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Fighting Spam

Fighting Spam. Group 1 Date:2012/10/02 4011Z004 葉秀滿 4000Q096 黃宇翔 4011Z006 翁惠珍 4011Z003 葉氏美若. Pre-Reading Questions. Think about the following questions. 1. Do you have an email account? What do you use it for?. 2. Have you ever received unwanted or unsolicited emails?

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Fighting Spam

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  1. Fighting Spam Group 1 Date:2012/10/02 4011Z004葉秀滿 4000Q096 黃宇翔 4011Z006翁惠珍 4011Z003葉氏美若

  2. Pre-Reading Questions Think about the following questions. 1. Do you have an email account? What do you use it for? 2. Have you ever received unwanted or unsolicited emails? How do you handle them? 3.What are some ways you can think of to prevent getting unsolicited emails?

  3. Vocabulary Preview Match each word or phrase with the correct definition. 1. identical a. a receiver 2.offensive b.unpleasant 3.scam c. annoyance 4.recipient d. the same 5.irritation e. to swindle 6. Cheat out f. a fraudulent or deceptive act

  4. Anyone who has ever had an email account has received spam. Spam is unsolicited email that is sent as part of a larger group of messages, all having substantively identical content. ＊ spam send unwanted or junk e-mail (n.)垃圾郵件 ＊ unsolicited initiative to supply (adj.) :未經請求的; 主動提供的 ＊ substantivelyreal or actual (adv.):實質上 ＊ identical similar or alike in every way(adj.):同一個的

  5. Spam has existed for a long time , but in recent years, the increasing amount of spam has become a much bigger problem than before. Although there are ways to decrease spam , currently the only way to eliminate spam is by not having an email address.

  6. Main ideas of the first paragraph 1.Anyone who has ever had an email account has received spam. 2.in recent years, the increasing amount of spam has become a much bigger problem than before.

  7. There are several types of spam : junk mail ,non –commercial , offensive and pornographic, and scams , just to name a few . The most common type is junk email -mass from legitimate businesses advertising their products. Although the emails may be legitimate ,they are still unsolicited. ＊non –commercialnot able to yield or make a profit (adj.) :非商業營利目的 ＊offensive unpleasant or disagreeable to the sense (adj.) :冒犯的 ＊pornographic writings, pictures, films, etc, designed to stimulate sexual excitement(adj.) :色情文學(或圖畫)的 ＊scams a stratagem for gain; a swindle (n.):騙錢; 詐取 ＊legitimateaccording to law; lawful(adj.) :合法的 ＊advertising the act or practice of calling public attention to one‘s product, service, need, etc.(n.):廣告業

  8. Non-commercial spam consists of messages without commercial motive, such as chain letters, urban legends, and jokes. The emails require the recipient to forward the message to friends in order to receive good fortune . • consists of= contain=comprise 包含 • such as=for instance=for example 例如 • in order to + V = so as to + V = to + V為了

  9. Offensive and pornographic spam direct the recipient to an adult website, while spam scams are fraudulent messages designed to swindle people out of personal information for the purposes of identity theft or criminal activities. ＊fraudulentacting with or having the intent to deceive(adj.) :欺詐的, 欺騙的 ＊swindleto put forward plausible schemes or use unscrupulous trickery to defraud others(V.)詐騙; 騙取[(+out of)] ＊personalintended for use by one person(adj.) :個人的, 私人的 ＊purposethe reason for which something exists (n.):目的, 意圖 ＊identitythe state of having unique identifying characteristics held by no other person or thing(n.):身分; 本身 ＊theftthe act of stealing (n.):偷竊, 盜竊 ＊criminalof the nature of or involving crime(adj.) :犯罪的, 犯法的

  10. Main ideas of the Second paragraph 1.There are several types of spam.

  11. Third paragraph – Words and Phrases ＊obvious (adj.) : discover easy 明顯的,顯著的 ＊irritation (n.) : angry with 生氣,激怒 ＊annoying (adj.) : people were disturbed by something 令人煩腦的 ＊unsolicited (adj.) : initiative to supply 不請自來 ＊ spammers (n.) : use Internet to send many same message to someone使用網路傳送很多相同的訊息給某個人 ＊ pornographic (adj.) : erotic literature 色情文學 ＊ schemes (n.) : plan 計劃,方案 ＊ providers (n.) : someone supply something 供應者 ＊ bandwidth (n.) : available space 頻寬(電腦) ＊capacity (n.) : ability to hold information 容量

  12. Main ideas of the Third paragraph • The most obvious negative effect of spam is • irritation. • 2. Children and teenagers may touch something • harmful by spam. • 3. Spam may also increase the cost of Internet service.

  13. The most obviousnegativeeffect of spam is irritation. It is very annoying to get unsolicited email. However, if the only effect of spam were irritation, it would not be such a problem. There are other effects of spamming. Since anyone's email can be used by spammers, it is very possible that a child may receive either pornographic images or links to such sites on the Internet.

  14. Seniors may be cheated out of their life savings by schemes spread by spam. In addition, spam may also increase the cost of Internet service. Many ISPs(Internet Service Providers) have to increase their bandwidth and server capacity to handle all the spam. This costs more money and may result in higher fees for customers.

  15. Third paragraph – Words and Phrases ＊ various (adj.) : of different kinds 各式各樣的 ＊ directly (adv.) : at once 立刻,直接地 ＊ account (n.) : something you can save your money in the bank or post office 帳戶 Main ideas of the Fourth paragraph (1) • There are various ways for people to fight spam.

  16. There are various ways for people to fight spam. One way is to complain directly to the ISP used by the spammer. Most ISPs will cancel the spammer's account if they receive complaints.

  17. Main ideas of the Fourth paragraph 1.There are various ways forpeople to fight spam.

  18. Key words ＊ practical： useful, banausic實踐的, 實際的 ＊ spam： junk mail未經你的同意而寄送到電子信箱 裡的信件就叫做垃圾信，廣告信、大宗郵件 ＊ file：to place in a file文件夾 ＊ appropriate ：proper, suitable適當的, 恰當的 [(+to/for)] ＊ enforce ： to ensure observance of or obedience to (a law, decision, etc)實施, 執行 ＊ investigate ： research調查, 研究

  19. Key words ＊fraudulent:to cheat, to swindle欺騙的 ＊obvious:apparent明顯的; 顯著的 ＊available:handy, accessible可用的,可利用的 ＊newsgroup:a discussion group on a specific topic that is maintained on a computer network, 新聞組, 網路群組 ＊post ： letters, packages, etc, that are transported and delivered by the Post Office郵寄、郵件 ＊open up: to clear 開放 ＊disposable: available for use if needed 可任意處理的 ＊account:bill帳目, 帳單 ＊bombard: to attack with concentrated artillery fire or bombs轟炸 ＊web-based : relating to〈與...相關連〉, or using the World Wide Web 以網路為基本

  20. Fifth paragraph – Words and Phrases • ＊ deposable (adj) : be able to thrown away • ＊ authenticate (v) : to verify • ＊ circumvent (v) : to get around, to fool • ＊ bombard: to be attacked a lot • ＊ filter (v): a program to check the content of • emails before they are sent to your computer. • ＊ ISPs : Internet Service Providers • ＊ valid email: the email that is accepted by the system.

  21. Main ideas of the Fifth paragraph • 1.It is a good idea to open up a free disposable email • account if a person uses the service from newsgroup • postings or web-based discussion boards. • 2. Some ways to deal with spammers. • 3.The last way is to use filtering spam software to • against spamming.

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