Neowin News Feed for: Anti-spam

Trend Micro Anti-Spam Pilot 3.52

Razvan Serea — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 08:21:17 +0000

Tired of spam flooding your inbox? Join our pilot project to help stop spam. Try Trend Micro™ Anti-Spam Pilot—free for Microsoft™ Outlook users. Key Features Trend Micro Anti-Spam is designed... Read more...

Court winner launches anti-spam campaign

Thu, 15 Mar 2007 21:20:53 +0000

Using the UK implementation of European anti-spam laws, a man won Â£750 in compensation from a UK firm after receiving a single spam email. Edinburgh's Sheriff Court ordered Transcom Internet Services to pay a total... Read more...

L.A.-area man first in nation convicted under anti-spam law

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 09:26:04 +0000

A man faces a sentence of up to 101 years in federal prison after being the first person in the U.S. convicted under a federal anti-spam law, authorities said. Jeffrey Brett Goodin, 45, of Azusa,... Read more...

Anti-Spam Sites Block Microsoft Hosted Exchange Services

Daniel Fleshbourne — Sat, 30 Dec 2006 11:54:03 +0000

Microsoft's Exchange hosted mail services, designed to help businesses combat spam, have themselves been blocked by several anti-spam blacklists around the Web, CRN has learned. A week or so ago, some customers started noting a... Read more...

a-squared Anti-Spam RC1 Released

Steven Parker — Wed, 31 Aug 2005 10:42:55 +0000

After many months of hard work we are proud to present the latest close-to-final release candidate version of our new software product a-squared Anti-Spam. It's a desktop anti spam solution designed for... Read more...

a-squared Anti-Spam [Beta 2]

Mon, 28 Feb 2005 19:23:51 +0000

After many months of hard work we are proud to present the first public beta version of our new software product a-squared Anti-Spam. It's a desktop anti spam solution designed for personal users who are... Read more...

Microsoft Revises Anti-Spam Standard

Mon, 25 Oct 2004 19:12:48 +0000

Microsoft Corp. on Monday said it had revised its proposal to weed out "spam" e-mail to win over skeptical Internet engineers who have been reluctant to adopt technology owned by the dominant software company. Microsoft... Read more...

Cisco on verge of anti-spam router breakthrough?

Sun, 25 Jul 2004 20:29:56 +0000

Cisco claims that it is on the verge of an anti-spam router breakthrough. If successful this Cisco only technology would dramatically cut SPAM. At the same time it give Cisco a good revenue... Read more...

Microsoft's anti-spam plan 'hijacked by zombies'

Fri, 04 Jun 2004 15:39:19 +0000

Microsoft's plan to reduce spam by forcing an email sender's machine to solve a puzzle may be defeated by the Internet's army of zombie PCs, say security experts One of Microsoft's plans... Read more...

Microsoft Offers Exchange Anti-Spam Tool To All

Wed, 26 May 2004 23:12:14 +0000

The announcement came in conjunction with the first upgrade to Exchange Server 2003, Microsoft's E-mail server platform. Microsoft has reversed course and says it will make its anti-spam technology, dubbed Intelligent... Read more...

Symantec to Buy Anti-Spam Firm Brightmail

Thu, 20 May 2004 15:18:23 +0000

Security software maker Symantec Corp. announced Wednesday it is acquiring the anti-spam firm Brightmail Inc. in a cash deal valued at about $370 million. Symantec said the acquisition will complement its security products. Unsolicited e-mail,... Read more...

Microsoft Adopts IronPort Anti-Spam 'Whitelist'

Wed, 05 May 2004 19:10:56 +0000

Microsoft Corp. said on Wednesday it has adopted an e-mail "whitelist" program by IronPort Systems Inc. that will allow legitimate marketers to thread the gauntlet of spam filters protecting its inboxes. Microsoft's Hotmail and MSN... Read more...

Postini anti-spam patent could cause headaches

Sat, 27 Mar 2004 04:41:17 +0000

A patent granted to managed e-mail security company Postini could pose problems for the company's competitors and others in the managed e-mail services market, experts warn. If enforced, the patent, which covers an... Read more...

Microsoft unveils anti-spam tactics

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 26 Feb 2004 09:46:01 +0000

BILL GATES addressed the "spam problem" in San Francisco yesterday, detailing Microsoft's "Coordinated Spam Reduction Initiative" (CSRI) and unveiling a proposal for an e-mail sender-ID system not unlike a mobile phone's caller ID system. Speaking... Read more...

Anti-spam law critics predict failure

Darren Bolton — Fri, 12 Dec 2003 09:48:00 +0000

EU directive will be crippled by countries failing to comply, warn anti-spam experts The new anti-spam directive which came into force today will not stop unsolicited email, critics have warned. ... Read more...

Congress OKs anti-spam bil

Tue, 09 Dec 2003 19:17:04 +0000

Congress approved a bill Monday outlawing some of the most annoying forms of junk e-mail and creating a "do not spam" registry. By a voice vote, the House approved the bill containing... Read more...

Aussie anti-spam law becomes damp squib

Daniel Fleshbourne — Sat, 29 Nov 2003 09:32:07 +0000

SHOWING ALL the acumen for which politicians are renowned, the upper house of Australia's federal parliament has significantly watered down its proposed anti-spam legislation. What was less-than-perfect legislation but generally headed in the right direction... Read more...

Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates Lauds Passage of Anti-Spam Bil

Tom Warren — Mon, 24 Nov 2003 18:26:15 +0000

Applauds House for Passing Anti-Spam Bill As Legislation Moves Closer to the White House for President Bush's Signature Bill Gates, chairman and chief software architect of Microsoft Corp., today issued the... Read more...

Sobig worm linked to DDoS attacks on anti-spam sites

Sun, 28 Sep 2003 15:22:44 +0000

senior anti-spam activist is calling on law enforcement authorities to track down the perpetrators behind a widespread and sustained attack on anti-spam sites. The call, from Steve Linford of Spamhaus, comes along with fresh evidence... Read more...

Anti-Spam Web Pages Shut Down by Attacks

Marcel Klum — Fri, 26 Sep 2003 06:00:54 +0000

Three Web sites that provide spam blocking lists have shut down as a result of crippling Internet attacks in what experts on Thursday said is an escalation in the war between spammers and opponents of... Read more...

UK to host anti-spam event

Tom Warren — Sat, 24 May 2003 10:15:45 +0000

July summit will pool ideas on curbing spam's spiralling growth The first UK spam summit will take place on 1 July in London, MP Derek Wyatt announced this month. Meanwhile, free email... Read more...

EarthLink to offer anti-spam e-mail

Wed, 07 May 2003 18:43:43 +0000

Not sure i really like this approach too much... "A system that backers claim will eliminate e-mail spam is about to be deployed by a major Internet service provider, giving a boost to... Read more...

Blacklisted e-mailers sue anti-spam groups

Michael Stanclift — Mon, 28 Apr 2003 16:06:19 +0000

Today is anti-Spam day here at neowin.net :) A recently formed group of e-mail marketers has opened a new front in the escalating war over unsolicited e-mail, suing several organizations that track... Read more...

AV vendors muscle in on anti-spam

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 27 Mar 2003 13:08:03 +0000

The three major anti-virus software vendors are all building on their anti-spam offerings. Symantec, Trend Micro and Network Associates are all fighting for a share of the growing market. With these established players making moves,... Read more...

BT anti-spam drive backfires on users

Sat, 16 Mar 2002 05:30:00 +0000

Thanks Paul Stockton for sending this in. A move by BT to cut out spam passing through its servers has ended up deleting valid emails sent out by some of BT's ADSL customers.... Read more...