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Spam

Some Recent Articles

November 13, 2009

Here are some of the blog posts I’ve written for other sites in the the last few weeks.

The Microsoft Forefront Server Security Support Blog points out that Spamhaus has recently phased out some of their RBLs.
It’s come to our attention recently that Spamhaus has phased out the old SBL-XBL list, which has now been replaced by the ZEN list (named after a guard dog).
If you’ve got Spamhaus configured in your Exchange connection [...]

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Exchange Server 2007 and Directory Harvesting Attacks

December 10, 2008

Over at AllSpammedUp.com I’ve written an article about protecting Exchange Server 2007 from Directory Harvesting Attacks.
In many Exchange Server 2007 environments incoming email is received directly by an internet-facing Hub Transport server. By default the transport server will use recipient lookups to notify the connecting host whether an email address is valid or not. When [...]

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Web host closure leads to 70% drop in global spam

November 14, 2008

From the BBC:

The closure of a web hosting firm that is believed to have had spam gangs as clients has led to a drastic reduction in junk mail.
Two US internet service providers have pulled the plug on the firm McColo following an investigation by the Washington Post newspaper.
Anti-spam firm Ironport has seen junk mail [...]

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Mr Simon Okoye needs my help!

February 22, 2008

Spam doesn’t normally catch my attention, but this particular piece of spam left as a comment on this site really caught my eye. I’ve read spam emails before, but never this ridiculous.
{Dear Sir. Mr. Dr. D.I.}
i am mr simon okoye from london,,the Executive director operations intercontinental Bank plc Branch london,28years in Banking system guideline,58 [...]

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