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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - What exactly is spam?
- Spam, as defined in the context of computers, the Internet and electronic messaging, is a term used to designate unsolicited bulk electronic messaging and communication. In particular, spam is unsolicited bulk mailings that are commercially oriented. It is most commonly used in advertising, but it is also used to perpetrate religious, political or other types of messages. Spam is, often times, con...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Customers demand internet privacy
- ... and you'd better sit up and take notice! Customers concern over Internet privacy issues is on the rise, and for good reasons.Because of SPAM and phishing e-mails, identity theft and viruses, it's completely understandable that customers have a hightened concern about their Internet privacy. And it's not only about e-mail adresses and credit card numbers either. More and more companies a...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Stop intrusive pop-up ads and regain control of your online experience!
- Stop intrusive pop-up ads and regain control of your online world! Intrusive and distracting pop-up windows are not an unavoidable part of being online. You don't have to put up with offensive, time consuming and bandwidth stealing pop up ads. Visit Supportcave.com today to try out some of the most sophisticated pop-up blockers on the market - for free! Make screen cluttering pop-ups a thing of th...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Email chain letters - harmless fun or not?
- I'm sure I'm not the only person on the planet that remembers getting the occasional chain letter in school.. you know, the kind that was actually written with a pen or pencil on paper that told you either something wonderful would happen or something terrible would happen or both if you did or didn't send out 20 copies within 7 days. Ugh. I still remember my fingers cramping as I tediously re-wro...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Six tips to get rid of spam email
- 1. Ignore Spam EmailDo not open an unsolicited email. Spammers are just playing a numbers game. They simply send out like a million emails and hope that at least a third of them stick.Spammers try to gather as many email addresses as they can. They don't even know if any of the addresses are active. It is when you answer them that they know whether or not it is an active account that...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Take back control of your inbox: eliminate annoying and potentially harmful e-mails
- Are you tired of spam stealing your time, your money, your bandwidth and your hard disc space?The time you devote each day to sort and delete spam from your inbox could be put to much better use. In the European Union alone, the working hours employees are spending on sorting and deleting spam is costing the companies and estimated 10 billion euros every year! By manually sorting out spam a...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Managing spam in 2005
- In 1998, nearly 10% of all email traffic on the internet was SPAM. By 2003 that number had climbed to 50%, and the problem had gotten so bad that Congress passed the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 (Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act)The specific requirements and penalties of that law, (which took effect in 2004) have done little to stem the tide of junk email we al...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Is there a national do not spam list?
- You may have already received a do not spam list email, seen a web site or even heard a radio advertisement that promises to reduce spam email just by submitting your email address.Since the federal "Do Not Call List" became law in 2003, it seems logical that a do not spam list exists also. But even though it sounds legitimate, don't believe the hype or the official looking emails.Ac...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Spammer stole my email address?
- Do you get bounced, or rejected emails sent by someone else, with YOUR email address in the From line? Does it mean your computer was hacked, or a spammer has stolen your email address? Relax... this is the work of a spammer, but it does NOT indicate any security breach on your computer.Why do spammers use MY email address?Spammers generally don't like to poke their misshapen ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The definition of spam
- Spam can bring down your website faster than a speeding bullet, but what is spam? Originally, spam referred to unwanted emails. We all hate the tons of email we receive day after day trying to get us to buy that or click this. I can't go a day without someone trying to steal my personal information so they can get into my bank account. Does everyone else get the fake paypal emails? They look just ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Spam the spammer - will it work?
- Spam is everywhere. It's the "in-box lunch meat" nobody likes, wants or looks forward too. Unfortunately, many folks enjoy "eating" this product because if they didn't, there wouldn't be any. Read on?The federal government's ill-conceived CAN-SPAM Act did little more than make a few legislators feel better about themselves. Did this legislation stop spam? No. Did it at l...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Stop spam! new spam blockers
- News last week that Internet service provider Verizon settled its lawsuit against Detroit-based spam king Al Ralsky was of little comfort. Ralsky agreed to pay a fine and stop spamming Verizon customers, but he still has plenty of other targets. And there are still hundreds of other spammers who have never visited a courtroom and are all too eager to fill our inboxes with business propositions fro...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Quickly eliminate 100% of your junk email
- Why do so many people think I need to take Viagra? I guess it's for the same reason others believe I want to re-finance my home, invest in a new stock and sell my business.Like you, I routinely receive more junk emails than legitimate ones. Do I look stupid or do they really think I want the latest virus by opening any attachment which accompanies an unsolicited email? Aren't there laws aga...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Do not spam
- The temptation among internet marketers to SPAM is greater than ever. By now, most people know that SPAM isn't the popular food from Hormel but a pseudonym for "unsolicited commercial email," also known as UCE.SPAM is a definite no-no. It's also the quickest way to destroy your online reputation.Unlike conventional mail, unsolicited email can provoke a hostile, negative, and destruct...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The war on spam: google fights back
- Google is engaged in a war. It is a war on spam. With new strategies and filters ready to put into place, the search engine is adding new firepower to its arsenal almost daily. Webmasters and SEO Consultants alike are terrified; fearing what the future holds for them. But for those of us that believe in the cause, the future isn't scary. In fact, the future looks very bright.My ten year old...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The trouble with spam is....
- Each day we all face the same challenge. Spam. It doesn't matter if you're a home computer user or the head of IT for a multinational limiting or totally preventing the distribution of junk email to your computer(s) is now a daily chore.The sheer frustration that spam causes combined with the number of lost man hours adds up to junk email being a very real problem for all involved. You have...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Are you a spam zombie?
- Over the past few years you've all become familiar with the terms spam, spam filter, whitelists, blacklists and a whole myriad of other terminology associated with the problem of spam. You now have to add a new and extremely worrying phrase to that list - spam zombie.With the net closing in around them spammers are looking for new and more inventive ways to send out their junk email. Spam f...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - A practical approach to eliminate spam
- Spam is out of control! I guess that would be the understatement of the year. Like any other annoying fact of life, you let it drive you crazy or you deal with it.In the age of cyber communication, "Spam" has become the main way to get the message out to the masses. But if you think about it, I guess "spam" has always been with us. Before the Internet, when it came in our mailbox, we called...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Ftc botches fight on spam, microsoft takes over the battle
- While the Federal Trade Commission is busy fighting over definitions of "What is SPAM;" Microsoft and Bill Gates are taking it to the enemy. Today Microsoft announced another case and legal action, which is being taken against a spammer who is in Germany. Microsoft did not announce the name of the company it has filed suit against but it is based in North Rhine-Westphalia.The comp...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Do you know whats in your trash?
- A hearty welcome to all the spam fighting filters and programs created to rescue us from the deluge of unwanted e-mail! There is practically a "solution" for everything. But as with most online "solutions" filters and programs are only tools that users need to make some effort to use properly to reap the benefits.You have to learn how to use these programs to your advant...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Stuffing the spammers!
- I'm really, truly fed up with spam. Every day when the spam arrives and Norton Security moves it into the Norton Anti-spam folder of my Outlook email client, I wonder how anyone can be so incredibly stupid as to waste their time sending me such garbage.Let's face it; I never read it. I never buy anything from unsolicited sources or do anything as a result of spam. I detest it! And God knows...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Beware of spam withdrawals
- Q: I am so sick of all the spam that is sent to my business email address. I spend an hour every morning just trying to sort out the good email from the bad. I know I could just delete it all, but I'm afraid I'll accidentally delete email that might be important to my business. Short of unplugging my computer, what's the best solution for dealing with spam?A: I feel your pain. I, too, miss ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Of spam and sandboxes
- About a month ago I had the privilege of giving a demo of the next version of Sonic Page Blaster to the attendees at Yanik Silver's "Underground Online Marketing Seminar". I fielded a couple questions afterwards that bear a better treatment than I could manage on the spur of the moment and in less than 60 seconds.Q: If we create "feeder" sites that point to our main sale...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Challenge response spam filters explained
- As the flood of spam increases end users are looking for new and more efficient solutions to block spam. In turn software developers are knocking themselves out trying to come up with the killer app that will stop spam forever.For several years now companies have been focusing on faster and smarter software to be installed on your PC or on your servers that will detect spam through increasi...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Where did the word spam come from?
- We've all become familiar with the term spam. It's become so commonplace that even people who never use computers are familiar with the term spam. That single word has become part of our every day vocabulary that we use in personal conversations.But how does the word spam relate to email? There are two camps of thought on this matter. The classic version of the story stems from the classic ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The business of sending spam
- You all tear your hair out in frustration every time you see your inbox crammed full of spam again. Have you ever stopped and asked yourself where you get so much spam? This isn't to suggest that spam is your fault but... if everybody hates spam so much then... why is there so much of it?There's a simple answer folks. Spam is an industry. There exists an entire infrastructure to support it ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to stop unwanted email spam
- You can stop unwanted email spam, you can choose to reduce spam email or you can do nothing and continue to be annoyed. Those are your only choices because spam email is not likely to go away.Every single one of us would love to stop unwanted emails but only a very small percentage of people do anything except complain about spam.You might remember a couple of years ago they passed a...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Block ads, defeat pop-ups, and stop page hijacking
- You're not alone!Who hasn't surfed the web looking for information only to have their session interrupted by those annoying pop-up windows displaying everything from banner ads to newsletter sign-up's?Though pop-up windows and other methods of influencing a user's online experiences originally had positive intentions, they now seem only to annoy and manipulate users at every turn....
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - What to do to avoid getting banned
- How would you feel if you found a link on the web that was interesting to you but when you click the link it takes you to a page that is total rubbish? You are not only disappointed but it also wastes your time. Unfortunately, this is often true in many cases. To get a good ranking, often web page designers use "spamdexing". Spamdexing search engines is the practice of deliberately and dishonestly...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How you can avoid the new dangers of spam
- Until recently, spam has been an annoyance, a definite load on your email system and network, a waste of productive time and money, but we are about to find that the cost could get much higher.Spam blockers are now becoming a necessity rather than an optional email utility, the reason is that spam is becoming much more dangerous.Now, just like you, I looked into spam blocker software...
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