In contrast to the commercial products, SpamAssassin represents an older, first-generation anti-spam solution, and its age showed in my tests. It filtered only 62 percent of spam, whereas the other ...

One of the biggest mistakes being made on the anti-spam front by vendors, service providers, lawmakers, and lawyers is the focus they are placing on technological and legal solutions that attempt to ...

Answer: An account manager for TMP Worldwide’s Directional Marketing Interactive proposed that we differentiate unsolicited commercial e-mail from spam. The manager said, "Spam is relentless and often ...

The spam problem goes far beyond annoying solicitations for questionable products. These days, it's a frequent vector for identity theft, ransomware and more. Photo by scanrail/stock.adobe.com The ...

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. Spam, commercial and otherwise, is on the rise despite ...

Dear Action Line: Isn't there some federal law prohibiting "spam?" I use email for my business and contacting customers, with their permission, but I still receive thousands of junk emails from other ...

I saw a Spam commercial on TV and it made me feel good. I'm tired of the kind of spam we get in our social media. It's giving real Spam a bad name. For some reason, when the internet was starting, ...