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Needles and haystacks: Balancing precision and recall

Attivio's Sid Probstein says for traditional search, the conventional model is to return many results to get high recall; somewhere in there are the right answers. But what if you want a more precise answer? Commentary - These terms are bandied about in most every...

Tags: Recall, Pregnancy, Attivio, Spam Email, E-mail, Cyberthreats, Spam, Online Communications, Security, Spam And Phishing, search, Sid Probstein Attivio, Special to ZDNet, Sid Probstein Attivio, Special to ZDNet

News items 2009-10-29

OK, so who are the idiots that respond to spam email?

OK, so who are the idiots that respond to spam email?That makes sense...An older guy who um...can't quite er..get it up like when he was 19... Needs a bit of help in that uh...department. Utterly clueless about what he's dealing with. Buys something via the spam because he's too embarassed...

Tags: Cyberthreats, spam, server, spam email

Discussion threads 2008-11-12

OK, so who are the idiots that respond to spam email?

OK, I've gotta ask the question. Who are the idiots that respond to spam email? by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: Idiot, E-mail, Online Communications, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Spam, Spam Email

Blog posts 2008-11-12

29ò0of Internet users buy from spam emails

29ò0of Internet users buy from spam emailsthis total is based upon the spammer purchasing their own product...and a few innocent idiots... i was innocent once...;)spammers (nuke em!!!!)

Tags: Spam, spam email, Internet

Discussion threads 2008-08-20

1.5m spam emails sent from compromised University accounts

1.5m spam emails sent from compromised University accountsThere may be no such thing as ViagraThe combined Governments of the Earth can not stop hacking.No country escapes,all are victims.This is the invasion of our planet.One can expect to see that all forms of communication are hacked.Can you believe anything that is...

Tags: Whis, e-mail

Discussion threads 2008-08-15

1.5m spam emails sent from compromised University accounts

With the increasingly common spamming as a service underground propositions relying on botnets, and services offering thousands of pre-registered accounts at popular email providers, it would be logical to consider that old school techniques consisting of compromising accounts and abusing them to send as many spam emails as possible in...

Tags: Account, Spammer, Spam Email, University Of Otago, Staff Member, E-mail, Phishing, Spam, Cyberthreats, Online Communications, Security, Spam And Phishing, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2008-08-15

Spammers announce World War III with spam emails packing malicious payloads

Spammers announce World War III with spam emails packing malicious payloadsSorry Nate - have to disagreePlease everyone - do not "spread the word" as Nate says it - I spend more time looking up these e-mails, and then convincing people that the e-mail they got was a hoax than I...

Tags: Spam, ReceiverNet technology, spammer, World War III, spam email, malicious payload, payload

Discussion threads 2008-07-14

U.K's most spammed person receives 44,000 spam emails daily

U.K's most spammed person receives 44,000 spam emails dailyMost embarrased male in UK now... is"Orange customer, Colin Wells – Workshop Foreman for Stagecoach buses – has the most spammed UK inbox and ClearMyMail blocks more than 44,000 emails from entering Wells’ inbox every day, amounting to around 16 million every...

Tags: E-mail, Colin Wells, U.K, spam email

Discussion threads 2008-07-08

U.K's most spammed person receives 44,000 spam emails daily

When you get so much spam that your anti-spam provider decides to use you in a marketing campaign, your spam problem turns into an asset for the community, and researchers running honeypots can only envy you for the sample of spam emails you receive on a daily basis. According to...

Tags: Orange PCS, Internet Service Provider, U.K, Spam Email, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), E-mail, Internet, Online Communications, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2008-07-08

Best Practices: Avoiding Receiving and Sending Spam Emails

Spam email is the bane of modern business communications systems. The vast majority of businesses use email yet until now there hasn't been a reliable way to eliminate the huge proportion of unwanted messages that arrive every day. This white paper outlines simple steps that can be taken to avoid...

Tags: Computer Associates International Inc., Best Practice, Spam Email, E-mail, Cyberthreats, Spam, Productivity, Online Communications, Security, Spam And Phishing

White papers 2006-08-01

Amazon, Microsoft team for spam suits

Amazon, Microsoft team for spam suitsNo, no, no..>> "The best way to stop spammers and phishers is to hit them hard in the pocketbook," Washington Attorney General Christine Gregoire said in a statement. Microsoft and Amazon "pose a powerful legal threat and will send a strong message that there will...

Tags: Spam, Cyberthreats, team, SPAM Email, spammer, REAL Junk Mail, Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2004-09-28

FTC: Thumbs-down on 'do not e-mail' list

FTC: Thumbs-down on 'do not e-mail' listProbably for the best...Honestly, I'm not sure why anyone thought the do-not-email list would be a good idea. All it would do is create a list of known-good mostly email addresses. Since they have to know what's on the list in order...

Tags: Cyberthreats, SPAM Email, FTC, CAN-SPAM Act, spam, e-mail, Group C, spammer

Discussion threads 2004-06-15

Additional Resources

Winmail Mail Server 4.7 build 0217 (Windows)

Winmail Server is an enterprise class mail server software system offering a robust feature set, including extensive security measures. Winmail Server supports SMTP, POP3, IMAP, Webmail, LDAP, multiple domains, SMTP authentication, spam protection, anti-virus protection, SSL/TLS security, Network Storage, remote access, Web-based administration, and a wide array of standard email...

Tags: SMTP, Antivirus, Microsoft Windows, E-mail Server, AMAX Information Technologies, Winmail Server, E-mail, LDAP, E-mail Servers, Ssl/Tls, Security, Online Communications, Directory Services, Enterprise Software, Software

Software downloads 2009-11-08

AbusePipe 2.3.1 (Windows)

AbusePipe identifies who is sending spam based on the information in emailed complaints.AbusePipe analyses abuse complaint emails (typically sent by irate users to abuse@yourISP.com) and determines which of your customers is sending spam also known as unsolicited commercial email or UCE. It automatically generates reports showing which customers have violated...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, DataMystic, AbusePipe, Cyberthreats, Spam, E-mail, Security, Spam And Phishing, Online Communications

Software downloads 2009-11-05

EA Domainkeys/DKIM for IIS SMTP Service and Exchange Server 2.1 (Windows)

With this tool, your IIS SMTP Service and Exchange Server will be enabled to add DomainKeys/DKIM signature to outgoing emails from specified domains, which verify the DNS domain of an email sender and the message integrity, and in turn preventing the emails from your domain from being flagged as spam...

Tags: SMTP, Electronic Arts Inc., Microsoft Exchange Server, Domain, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft IIS Server, AdminSystem Software, E-mail, E-mail Providers, E-mail Servers, Online Communications, Internet, Enterprise Software, Software

Software downloads 2009-11-05

America Online (AOL) 9.5 (Windows)

Popular Internet service that allows you to send email, chat, and view your own personal profile. AOL email makes it easy to stay in touch with friends, family and business associates. You get unlimited storage, and it's a snap to add personality to emails with customized fonts, colors, stationery and...

Tags: America Online Inc., Microsoft Windows, E-mail, Phishing, E-mail Providers, Online Communications, Security, Spam And Phishing, Internet

Software downloads 2009-11-04

5 quick Microsoft Entourage keyboard shortcuts

Mac users: If you're used to managing your schedule and contacts with Outlook, switching to Microsoft Entourage isn't familiar. Your mail and calendar software should be quick and simple to use. Here are some quick tips that should save you some time and frustration: ...

Tags: Message, Microsoft Corp., Keyboard Shortcut, Microsoft Outlook, Groupware, Microsoft Office, Web Browsers, Desktops, Office Suites, Software, Enterprise Software, Internet, Hardware, Andrew Mager

Blog posts 2009-11-02

News to know: Microsoft store; Domain names; Blackberry Storm2; VoIP; Android

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage.: Robin Harris: A visit to Microsoft's first store Zack Whittaker: Web addresses to extend to non-English languages...

Tags: Data Center, Dana Blankenhorn, Mary Jo Foley, RIM BlackBerry, Microsoft Corp., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Domain Name, Sam Diaz, Data Centers, Sales Strategy, Telephony, VOIP, Storage, Telecommunications, Hardware, Data Management, Sales, Networking

Blog posts 2009-11-02

ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite 2010 9.1.008 (Windows)

ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite is an essential antivirus, anti-spyware, and firewall protection for your PC. The OSFirewall monitors changes within your computer to spot and stop new attacks that bypass traditional anti-virus protection. The Advanced Download Protection analyzes browser downloads in three unique ways before they can infect your PC...

Tags: ZoneAlarm Internet Security, ZoneAlarm, Antivirus, Microsoft Windows, Advanced Download Protection, Two-way Firewall, Viruses And Worms, Phishing, Security, Spam And Phishing

Software downloads 2009-11-02

AntispamSniper for Outlook Express 3.2.2.1 (Windows)

AntispamSniper for Outlook Express provides a professional antispam and anti-phishing protection for your mailbox. The unique combination of several methods for automatic email classification shows excellent filtering quality for all kinds of spam, including graphical spam with random text. The plug-in has a built-in option which allows spam deletion from...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Outlook Express, GoodVein, Phishing, Microsoft Outlook, Cyberthreats, Groupware, E-mail, Spam, Viruses And Worms, Microsoft Office, Security, Spam And Phishing, Office Suites, Software, Enterprise Software, Online Communications

Software downloads 2009-11-01