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A Study On Solutions To Spam

A Study On Solutions To Spam. Erik Neff December 3, 2003. Problem: Too many junk mails. A hassle for email recipients Fills up inboxes Costs ISPs to deliver Creates reason to hack into mail servers.

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A Study On Solutions To Spam

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  1. A Study On Solutions To Spam Erik Neff December 3, 2003

  2. Problem: Too many junk mails • A hassle for email recipients • Fills up inboxes • Costs ISPs to deliver • Creates reason to hack into mail servers Projected number of spam messages, per person per year. - Jupiter Media Matrix

  3. Thesis “I hypothesize that the best solution will be a rule-based solution that is individually configurable by the e-mail subscriber. The reason being that the user will maintain complete responsibility at a minimal effort and can modify the solution’s functionality to tailor its capabilities to individual needs. “

  4. Methodology • Examine spam solutions: • US Federal/State Anti-spam laws • Client Mail Filters (SpamAssassin) • Server/Gateway Filters (Sophos) • Bayesian Filters • Charging for emails • Protocol Change (TRIPOLI) • Subjectively Compare

  5. Analysis Criteria • Dollar costs • Ease of Deployment & Scalability • Effectiveness • Ability to Enforce • False positives • Network traffic • Manual intervention required • User friendliness

  6. References • http://spam.abuse.net/userhelp/ • http://www.mindworkshop.com/alchemy/nospam.html • http://www.arachnoid.com/lutusp/antispam.html • http://www.sophos.com/products/pm/ • http://au2.spamassassin.org/index.html • http://www.pfir.org/tripoli-announce • http://www.inboxlock.com/spam.html • http://www.spamlaws.com/

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