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ISPCON Spam – Oh the Irony

Today I received a third..or maybe fourth, who knows, perhaps even fifth – I’ve lost count – piece of spam from, of all places, ISPCON. No, I did not ask to be on their mailing list, no I did not give them permission to put me on a mailing list,…

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You Have the Right to Remain Silent…. Fingerprinting Email?

You know those pesky bounce notices you get when a spammer forges your domain in a spam run? Hundreds, even thousands, of bounce notices sent by ISPs all over the world, kindly letting you know that the person to whom the mail was sent doesn’t exist, is over quota, or…

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To All the People Whining That CAN-SPAM Hasn’t Worked

It happens at least twice a week. Some reporter, pundit, or well-meaning but tunnel-visioned anti-spammer will point triumphantly to the fact that the load of spam in their inbox has not decreased – in fact, if anything, increased – since January 1, 2004, when the CAN-SPAM Act became effective, as…

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Write for The Internet Patrol!

With the new upgrade and move, The Internet Patrol is now inviting new authors, and accepting articles for submission!

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Spam Fighter Packs

Spam Fighter Kits from Aunty Spam and ISIPP Aunty Spam is pleased to announce, in cooperation with the Institute for Spam and Internet Public Policy, the following Spam Fighters’s Kits. Each kit contains high quality MP3 audio presentations by top experts, along with their companion written material. Recorded over the…

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