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SpamAssassin for Win32 (zip)

SpamAssassin is one of the best spam filters and it is also free. However, it is written on Perl and runs usually on corporate UNIX servers. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.

Tags: Win32, SpamAssassin, Stata Labs, Spam, Security, Spam And Phishing

Software downloads 2007-12-18

Breath (zip)

Breath is a solution for removing spam from incoming mail to POP3 clients like Outlook Express, Thunderbird and Outlook. It eliminates the most of the spam effectively by using DNSBL lists and SpamAssassin. When your e-mail program is configured properly and the Breath service is running, incoming mail will be...

Tags: SpamAssassin, Breath, Spam, Microsoft Outlook, Security, Spam And Phishing, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software

Software downloads 2007-08-20

SolutionBase: Stop spam on Linux e-mail servers with SpamAssassin

Spam has long been a problem for e-mail servers, including those running Linux. Here's how you can use SpamAssassin to stop the spam onslaught on your Linux servers.

Tags: SpamAssassin, E-mail Server, Linux, Spam, E-mail, E-mail Servers, UNIX, Open Source, Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Security, Spam And Phishing, Online Communications, Enterprise Software, Hardware

Download resources 2007-05-07

No Spam Today for Servers (zip)

No Spam Today! is an SMTP/POP3 proxy spam filter. Acting between the Internet and your mail server, incoming mail is accepted from the open internet and checked for spam and viruses. NoSpamToday! uses the award-winning SpamAssassin engine to flag spam mail in the subject line and add a filtering report...

Tags: SpamAssassin, Internet, Spam, Servers, Security, Spam And Phishing, Hardware

Software downloads 2006-10-04

Fight spam with SpamAssassin

This sample chapter from Slamming Spam: A Guide for Systems Administrators offers practical, administrator-focused coverage of SpamAssassin as an anti-spam solution. Written specifically for in-the-trenches system administrators, Slamming Spam: A Guide for Systems Administrators skips over theoretical discussions of spam and how spammers work, instead directly targeting...

Tags: System Administrator, Anti-spam, SpamAssassin, Addison-Wesley, Spam, Security, Spam And Phishing

Book chapters 2006-05-15

IronPort to rate Web links in spam fight

IronPort to rate Web links in spam fightOld NewsSpamAssassin has been doing something similar for several years now.Reputation of an e-mail sender: VERY BADThinking that a email is safer or more dangerous than another because it *apparently* comes from some sender email address is EXTREMELY BAD (and it has beenbad...

Tags: E-mail, Cyberthreats, Web, SpamAssassin, sender email, spammer, spam, Ironport Systems Inc.

Discussion threads 2006-01-24

SPAM, Phishing, and other trash transmissions

SPAM, Phishing, and other trash transmissionsLosing your soul?Stooping to the level of hackers by intentionally creating DOS attacks is very troubling. The poor soul who's PC was hijacked into being a bot is the one that pays - like REAL money for a professional to clean his machine. I would...

Tags: Cyberthreats, SpamAssassin, phishing, spam, e-mail, denial of service

Discussion threads 2005-10-11

When will open source security grow up?

When will open source security grow up?Linux security products are mainly for babysitting Windows..They are out there..I found some....Ethereal, Snort, Nessus, Tripwire, YaST.. There are a bunch. What is it you want to do? Active directory style policies? If so get eDiretory from Novell.But for everything else try insecure.org.There are...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, Linux security product, SpamAssassin, developer, open source, Linux, security, open source security, firewall, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2005-03-28

SpamAssassin Software Installation Project Plan

Working without a project manager can make any large-scale technology change cumbersome, so TechRepublic has developed the organizational steps and tools to help with such projects. Installing SpamAssassin requires such a plan. Our customizable project plan includes a detailed document describing each step, a roles and responsibilities spreadsheet, and a...

Tags: Software, SpamAssassin, Risk Management, Spreadsheet, Productivity, Spam, Financial Planning, Financial Services, Strategy, Security, Spam And Phishing, Finance, Management

Download resources 2004-10-06

SpamAssassin sports new open-source license

SpamAssassin sports new open-source licenseThe BEST just got better.2.6x was good, 3.0 is even better.

Tags: Spam, SpamAssassin, open-source license, open source

Discussion threads 2004-09-23

Additional Resources

Malware pain for my users

Malware pain for my usersI agree wholeheartedlyPeople always ask me if linux will be ready for the desktop, or rather, if this is the year of the linux desktop. I usually respond with a 'hope not.' I'm one of a few avid linux enthusiasts who like linux the...

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Port 22, malware, Linux, SSH, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2008-03-18

Google gives developers access to your contacts

Google gives developers access to your contactsYes it does have an odor.I agree this is one bad development and I intend to voice my displeasure to both directly to Google and on message boards and articles like this one. I would suggest that all Google users do the same.Frank Woodman...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Google Inc., developer

Discussion threads 2008-03-06

Gmail disabled, eggs in one basket, etc.

Gmail disabled, eggs in one basket, etc.LOLComputing in the 'cloud' makes your head spin, doesn't it?Or maybe the it's cloud-computing spin-machine....This is why I cringe at thin clients......because it doesn't matter how good your backups are, if the server goes down nobody can work. Unless, of course, you can get...

Tags: E-mail providers, Google Gmail, IMAP, KMail, backup

Discussion threads 2008-02-20

Even SSL Gmail can get sidejacked

Even SSL Gmail can get sidejackedZDNet requires cookies to work...when using talkback. This is ridiculous. According to this blog, this is a security risk. Even though security is not a real issue when using talkback, requiring cookies, by this blogs own admission is not the most secure way to conduct...

Tags: SSL/TLS, Authentication/Encryption, E-mail providers, Network security, SECURITY, Last Line, SSL Gmail, SSL, Google Gmail, HTTP, KMail

Discussion threads 2008-01-31

Storm worm goes phishing

Storm worm goes phishingFast Flux[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fast_flux]FYI[/url]A 100% reliable solution to stopping spam is to move to PGP or OpenPGP (e.g. [url=http://gnupg.org/]Gnu Privacy Guard[/url]) with signed certificates.As such, the spam will be excluded from your trusted PGP encrypted 'channel' and you can safely ignore.Until this becomes mandated, you'll be left to your...

Tags: Cyberthreats, E-mail providers, KMail, spam, Google Gmail, Storm Worm, phishing

Discussion threads 2008-01-10

Google's GMail product manager: 'User data should never be held hostage'

Google's GMail product manager: 'User data should never be held hostage'Google Mobile Java[i]"Although Gmail’s full support of IMAP is limited to certain clients (as far as mobile is concerned, only Apple’s iPhone is “officially supported”), IMAP support is what makes it possible for mail items that are filed into certain...

Tags: E-mail providers, Web 2.0, Quality, Google Inc., Google Gmail, IMAP, KMail

Discussion threads 2007-12-17

Friday Rant - When antivirus software goes bad

Friday Rant - When antivirus software goes badDoctor, it hurts when I do this[i]I’ve long held the belief that antivirus software can be almost as bad as the malware it’s trying to protect you from. In fact, I believe that it’s a lot worse. [/i]So you keep doing this...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, Spyware, adware & malware, SECURITY, Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., Norton Co., Friday Rant, antivirus software, malware, Linux, virus, software

Discussion threads 2007-12-14

As the ham to spam ratio continues to plummet, what are your plans for 2008?

As the ham to spam ratio continues to plummet, what are your plans for 2008?Excellent spam filterGmail has a first-rate spam filter. Just to make sure, I have a second spam filter in reserve: I empty my Gmail e-mail boxes with Mozilla Thunderbird. Thunderbird has a built-in self-learning intelligent spamfilter....

Tags: Cyberthreats, E-mail providers, Mozilla Thunderbird, spam, Google Gmail, spam filter, e-mail

Discussion threads 2007-12-06

What's new on Gmail? :)

What's new on Gmail? :)Gmail, What's new besides New York, New Haven and New Jersey...I've avoided using the web interface because of recent Javascript exploits which were promptly rectified by Google. But it's great to see the quota is now up over 5.3GB and being able to write Google...

Tags: E-mail providers, Google Gmail, Consilient Push, Consilient, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-11-30

Exchange Server Toolbox (exe)

Exchange Server Toolbox is a plugin for the Microsoft Exchange Server. With Exchange Server Toolbox, you can handle all e-mails arriving via the SMTP of the Exchange server using technologies already well-established in SmartPOP2Exchange. Filter spam reliably with the tried and tested SpamAssassin, use your favourite virus scanner for checking...

Tags: Microsoft Exchange Server, Exchange Server Toolbox, E-mail Servers, Groupware, E-mail, Enterprise Software, Software, Online Communications

Software downloads 2007-11-23