29 Ways to Get Your Eblast or Newsletter Junked

By Lena Shore | May 21, 2012 |

When your monthly eblast or newsletter goes out to your clients, it’s more than likely going to hit a spam filter on its way there. The filters could be on their company server, their internet provider, or attached to their specific email client… possibly all three. Spam is a huge problem everywhere. Lots of time…

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What do I use for spam prevention?

By Lena Shore | December 2, 2008 |

Question I was curious about what you use for your spam filters – mine is getting out of control with the viagra offers! Answer I use two types of spam filters. First, I use SpamAssassin on my servers. So, anyone that I’m hosting (including myself!) that gets email through it has that installed on their…

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Yes, you are a spammer! And, here's how to stop.

By Lena Shore | November 13, 2008 |

What is spam? There are lots of definitions of spam. It’s the electronic version of unwanted mail that shows up in our email boxes every day. It can be unsolicited mail. It can be bulk mail. It can be hiding a virus or someone seeking your personal bank information. It comes in all forms. 

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Spam Example: Phishing – Internal Revenue Service

By Lena Shore | November 8, 2008 |

Here is a good example of phishing with a nasty little piece of email I received today. These people are pretending to be the government. When you read their site link, you’ll notice the domain isn’t from the IRS. (The actual site is www.irs.gov.) When you click on the URL, they have copied the real…

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Spam Example: Spoof – Network Solutions

By Lena Shore | October 31, 2008 |

E-mail spoofing is a term used to describe fraudulent e-mail activity in which the sender address and other parts of the e-mail header are altered to appear as though the e-mail originated from a different source. I am always fascinated by how tricky spammers/hackers/phishers are. They are constantly working out new ways to get your…

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