The biggest problem in terms of spam is botnets. Most spam originates from zombie computers and botnets. What can be done to stop it? The real problem is that spammers don't always want you to do anything with the email they send other than read it. P… more »

This article from ZDNet claims that most companies are simply not satisfied with current anti-spam technologies. I managed to find a link to the actual report on the ZDNet UK site, so I took a bit of a look. The report is actually quite interesting… more »

It's been a while since my last anti-spam post. But I haven't been idle! I've been reading the DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) RFC that was released in May this year. This protocol is so similar to my own idea that I've decided to drop my idea and l… more »

The posts have started to slow down recently, but not for lack of ideas on my part! I’ve been moving house over the last week or two, and it’s tough to find 30 minutes free to type all this out what with the packing, unpacking, transporting and so on. Bu… more »

The “solution” to the problem of spam has a number of requirements on it. Here I’ll list my basic requirements, numbered for easy reference, along with a brief description of why I think the requirement is important. So, in no particular order: Compat… more »