The Spam Issue
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Spam: Part 4, Bad Bot, Bad Bot, whatcha gonna do?
Posted by Tom Whiting on 23 Dec 2007 | Tagged as: The Spam Issue
We all know that spam in the mail is bad. In fact there are studies proving that mail spam is one of the highest costing resource around. Let’s face it, deleting spam, figuring out which is spam, all this takes time, and, time = money. Thusly, mail spam is costing companies money.
That’s not the topic of this one though . In this entry, I’ll cover a few tricks for getting rid of spam bots, comments, and the like. Please note that a LOT of this stuff is more advanced than the regular setup, and believe it or not, it takes a LOT of work to get off the ground and going right. Continue Reading»
Spam: Part 3, How we love thee, helpdesk?
Posted by Tom Whiting on 15 Dec 2007 | Tagged as: The Spam Issue
If you’ve been doing business for any reasonable length of time, you will notice that one area gets flooded with spam above everything else, the helpdesk.
Why? Well, this is a guaranteed way to get your mail through (well almost). Any reasonable company will have support@ addressed through mail, almost guaranteed, and of course, it’s a spammer’s dream! Guaranteed delivery of e-mail, WOOH!
Spam: Part 2 , the incoming mail
Posted by Tom Whiting on 02 Dec 2007 | Tagged as: The Spam Issue
We all know spam is a global problem. The question? How to get rid of it, or how to take control of it. There are plenty of ways to do this, and this post will (hopefully) help you get things straightened out and figured out in how to address this issue. Please note, that from hereon , in this post, I will be assuming that you are using CPanel, have root access, and can change things around in the shell. If you’re not comfortable with SSH access, we can help you out, you just need to contact us for a quote.
Spam : A global problem
Posted by Tom Whiting on 22 Nov 2007 | Tagged as: The Spam Issue
When I picked up my first domain, almost 8 years ago, spam was not the issue it is today. Ever since, it appears to have gotten incredibly worse. Why? How do you combat it? Here’s a few tips and tricks from someone who’s been doing this stuff for a few years, and (admittedly) is still learning a lot of stuff:
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