Fighting back against spam

Becky Roberts Tech Republic

Published: 13 Nov 2003 11:10 GMT

Some useful links:

www.ordb.org: Open relay database allowing testing and look-up of open relays, plus a very useful FAQ section for learning how to both detect and close open relays

http://mail-abuse.org: A resource for general information and education pertaining to spam prevention

http://www.arachnoid.com/lutusp/antispam.html: Educational material for learning how to stop spam

http://songseek.com/spamorg/: Information about reducing spam

http://east-pub.mail-abuse.org/rbl/: The central world-wide database of known mail abusers provided as a public service

http://spam.abuse.net: Comprehensive resource for information on fighting spam

www.spamcon.org: Antispam resources for ISPs

www.remove.org: A subscription service which claims to manage your email address so that it does not get added to any spammer’s lists

http://www.spamlaws.com/: Listing of laws by country, state and date

http://www.spamrecycle.com/: Submitting your spam to this site will get it forwarded to the Federal Trade Commission and to the spam filter developers

www.spam.com: Just in case you were looking for the edible variety, here is the official Spam

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It seems to me this is a burden being placed on the wrong shoulders. There is not an It system in the world that can stop an individual taking information in their heads and spewing out at the nearest undesirable third party.