So it’s been 5 years since the CAN-SPAM act was introduced. Yet my inbox is still flooded with spam (I have to use 2 different spam-filtering services to keep it from being overwhelming – and even then stuff still gets through). An article on Slashdot asks the obvious question: what went wrong? “Five years ago,… Continue reading CAN-SPAM Act is 5 Years Old
Tag: spam
Holiday Spam Tricks
There was a brief period about a week ago where the amount of spam I was receiving (in the multiple unrelated email addresses I have) suddenly dropped. Yay! But, alas, the spam has come back – with a vengance. One in particular that seems to be slithering by most spam filters at the moment is… Continue reading Holiday Spam Tricks
Back Home to SPAM
Well, it was a long week, but I’m back home… and now the dreaded moment arrives, when I open my email to discover… 2,414 new messages. Almost all of these are SPAM. I had thought of checking my email while I was away, but when I access my email via webmail, I lose the services… Continue reading Back Home to SPAM
Just get Firefox already, geez!
My attempts to urge Internet Explorer users to upgrade to something better.
An unusual form of comment spam
My article from the other day attracted a lot of “trackback” spam. Weird.