New Proxie

• The term is from radio, but can also be applied to newsgroups.
• The "signal" in a newsgroup is regular postings which are on-topic.
• The "noise" in a newsgroup is everything else that does not help contribute to the purpose for which the newsgroup was created.
• Spam which consists of a large number of messages sent to a large number of newsgroups is called Horizontal Spam.
• Horizontal spam typically represents someone trying to get a message across to the greatest number of people, regardless of whether or not the message is is relevant to those newsgroups or of interest to the people who receive it.
• Scraping is the act of collecting e-mail addresses for a spam list by scanning publicly-posted websites, mail list archives, or usenet newsgroups.
• A computer program that can visit websites and usenet news groups in the same manner that a human reader would, and can thereby collect what look like valid e-mail addresses for inclusion in a spam mailing list, is called a spambot.
• The unfortunate news though is even though you can report spam, more of them keep coming.
• Articles should be crossposted to the newsgroups to which they are relevant and no more.
• Crossposting is not, in itself, considered net abuse unless done in excess or to many non-relavent newsgroups.

How To Block Spam Home How To Block Spam Sitemap

Windows anti spam
Spam buster
Microsoft IP Reputation Servi
Spam removal
Antispam filter
Spam filter for
Spam filtering services
Antispam download