One thing that I’ve certainly noticed over the last week is the high number of emails from Westpac warning me that I need to update my details or my accounts will be suspended or I will lose services. Firstly, I’m not a Westpac customer so immediately I knew these emails were a scam. […]
I recently talked about how when sending email you should always use your ISP’s SMTP server to ensure that your email is delivered and not blocked by Spam Filters. Unfortunately this week I have had to deal with a client whose emails have been blocked because their ISP has been blacklisted in SORBS. […]
I have had a few discussions with people recently as to why they haven’t been able to recieve emails from genuine senders when the sent email is bounced back. Was it a problem with the receiving email server or is it an issue with the sender?
This is a question that seems to pop up […]
In terms of unwanted email, Spam can only be defined as such if it is both unsolicited and bulk.
According to spamhaus.org:
Unsolicited means that the Recipient has not granted verifiable permission for the message to be sent.
Bulk means that the message is sent as part of a larger collection of messages, all having […]
According to both MX Logic and Messagelabs, between 60 and 70 percent of all spam is being sent from compromised or Zombie PCs that have been hijacked by malware.
MX Logic said that during June, 62 percent of all spam came from zombie systems while Messagelabs claimed the figure is closer to 70 percent. Both companies […]
Email authentication tools can typically reduce incoming spam to just five percent of email, new research has found - a big reduction, given that spam outnumbers legitimate mail by three to one or more.
Experts said the case for deploying such systems is therefore clear, but warned that progress would depend on a broader use of […]
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