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June 2003

Fighting SPAM

Spam is the electronic equivalent of junk mail: unwanted and unsolicited e-mail sent to us, and millions of others, in large volume mailings by spammers.

Spam represents at least 20% of all e-mail traffic, and is increasing rapidly.

e-mail is now an essential part of business communications and productivity. So it’s a growing daily nuisance to have to clear out the spam in your inbox.

What can you do to fight spam?

The Commonwealth Government, through NOIE (National Office of the Information Economy) recognises spam as a serious problem, and has just released a Report (see below) on spam and how it can be countered, particularly by Government.

Here are key anti-spam guidelines for you:

Use the Filter tool in your e-mail software to automatically send known spam straight to the trash can
Only give your e-mail address to people and web sites you know or trust
Never respond to free or too good to be true online offers, or any e-mail which looks like an online scam
Never, ever, respond to a spam ‘unsubscribe’ suggestion - you will only confirm your e-mail address is alive!
Instal low cost anti-spam software - see below
Ask if your ISP has implemented anti-spam measures which stop spam from reaching you in the first place

For more information:
For advice about fighting spam in Australia: Australian Competition and Consumer Commission www.accc.gov.au , and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission www.asic.gov.au
Free anti-spam software is Mailwasher www.mailwasher.net. A more sophisticated product is SpamAsassin http://news.spamassassin.org
NOIE: SPAM Final Report of the NOIE Review of the SPAM Problem and How it Can be Countered (April 2003) - download free at www.noie.gov.au/publications
 

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