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Chapter 13 - Spam, Spam,
Spam, Spam
Using Spam Services
Using the “no e-mail from strangers” filtering
policy may sound good, especially if one is currently getting
flooded by spam, but the risk of losing something important is
high. Unless an e-mail address is specifically placed on the list
of acceptable e-mail senders, it will be rejected. There are no
exceptions to the rule with this method. While effective, it is
clear there are many situations in which a legitimate e-mail message
may be sent from an unfamiliar address. Unfortunately, the message
will be routed to the spam folder. Overly aggressive tactics in
dealing with spam can have negative consequences.
Other services offer less drastic filters and
are compatible with many popular Internet e-mail sites including
MailBlocks (www.mailblocks.com), Spam Arrest (www.spamarrest.com)
and various others. When an e-mail is received from a sender not
specified on the list of authorized addresses, an automatic reply is
generated by the system, directing the sender to a special web page.
When the unauthorized sender links to the page,
they will be required to enter data in response to queries provided
at the website. When the sender successfully completes this task,
their e-mail transaction will become authorized and their message
will be placed in the Inbox. This requirement prevents bulk spam
programs from successfully sending e-mail to the users of this type
of service.
One of the downsides to this type of service is
that it requires extra work on the part of the sender the first time
they send an e-mail message. If this additional work causes the
sender to decide the message is not worth the extra effort, the
e-mail message will not be delivered.
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