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Solutions to the Internet Spam Problem

bullet Solutions to the Internet Spam Problem
What are spam and UCE (Unsolicited Commercial E-Mail)?
According to Merriam-Webster's Dictionary, Spam is "unsolicited usually commercial E-mail sent to a large number of addresses." For a more detailed definition, check out "What is Spam?"

There are many things you can do now to fight spam and UCE. Show your support for Pending Legislation to outlaw spam by writing/calling your representatives in government. Encourage law enforcement officials to enforce already enacted anti-spam legislation.

Adopt and enforce a spam and UCE policy and publish your policy so that your clients and potential clients are aware of it. Many good spam and UCE policies can be found here:

sendmail Resources
Blocking spam is now easier than ever on your Virtual Server. New methods have been implemented in the newest version of sendmail to help fight spam. In addition to new features, the default sendmail configuration continues to support the same anti-spam features supported previously.

Other Resources
Your Virtual Server includes several other features you can use to fight spam.

  • Procmail - E-Mail Filtering and Sorting Utility
  • Wpoison - Prevent Web Site E-Mail Address Harvesting

 

bullet More Information
For more information about spam and resources that can be used to fight it, see the following.


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