staff say that they c ouldn't manage without anti-spam technology. The problem is that there are so many different spam filtering technologies out there, and it's difficult to know which ones work well. While some say that eventual consolidation in the industry should sort out the mess, most companies don't have time to wait around for that to happen.

Spam Filters and Collateral Damage

Spam Filters and Collateral Damage 01/24/2004 12:35 PM
I just had an instant message from someone who has been trying to send me an e-mail, but found it blocked by what he called my company's "fascist virus scanning system." I directed him to a different address, a personal one that allowed the message to come through. I examined it and have no clue what word in the text (there was no file attachment) could have tripped the filter.

Spam Wars: Filters Strike Back

Spam Wars: Filters Strike Back 11/04/2003 06:25 AM
Until now, antispam developers and their products have played defense only. But now, one activist wants spam filters to automatically launch attacks against suspected spammers' sites to shut them down. By Amit Asaravala.

New Company Provides Spam Elimination
Services Without Using Filters

New Company Provides Spam Elimination
Services Without Using Filters 07/09/2004 03:42 AM
Email in Focus provides spam protection for existing email addresses with higher accuracy and less cost. [PRWEB Jul 9, 2004]

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]

Copyrighted Haiku Delivers Spam Through
Filters

Copyrighted Haiku Delivers Spam Through
Filters 01/19/2004 05:00 AM

Two Spam Filters 10 Times As Accurate As
Humans

Two Spam Filters 10 Times As Accurate As
Humans 05/31/2004 06:41 PM
Slashdot - 5 hours ago ... I'm on the subject of mail, what is a good all in one mail bundle with webbased interface that isn't opengroupware or ms exchange for php/apache under unix? ...

University Capitulates, Switches Off
Spam Filters

University Capitulates, Switches Off
Spam Filters 05/23/2004 08:57 PM

Microsoft updates Outlook 2003 Spam
Filters

Microsoft updates Outlook 2003 Spam
Filters 12/16/2003 12:33 PM
Microsoft has updated it's virus filters to help users catch a higher percentage of spam. [Microsoft]...

Bulk E-Mail Fees Near As Spam Filters
Fail (Boo)

Bulk E-Mail Fees Near As Spam Filters
Fail (Boo) 02/17/2004 06:09 AM

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Comdex: Microsoft builds spam filters
into Exchange

Comdex: Microsoft builds spam filters
into Exchange 11/14/2003 05:14 PM
Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates will use his keynote address at the Comdex 2003 trade show to tout the company's Exchange Intelligent Message Filter.

Usenix: 'Arms race' between spammers,
spam filters under way

Usenix: 'Arms race' between spammers,
spam filters under way 06/28/2004 04:24 PM
Classifying e-mail as "good" or "junk" before it's sent to be scanned by spam filters could speed up the delivery of legitimate e-mail, according to a paper presented today at the 2004 Usenix Annual Technical Conference.

Wired News: Spam Wars: Filters Strike
Back

Wired News: Spam Wars: Filters Strike
Back 11/05/2003 06:25 AM
How about stopping them by attacking them back .. Spam Wars: Filters Strike Back .. getting nasty

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TMO Reports - Third-party Spam Filters
Reap Apple Mail Woes

TMO Reports - Third-party Spam Filters
Reap Apple Mail Woes 02/19/2004 11:38 AM
Hodges and many other Mail users are turning to other alternatives to manage their junk mail and still use Apple's Mail application, despite its un-repaired problems. To the rescue has come a number of third-party spam filters that work together with Apple Mail using an AppleScript command, which sends a mail message to the separate filter to be checked. The mail is then re-routed back to Mail using AppleScript to be deposited in either a junk mail folder or in a regular e-mail in-box.

Spam, spam, spam, spam ... Canada
targets unwanted email (AFP)

Spam, spam, spam, spam ... Canada
targets unwanted email (AFP) 05/12/2004 04:17 AM
AFP - Canada unveiled a new action plan to combat unsolicited commercial e-mail, nicknamed spam, which jams inboxes and clogs Internet traffic worldwide.

Actif Communications Announces GEF, the
Global eMail Format - Best Practice
eMails that Comply with US Can Spam,
Australian Spam Act and EU Directives

Actif Communications Announces GEF, the
Global eMail Format - Best Practice
eMails that Comply with US Can Spam,
Australian Spam Act and EU Directives 02/01/2005 09:10 PM
The risk in sending commercial emails overseas is not so much from the legislators; it is from the ISP’s who have the power to Black List your company. A new email format has been suggested that not only complies to Best Practices it also meets or exceeds the requirements of Can Spam, The Australian Spam Act and the EU Directives. [PRWEB Feb 1, 2005]

Mobile SMS spam surpasses email spam in
Korea

Mobile SMS spam surpasses email spam in
Korea 01/03/2005 10:21 AM

Email Spam worse now that Can-Spam is
Here

Email Spam worse now that Can-Spam is
Here 02/10/2004 02:45 AM

Has anyone else noticed that now that the Can-Spam Act passed by the federal government has gone into effect, spam via email is actually worse than it was?

This is ridiculous. In the past week I've received at least 4-5 times more spam than I did in a week last year...

I'd like to install a server-side spam filtering system that's compatible with qmail, but I don't have the time or knowledge to actually get it installed... especially since I've been considering buying a Handspring Treo 600 to check my email more regularly...

Although, I wonder if I'm getting more spam because of the social networks I've joined in the past couple of weeks? Hmmm... I'm going to change those email addresses now...

Anyone want to install a server side spam filter system for me on the cheap?

Finance Spam Passing Drug Spam While
Porn Spam Is Washed Up

Finance Spam Passing Drug Spam While
Porn Spam Is Washed Up 05/24/2004 05:37 PM
The latest study on spam trends appears to show that financial spam is outpacing pharmaceutical spam - though, honestly, so much of both is coming out that it's really hard to imagine that this matters at all. Meanwhile, it seems that porn spam is increasingly less interesting to spammers as the numbers have been on a noticeable decline for quite some time. No matter what, though, it appears that CAN-SPAM has done absolutely nothing to slow down the amount of spam sent.

From spam drops to spam spray to spam
stream

From spam drops to spam spray to spam
stream 06/05/2004 07:31 PM
I am now getting 2,000+ spams a day. There are 1,440 minutes in a day The rate of incoming spams is therefore getting close to the interval it takes me to check my email and dispose of a single spam: By the time I'm done checking, more spam has arrived. That is the point at which the spam droplets form a continuous stream. And that is the point at which no interval of my life will ever be spam-free again....

One third of email now spam

One third of email now spam 04/20/2004 08:39 AM
Cost to business measured in millions

X % of email is Spam

X % of email is Spam 07/06/2004 09:51 PM
85% of all email is spam. 83% of all email is spam. Between 80 and 90% of all email is spam. 80% of all email is spam. 76%< /a> of all email is spam. Between 64 and 78% of all email is spam. 64% of all email is spam. 63%< /a> of all email is spam. 60% of all email is spam. 52% of all email in 2004 will be spam. 50% of all email is spam. By 2006 98% of all email will be spam.

Networks-n-Filters

Networks-n-Filters 08/20/2004 11:55 PM
New Release: Networks-n-Filters-1.1.0

Who Needs Art When You Have Photoshop
Filters?

Who Needs Art When You Have Photoshop
Filters? 08/27/2004 02:00 PM
Roland Piquepaille writes "Computer scientists from the University of Bath have written a software which transforms your ordinary photographs and movies into cubist works of art and animation reminiscent of Picasso. They trained their software to identify important elements of a face, such as a nose, eye or mouth, until the computer learned how to recognize them on its own. This was achieved by giving the software a kind of 'aesthetic sense.' Then, by "using photographs of a subject taken from multiple points of view, the software automatically picks out important areas within the image, which are cut out as chunks. The chunks are statistically shuffled and a few of them randomly selected and distorted into a 'cubist' composition ready for digital painting." The software is not yet publicly available, but software and animation companies have expressed interest. My blog contains additional references and images."

Dueling Filters

Dueling Filters 09/23/2004 08:29 AM
Here's a message I received this morning: This notification has been sent to inform you that a message has been quarantined by InterScan MSS for SMTP. Subject: Blog draft Rule: Incoming Policy Filter: CONTENT FILTER Problem:Filter Type: Advanced Content Filter Event: at MAILBODY: CONTENT , "shit" violated Action on Attachment: NOT MODIFY Action: Quarantine So, this message quotes the word that triggered the quarantine. Apparently, then, there are uses of this word that are acceptable... ...unless, of course, my own spam filter were set to protect my virgin ears from such filth, in which case it would have sent it's...

GNU Talk Filters 2.2

GNU Talk Filters 2.2 12/03/2003 02:40 PM
A collection of humorous text translators.

Working with Filters

Working with Filters 06/18/2004 04:11 PM
See how you can use filters to help users easily retrieve the Breeze content they need.
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Use AppleScript to synchronize Entourage
mail

Use AppleScript to synchronize Entourage
mail 07/23/2004 11:38 AM
I use Entourage as my eMail client. As I take my PowerBook with me to work almost every day I need to quit Entourage mount my PowerBook's HD on my iMac's desktop kill the Microsoft Database Daemon on the PowerBook copy the O...

An AppleScript to export Entourage
emails

An AppleScript to export Entourage
emails 02/16/2004 11:55 AM
Entourage stores email data in a single, monolithic 'Database' file. After time, this file can become too large to fit on a CD-R if one wants to backup his or her emails. This script exports all emails contained in a given m...

An AppleScript to move/delete old
Entourage emails

An AppleScript to move/delete old
Entourage emails 08/19/2004 11:36 AM
I have Entourage set up with multiple folders for the various people I receive email from. There are some people for whom I want to keep their emails for a certain number of days before I delete them, while others I don't car...

Patterico's Pontifications: L.A. Times
Coverage of Bush Bounce vs. Kerry
Non-Bounce

Patterico's Pontifications: L.A. Times
Coverage of Bush Bounce vs. Kerry
Non-Bounce 09/06/2004 02:44 PM
Kerry's non-bounce and Bush's big bounce .. Gray Davis coverage .. Patterico

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Mail vs. Entourage

Mail vs. Entourage 12/14/2003 08:43 PM
A current article at MacSlash compares Mail.app with Entourage, and Geekable.com calls Mail.app a "crappy toy". Here's why Mail.app has been my choice since 10.2.

Generate Play Sound scripts for
Entourage (or Mail)

Generate Play Sound scripts for
Entourage (or Mail) 05/17/2004 12:11 PM
Can you believe that MS Entourage 2004 still cannot play select System Sounds found in System -> Library -> Sounds or ~Library -> Sounds without the assistance of a third party app and an AppleScript for each and every sound?...

Export Entourage emails for use in other
programs

Export Entourage emails for use in other
programs 03/06/2004 02:09 AM
Like me, if you are dying to try out an alternative to Entourage, but are stuck because all your previous mail is in Entourage, here's what to do. Click on the Folder list in the left-hand pane and drop it onto your desktop; ...

E-mail fingerprinting attacks bounce
storms

E-mail fingerprinting attacks bounce
storms 04/12/2004 08:50 AM
E-mail provider Everyone.net is trying to head off one type of spam with an encryption technology designed to create a unique signature for each outbound e-mail message.

Privoxy, Entourage 2004, and Exchange
interaction

Privoxy, Entourage 2004, and Exchange
interaction 09/01/2004 11:51 AM
I use Privoxy, and had been using Entourage X as my calendaring and email solution. I recently bought Office 2004 and decided to upgrade to Entourage 2004. After launching Entourage 2004 and trying to connect to the Exchange...

Troubleshoot a corrupt outgoing message
in Entourage

Troubleshoot a corrupt outgoing message
in Entourage 01/27/2004 11:31 AM
I had a user whose Entourage was giving the spinning pinwheel of death (SPOD) immediately upon opening. She had replied to an email when the trouble began. There was one outgoing email sitting in her Outbox. I held down the O...

Update: Entourage Email Archive X 1.9

Update: Entourage Email Archive X 1.9 06/11/2004 10:01 AM
The Entourage email archiver adds the ability to archive messages by email address, faster deletion of processed email, and other changes.

Entourage Email Archive X 2.2 offers
Tiger compatibility

Entourage Email Archive X 2.2 offers
Tiger compatibility 06/05/2005 10:59 PM
Softhing today announced the release of Entourage Email Archive X 2.2, the latest version of the utility for archiving emails and attachments received or sent using Microsoft Entourage X in Mac OS X...

"Entourage Vs. iApps "

"Entourage Vs. iApps " 12/15/2003 10:29 PM

Entourage Vs. iApps

Entourage Vs. iApps 12/14/2003 01:13 AM

My new Entourage Ebook

My new Entourage Ebook 06/13/2004 07:57 PM
I'm pleased to announce the publication and availability for sale of my new ebook, Take Control of What's New in...

nice history of MS Entourage

nice history of MS Entourage 06/02/2004 02:40 AM
still one of the few mac apps that i really like using

New: Sync Entourage-iCal 1.0

New: Sync Entourage-iCal 1.0 05/21/2004 10:07 AM
Sync Entourage-iCal synchronizes Entourage 2004 and iCal, including Entourage reminders and iCal alarms.

Entourage 2004 Follow-Up

Entourage 2004 Follow-Up 05/19/2004 08:40 PM
I heard from Microsoft that most mail rules should without a problem. By Macworld (via MyAppleMenu)

MenuCalendarClock for Entourage arrives

MenuCalendarClock for Entourage arrives 02/05/2005 09:19 PM
ObjectParkSoftware has released a version of its MenuCalendarClock utility that offers support for Microsoft Entourage 2004. The software places an integrated calendar and clock in your menu bar, complete with access to events and to-do lists. You can download and use MenuCalendarClock for free, although such features as event and task list display, new event creation and a configurable hotkey are only available by paying a US$24.95 registration fee. Mac OS X v10.2.8 is required -- this utility isn't compatible with Entourage X.

GoBetween bridges Entourage/iSync gap

GoBetween bridges Entourage/iSync gap 06/04/2004 07:34 AM
Information Appliance Associates on Friday introduced PocketMac GoBetween, a utility that synchronizes contact, calendar and to-do list information between Microsoft Entourage and Apple's iCal and Address Book applications. The data is synchronized every time you use iSync, so it'll be the same if you're looking at it on your Mac or on portable devices like iPods, iSync-compatible cell phones and PDAs. PocketMac GoBetween requires Mac OS X v10.2.6 or higher, iSync and Office v.X or 2004. It costs US$24.95.

.PST Import Tool for Entourage 2004 now
available

.PST Import Tool for Entourage 2004 now
available 03/14/2005 06:27 PM
Microsoft's Mac BU has released its .PST Import Tool for Entourage 2004...

Jabba The Hutt And Entourage Debut

Jabba The Hutt And Entourage Debut 10/28/2003 11:09 PM
The exalted one gets an entire wave of action figures to himself in this upcoming wave of action figures based on the Jabba's Palace from Return of the Jedi. Coming next spring, look for an Ultra figure of Jabba the Hutt, J'Quille, Rappertunie, Tanus Spijek, and an Ultra set of Bubo, Wol Cabbasshite and a re-issue of the B'omarr Monk. Click on the thumbnails for more details.

Export-Import Entourage 2001 1.2.11

Export-Import Entourage 2001 1.2.11 12/27/2003 12:32 PM
Export-Import Entourage contains over 50 AppleScripts that allows you to import any information to and from Entourage 2001.

PocketMac GoBetween syncs Entourage to
iSync

PocketMac GoBetween syncs Entourage to
iSync 06/04/2004 07:34 AM
Information Appliance Associates have announced the release of PocketMac GoBetween, an automated iSync plug-in to sync Entourage data to iCal and Mac OS X's Address Book, allowing Entourage users to have their data fully supported and synched by their devices...

Update: Sync Entourage-Address Book 2.5

Update: Sync Entourage-Address Book 2.5 05/24/2004 10:52 AM
The synchronization application now works in both Entourage 2004 and Entourage X and adds synchronization of email labels and IM addresses in 2004, synchronization of projects from 2004 to Address Book notes, and other changes.

iPod It 2.4 adds Entourage 2004 support,
more

iPod It 2.4 adds Entourage 2004 support,
more 08/18/2004 04:59 PM
Developer ZappTek has released iPod It 2.4, the new version of the company's utility for exporting personal data from Entourage, Mail, iCal and other applications, as well as downloading news and weather, to your iPod. The upgrade offers almost 40 changes and enhancements, including support for Entourage 2004, the ability to download news articles in full as well as multiple weather forecasts, the addition of custom contact fields and IM addresses for Entourage and Address Book data and more. iPod It is a US$14.95 application that requires Mac OS X v10.2.

Notes and Tips: Entourage and Time
Change

Notes and Tips: Entourage and Time
Change 04/04/2005 11:21 AM
Relaunch Microsoft Entourage if it gets confused by daylight savings time....

Time and Budgets 1.2 adds Entourage
support, more

Time and Budgets 1.2 adds Entourage
support, more 09/23/2004 06:07 PM
Small Town Software announced on Wednesday the release of Time and Budgets 1.2, the newest version of the company's Web-based time tracking and budget monitoring solution. This upgrade adds connectivity with Microsoft Entourage; the ability to export data to the screen, a text file, or a MYOB-compatible format; upgraded CORE reporting technology; support for multiple budgets; bug fixes and performance enhancements; and more.

'Take Control of What's New in Entourage
2004' released

'Take Control of What's New in Entourage
2004' released 06/14/2004 12:56 PM
"Take Control of What's New in Entourage 2004" is a new electronic book authored by Microsoft Office expert Tom Negrino...

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