T-RES-T.52-2008-PDF-E.pdf. Spam Issues in Developing Countries. 0821.pdf. TPN New Zealand : The Performance Network : Performance Marketing & Advertising. Email SPAM Statistics Videographic. Spam Filtering: How to stop spam emails. Background Paper_How to craft and effective anti-spam law.pdf. ITU Activities on Countering Spam. Spam Policy - Terms - Other - Help - Personal - Spark New Zealand. 1.
Our Spam Policy In this policy: "we" or "Xtra" means Xtra Limited, a subsidiary of Spark New Zealand Limited providing you our services"you" means you, the person using our services, or visiting our xtra.co.nz ("Web site")"services" means any of the goods, products or services of any kind we provide, including the Web sites and anything else we do Your use of our Services after each update of this spam policy shows your unconditional agreement to the terms of this policy as set out below. 2. Your use of our Services is also subject to Xtra's Customer Terms and Service Terms, and may also be subject to separate terms, service or product descriptions and pricing plans, instructions, policies or guidelines (collectively, "Separate Terms"). The Spamhaus Project - Effective Spam Filtering. For most average Internet Service Providers and networks in North America, Europe or Australasia, today's incoming email traffic consists of approximately 90% spam and 10% normal legitimate wanted email. [1] The problem for mail system administrators is how to filter out the spam while not losing legitimate email, and how to keep mail queues flowing without spam-filter processes impacting performance and slowing the mail queue.
The problem for network executives is how to do this cost-effectively. This whitepaper sets out how to do it, using existing technology and open-source software such as SpamAssassin. 2-Stage Filtering You need to look at your mail filtering as a two-stage process, with the fastest and cheapest process in front to reduce the known spam in your incoming mail flow from a torrent to a trickle. This one set of very safe Spamhaus DNSBLs alone does the job of reducing your torrent of incoming spam to a trickle. 1st Stage. About The Spamhaus Project.
The Spamhaus Project is an international nonprofit organization whose mission is to track the Internet's spam operations and sources, to provide dependable realtime anti-spam protection for Internet networks, to work with Law Enforcement Agencies to identify and pursue spam and malware gangs worldwide, and to lobby governments for effective anti-spam legislation.
Founded in 1998, Spamhaus is based in Geneva, Switzerland and London, UK and is run by a dedicated staff of 38 investigators, forensics specialists and network engineers located in 10 countries. Today in History: The First Spam Email Ever Sent. On May 3, 1978, the Internet witnessed a glorious and not particularly welcome birth: The first ever spam email.
Gary Thuerk, a marketer for the Digital Equipment Corporation, blasted out his message to 400 of the 2600 people on ARPAnet, the DARPA-funded so-called “first Internet.” Naturally: He was selling something. (Computers, or more specifically, information about open houses where people could check out the computers.) He annoyed a lot of people. And he also had some success, with a few recipients interested in what he was pushing. Here’s the text of that glorious first-ever message: (bonus points for being in all caps) This, by the way, is what a DECSYSTEM-20 looked like: Being on ARPAnet, that first spam message inspired a swift crackdown from the governing authorities and inspired much contemplation among the tiny community on the ‘Net at the time. (title image via Denver Post and made by Le Bakery Sensual.) Results and Statistics. Our primary focus following the introduction of the Unsolicited Electronic Messages Act 2007 is on education.
If a breach of the Act is alleged, our priority is to educate the company concerned on the importance of complying with the Act. Should future breaches occur we will then look at imposing suitable penalties (see Enforcement Action). Results of Investigations Below are some examples of the complaints we have received and the results of our investigations. Because we are concentrating on educating businesses at this stage the companies involved have not been identified. Civil Infringement Notice - Case summary On 24 February 2010, the Anti-Spam Compliance Unit (known as Electronic Messaging Compliance since November 2012) received a complaint about unsolicited commercial emails sent from a well-known Australasian company. Questions and Answers. The answers below are based on the questions we have received to date.
Please keep referring to the website as we will be publishing our answers to a vast variety of questions and scenarios we have gathered on the Anti-Spam seminars we hosted across the country. To help you find what you are looking for the answers to frequently asked questions have been grouped into sections: If you have any questions which are not covered by the answers below please contact us at info@antispam.govt.nz Consent Can I establish consent by emailing my existing customer database asking them to unsubscribe if they don't wish to receive messages?
A commercial electronic message may only be sent if the recipient has consented to receive it. Unsolicited Electronic Messages Act 2007 No 7 (as at 05 December 2013), Public Act Contents.