Virus Bulletin Spam Supplement - March 2009

Editor: Helen Martin

Technical Consultant: John Hawes

Technical Editor: Morton Swimmer

Consulting Editors: Ian Whalley, Nick FitzGerald, Richard Ford, Edward Wilding

2009-03-01

Abstract

Anti-spam news; Is there any hope for e-postage? (feature); Anti-spam test - first trial run (comparative review)


News

Phishing rises as spam takes a dip

MessageLabs report shows an increase in phishing and a slight drop in spam levels.

Helen Martin - Virus Bulletin, UK


Feature

Is there any hope for e-postage?

If the senders of email had to pay a small amount for each message sent, wouldn’t it diminish the spam problem? Unfortunately, we will never find out - John Levine explains why e-postage won't work.

John Levine - Taughannock Networks, USA


Comparative review

Anti-spam test – first trial run

Martijn Grooten reports on Virus Bulletin's first comparative anti-spam test.

Martijn Grooten - Virus Bulletin, UK


Calendar

Anti-spam industry events

Must-attend events in the anti-spam industry - dates, locations and further details.



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Virus Bulletin - March 2009

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