http://breakingnewsblog.com/anti-spam Information, tools and news on getting rid of that annoying spam Mon, 02 Jan 2006 23:25:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://breakingnewsblog.com/anti-spam/2006/01/03/westpac_banking_spam/ British businessman Nigel Roberts has won a landmark damages case for being sent unwanted email after he sued Media Logistics UK. Roberts, who had just earnt his law degree, is a recognised net expert and after lengthy correspondence, the company offered £100 in damages but claimed that they couldn't ... http://breakingnewsblog.com/anti-spam/2005/12/30/british_man_wins_case_against_spammer/ According to America Online, ads mentioning real estate tycoon and star of the NBC show "The Apprentice", Donald Trump, and those hawking "Penis Patch" body enhancements were among the top 10 junk emails of 2005. Noticeably absent was Porn. More than half a trillion items of spam were blocked by ... http://breakingnewsblog.com/anti-spam/2005/12/29/trump_and_penis_patch_top_2005_spam_list/ Symantec's Norton AntiSpam 2005 filters out all of that unwanted email, making your online activites far more enjoyable. Not only does Norton AntiSpam 2005 filter email messages coming into your favourite POP3 email program, now it also filters messages coming to your Yahoo! email account. It even blocks ... http://breakingnewsblog.com/anti-spam/2005/12/29/norton_antispam_2005/ The McAfee SpamKiller 2005 6.0 employs a technologically superior, multi-layered filtering engine to prevent that spam from making it to your inbox. Unsolicited, fraudulent and inappropriate email messages require a strong defense so make a stand against the unwanted junk now with the McAfee SpamKiller 2005 6.0. http://breakingnewsblog.com/anti-spam/2005/12/29/mcafee_spamkiller_2005_60/ 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 ... http://breakingnewsblog.com/anti-spam/2005/12/20/when_using_your_isps_smtp_server_is_a_bad_idea/ 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 ... http://breakingnewsblog.com/anti-spam/2005/12/07/bouncing_email/ 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 ... http://breakingnewsblog.com/anti-spam/2005/08/14/what_is_spam/ PC Magazine recently awarded Spyware Doctor 3.2 with the "Editor's Choice Award" as their pick for the best anti-spyware product in the world. Firetrust are offering a 35% discount on Spyware Doctor but be quick as this offer expires on the 29th of July. Discount code: FireTrust20 http://breakingnewsblog.com/anti-spam/2005/07/28/spyware_doctor_discount/ Symantec has released a public beta of their Norton AntiVirus 2006 software for Windows 2000/XP and is available for download. Symantec are offering a FREE copy of the software to the first 60 beta users who can submit undocumented bugs. http://breakingnewsblog.com/anti-spam/2005/07/27/norton_antivirus_2006_public_beta_now_available/