Anti-Spam

[mark_boyle2002]

Yahoo have a great page here about Anti-Spam with usefull info for admins.

I have used some of the blurb in a mailshot that im going to send round my users.

heres the url for anyone who is interested.

http://uk.promotions.yahoo.com/mail/dump.html

[tonybradley]

One of the other About.com sites recently did a series on Spam:

What Is Spam?
The word spam refers to two different types of messages flooding the Internet. Find out what they are.
http://netforbeginners.about.com/lib...bldef-spam.htm

Who Invented Spam?
Spam turned 25 years old this month. Find out how the very first spam came to be.
http://netforbeginners.about.com/lib...e-0503spam.htm

Spam 101 -- Why Is Spam Called Spam?
How did the name for a processed meat product from Hormel become a name for the scourge of the Internet? Here's the story.
http://netforbeginners.about.com/lib..._whycalled.htm

There is also a whole series of articles and links on the site: About.com Internet for Beginners

[PhirePhreak]

Very interesting posts.

Thanks!

--PhirePhreak