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

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==Spam Fighting Techniques==
==Spam Prevention Techniques==


* block domains or even top-level domains "known" to be large senders of spam
* block domains or even top-level domains "known" to be large senders of spam
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[http://www.spamlaws.com/articles/usf.pdf huge paper on this subject]
[http://www.spamlaws.com/articles/usf.pdf huge paper on this subject]


===Comparison of Spam Prevention Techniques===
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! Technique Name
! Technique Name
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|things
|things
|5 stars!
|5 stars!
|-
|require users to request permission to send you e-mail (eg Earthlink spam blocker)
|pro
|con
|4
|-
|Charge for e-mail sent
|pro
|con
|4
|-
|opt-in for commercial email
|pro
|con
|4
|-
|domain authentication
|pro
|con
|4
|-
|bounties
|pro
|con
|4
|-
|The "goodmail" approach
|pro
|con
|4
|-
|Bonds with escrow agencies
|pro
|con
|4
|-
|client-side filtering
|pro
|con
|4
|}
|}
===Spam Prevention Technique Details===
*'''Block domains...'''
**Summary point 1
**Summary point 2
**Link 1
*'''Require users...'''
*'''Charge for email sent'''

Revision as of 00:29, 6 July 2007

Spam Prevention Techniques

huge paper on this subject

Comparison of Spam Prevention Techniques

Technique Name Pros Cons Our Rating
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 5 stars!
require users to request permission to send you e-mail (eg Earthlink spam blocker) pro con 4
Charge for e-mail sent pro con 4
opt-in for commercial email pro con 4
domain authentication pro con 4
bounties pro con 4
The "goodmail" approach pro con 4
Bonds with escrow agencies pro con 4
client-side filtering pro con 4

Spam Prevention Technique Details

  • Block domains...
    • Summary point 1
    • Summary point 2
    • Link 1
  • Require users...
  • Charge for email sent
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