March 04, 2004

Curing Spam, Keeping the Patient

http://news.com.com/2008-1032-5164246.html

Spam is a significant and continuing problem for network managers, particularly those involved in backbone networking; it is a constant topic in this blog. The URL indexes an interview with a major spam-fighter which makes an interesting comparison: spam is like cancer -- it is not a single object, but a whole cluster of objects. This means that there will not be any 'single cure', and we also have to create cures which will not wind up killing the 'patient'. The article makes a particular point of the ineffectiveness of the current legal restrictions against spam compared to the effectiveness of the law outlawing junk faxes, suggesting some avenues for emulation.

A relevant related article here:

http://www.ecommercetimes.com/perl/story/32931.html

agrees with the thrust of the first article -- multiple approaches are needed to stop spam, including filtering [connection, SMTP, content, HTML tag, and Bayesian], URL domain blacklisting, delivery/processing rules, end-user education, and false positive prevention. The article has a sidebar listing related articles of interest.

Posted by jho at March 4, 2004 04:12 PM
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