Don't fight spam, it creates jobs!? I got Spam?!

Rex Dixon from Techincally Speaking blog is offering a different view on spam issues. He thinks spam is good - in a way. "The main reason that I believe spam is good is the fact that it has created JOBS! Yes, if it wasn't for spam, there would be some software programmers writing code for something that didn't help people or worse - not even working as a programmer! Every single [...] Read More


Join KnujOn and fight spammers I got Spam?!

We all know that to win the war you need great tactics, weapons and people who fight. And although spam filtering is getting better every day, there is little done to track down spammers, write and pass good anti-spam laws and efficiently bring spammers to justice. In one way, we are all to blame. Getting too comfortable with receiving 'only' dozen or so spams, after your e-mail correspondence is filtered through [...] Read More


New ways of fighting spam I got Spam?!

Fighting spam in not a chore for the slow-thinkers. As spammers adapt swiftly, so must the fighters, and HexView says there could be a good statistical chance to significantly lower amount of spam. I love it when people are being intelligent, and best of all, I love it when they use it to make something good and helpful. HexView recently published a paper explaining how good old statistics can help [...] Read More


Jobs share probe widens Sox First

The smell over the Apple share backdating mess gets worse and worse.Now the Securities and Exchange Commission has widened its investigation into the matter after it emerged that Apple chief executive Steve Jobs had signed an options package for a Pixar ally during his time running the film company. By signing off on a well-timed options grant for John Lasseter, director of hit films such as Toy Story and A [...] Read More


News Flash: Democrats Create Jobs Twice as Fast as Republicans Bizinformer

As news of the somewhat improved jobs picture creates some small dregree of hope that the economy may really be improving, I came across this enlighting piece of historical perspective on jobs creation from Blue Virginia.This factoid should be repeated a million times until everyone has heard it and fully absorbed it: "since 1959, the average private sector job growth under four-year Democratic administrations is 11.7%. Under Republican administrations, it's [...] Read More

If there are some tasks which are impossible in this world it would certainly include stopping spam altogether. The best you can do is filtering it but you can't kill it. If we talk about Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 we have been using it offers a host of anti spam features worth mentioning. Have a look at some of those:

Connection Filtering

It offers an integrated IP based block-and-allow list based on sender reputation.

Safe Sender List Aggregation

The safe sender lists helps to reduce false positives.

Sender and Recipient Filtering

With this feature the reputation of the sender is dynamically analyzed and updated.

Sender ID

This feature verifies every e-mail originating from the internet domain from which it claims to come based on the sender's SMTP server IP address.

Content Filtering

In this anti-spam feature spam content is filtered using Intelligent Message Filter or IMF.

Outlook E-Mail Postmark

It reduces false positives for messages from legitimate senders which have little or no standing.

Anti-spam Stamp

Messages which have been filtered by the Edge Transport server role are stamped with information which includes why the message was considered spam and which combination of filters and reputation services decided its spam assessment.

At the end of the day hosted exchange services are a great way to protect your organization from spam and malware.

Add up against Wordpress comment spam I got Spam?!

If you're running a Wordpress blog and get comment spam by the tons, there might be an easy solution, and a nifty one on top. As the admin from Internet Tech Blog discovered, one man is fighting off spammers by teaching them to add. Steven Harod devised an easy to use plugin for Wordpress blogs which asks of commenters to sum up two numbers in order to submit their comment. As [...] Read More


Stop spam in Movable Type blogs I got Spam?!

As one of the readers requested, I did my best to find ways to stop comment spam on MT powered blogs. The first thing I did was to go to sixapart/movabletype website and look there. Sure enough, there's a nice selection of anti-comment-spam plugins listed there. You should definitely get the Captcha plugin, and also Askimet, while HMPassphrase looks good too. You might want to consider getting into the Honeypot project too, [...] Read More


Stop spam but don't hurt your visitors I got Spam?!

Lorelle, that wonderful blog blogger, has done her best to remind us what is blogging all about: writing and getting comments on our writings. Fearing of spam we have made it as difficult as possible for spam-scripts to plague our comment areas, but with doing so we have also managed to discourage legit readers from leaving their response. Lorelle thinks that this way spammers in fact win: "Too often they win by [...] Read More


New Tool To Fight Comment Spam BlogWealth

Comment spam is the bane of every blogger's existence. The more popular your blog gets, the more spam you'll be flooded with. Fear not! SixApart has introduced a new spam fighting tool for bloggers called TypePad antispam. Don't let its name fool you-the software is Open Source and available for a variety of blogging platforms,and unlike the software its aiming to compete with, Akismet, it's free. It puts comments in [...] Read More


Spam is here to stay The Search Engine Weblog

Spam has found a fertile dwelling and it is here to stay. Why? This is because eliminating spam is next to impossible. There are persons who receive 50 emails every day and they consider it part of their daily life. The fact is businesses - whether big or small - have a strong motivation to send bulk email. This is because compared to regular mails or hiring telemarketers, said method [...] Read More

SURVEY - Win an Ipod Shuffle I got Spam?!

We are kicking it in April and this is your chance to win a free Apple Ipod Shuffle with 1 GB memory! The rules are pretty simple and the survey is easy, more than easy... It's just a matter of spending 3 mins max. Your responses will help us a lot in building a better blog that caters exactly to your needs. What you need to do: Take the survey and enter your email there [...] Read More


Free IPods - Now with more spam I got Spam?!

Shane Keats: On March 23, New York Attorney General elliot spitzer sued Gratis Internet for allegedly selling its users' personal information in violation of its own privacy policies. Gratis, better known to consumers as freeipods.com (and freepay.com), has received plenty of media attention, much of it focused on whether consumers actually receive any iPods. siteadvisor.com [...] Read More


Get Ready for your Prize in April I got Spam?!

As announced in the main page of Creative Weblogging, we will be giving away prizes to lucky readers of the network in April. Sometime next month, we will be conducting a survey, and all you have to do is to click the button and take a few minutes to answer our questionnaire. Your answers will help us make a better and more useful blog for you. And this is our prize [...] Read More


SURVEY - Win an Ipod Shuffle The Dating Weblog

We are kicking it in April and this is your chance to win a free Apple Ipod Shuffle with 1 GB memory! The rules are pretty simple and the survey is easy, more than easy... It's just a matter of spending 3 mins max. Your responses will help us a lot in building a better blog that caters exactly to your needs. What you need to do: Take the survey and enter your email there [...] Read More


SURVEY - Win an Ipod Shuffle The Social Networking Weblog

We are kicking it in April and this is your chance to win a free Apple Ipod Shuffle with 1 GB memory! The rules are pretty simple and the survey is easy, more than easy... It's just a matter of spending 3 mins max. Your responses will help us a lot in building a better blog that caters exactly to your needs. What you need to do: Take the survey and enter your email there [...] Read More

Electronic cigarette has emerged as an alternative for smokers who are finding it difficult to quit smoking and are on a lookout for a healthy option. Electronic Cigarette or E cigarette is a battery powered device in which nicotine is vaporized without creating any form of toxic smoke. In case of electronic cigarettes a smoker inhales nicotine vapors therefore the question of smoke does not arise.

After you purchase it, the usage of electronic cigarettes turns out to be cheaper as compared to traditional cigarettes. It is better for your health as you are only inhaling nicotine. It is available in a number of flavors and no foul smell emanates from your mouth.

If you can't quit smoking them electronic cigarettes is the best option for you.