traffic on the internet unsolicited
No sign of spam rationing
News Once a mild annoyance, unsolicited bulk email could make up the majority of message traffic on the internet by the end of 2002, according to data from three email service providers. Unsolicited spam email is set to make up the majority of global... [30 Aug 2002]
Spammer claims scalp in antispam cyber war
News Almost as old as the internet, unsolicited email continues to swamp email inboxes and to clog servers, even as law enforcement agencies and regulatory bodies have tried to stop the practice. A prominent crusader against unsolicited email ads... [18 May 2006]
The Teredo Protocol: Tunneling Past Network Security and Other Security Implications
White Paper Primary concerns include bypassing security controls, reducing defense in depth, and allowing unsolicited traffic. However, by tunneling IPv6 traffic over IPv4 UDP through the NAT and directly to the end node, Teredo raises some security concerns. [15 Dec 2006]
Traversing Firewalls and NATs With Voice and Video Over IP
Firewalls block IP voice and video traffic by placing a barrier to any unsolicited, incoming communications. NATs block IP communications traffic because the IP voice and video devices behind the NAT have private IP addresses that are not routable... [03 Jun 2008]
Traversing Firewalls and NATs With Voice and Video Over IP
White Paper Firewalls block IP voice and video traffic by placing a barrier to any unsolicited, incoming communications. NATs block IP communications traffic because the IP voice and video devices behind the NAT have private IP addresses that are not routable... [03 Jun 2008]
New Networking Features in Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2
White Paper Windows Firewall is a stateful firewall that drops unsolicited incoming traffic that does not correspond to either traffic sent in response to a request of the computer (solicited traffic) or unsolicited traffic that has been specified as allowed... [08 Sep 2005]
Spam: An Overview of Issues Concerning Commercial Electronic Mail
White Paper Spam, also called unsolicited commercial email (UCE) or "junk email," aggravates many computer users. Not only can spam be a nuisance, but its cost may be passed on to consumers through higher charges from Internet service providers who must... [30 Aug 2005]
'Stump up the cash to beat spam' government told
News London Internet Exchange (Linx) said on Thursday that internet service providers are in the best position to crack down on people and organisations that bombard email users with unsolicited messages, but that the Information Commissioner will be... [20 Jun 2003]
Spam law will make problem worse
News Clive Gringras, partner at law firm Olswang, told MPs the proposed legislation would not make the necessary impact on the escalating problem of unsolicited bulk email and will make spam look acceptable. [04 Jul 2003]
The Bloor Perspective: Spam tax, Microsoft licensing twist and the weakening greenback
Comment There is no doubt that dealing with unsolicited email costs both time and money. There are very few email users that do not receive unsolicited messages. The idea behind the spam tax is to place far more of the economic burden onto the initiator of... [02 Jun 2003]
Are infected home PCs adding to spam headache?
News The 30,000 computers represent about 14 per cent of the total open relays from which MessageLabs has registered bulk unsolicited email, otherwise known as spam. Earlier this month, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) asked Congress for greater power... [30 Jun 2003]
Spam figures show continued increase in unwanted mail
News In terms of its share of total email traffic, spam broke through the 40 per cent barrier for the first time - meaning a staggering four in every 10 emails sent is unsolicited. December saw financial services (26 per cent of all unsolicited email... [10 Jan 2003]
Is there such a thing as good spam?
News Unsolicited bulk mail - it's the much-hated, ever-present bane of the internet age, or so goes the theory. When it comes to spam, UK consumers want to have their cake and eat it: unsolicited mail is acceptable, according to 50 per cent of the IT... [30 Sep 2003]
IM spam: A threat or a storm in a teacup?
News Spam that targets instant messaging users is on the rise, but analysts say the problem won't be as disruptive as unsolicited email. We can best protect our members when we can control the flow of traffic. [02 Apr 2004]
Spam victims long for the 'bad old days'
News Then last summer the level of spam passed the important watershed of the 50 per cent mark - meaning more email traffic was unsolicited than not. The face of spam and the nature of unsolicited email is still evolving as the overall amount in... [14 Jul 2004]
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