CSC 379:Week 1, Group 4: Difference between revisions

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*require users to request permission to send you e-mail (eg Earthlink spam blocker)
*require users to request permission to send you e-mail (eg Earthlink spam blocker)
*Charge for e-mail sent
*Charge for e-mail sent
**[http://news.com.com/2030-1028-5125275.html see article]
**[http://www.taugh.com/epostage.pdf PDF paper on charging for email]
*opt-in for commercial email
*opt-in for commercial email
*domain authentication
*domain authentication
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*bond with escrow agencies
*bond with escrow agencies


[http://www.spamlaws.com/articles/usf.pdf huge paper on this subject]


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Revision as of 00:04, 6 July 2007

Spam Fighting Techniques

  • block domains or even top-level domains "known" to be large senders of spam
  • require users to request permission to send you e-mail (eg Earthlink spam blocker)
  • Charge for e-mail sent
  • opt-in for commercial email
  • domain authentication
  • bounties
  • the "goodmail" approach
  • bond with escrow agencies

huge paper on this subject

Technique Name Pros Cons
Block domains of "known" spammers
  • Gets rid of a large amount of spam
  • Low chance of blocking legitimate email (sbl-faq)
    • Mechanism to allow legitimate sources to know they were blocked (sbl-faq)
 things
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