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Email spam

Email spam, also referred to as junk email, spam mail, or simply spam, refers to unsolicited messages sent in bulk via email. The term originates from a Monty Python sketch, where the name of a canned meat product, "Spam," is used repetitively, mirroring the intrusive nature of unwanted emails. Since the early 1990s, spam has grown significantly, with…

Products, Spam techniques & Legal countermeasures

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Spam techniques

Legal countermeasures

Deception and fraud

Theft of service

Statistics and estimates

Anti-spam techniques

Methods of spammers

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Email spam

Nodes98
Edges97
Triples58
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.020408
Components1

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Email spam

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related to overview · 13
Email spam → ARPANET, At, Gary Thuerk, He, Internet, ISPs, Mainsleaze, Now, Service/Acceptable Use Policy, Spam, Terms, ToS/AUP, When
related to Statistics and estimates · 13
Email spam → ARPANET, As, August, DEC, Gary Thuerk, In, Internet, IPwarmup, MAAWG, MAAWG's, Microsoft, More, The
related to Anti-spam techniques · 11
Email spam → Capability, CIAC, Department, DNS-based, DNSBL, Each, Energy Computer Incident Advisory, For, SMTP, Some, The
related to Theft of service · 10
Email spam → An, In June, Increasingly, ISP, ISPs, June, PCs, SMTP, Spammers, Zombie
related to Backscatter spam · 8
Email spam → As, Backscatter, DNSBLs, If, It, Service, Since, Terms

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
open mail relaysinstance ofTheft of serviceSpammers frequently seek out and make use of vulnerable third-party systems0.80text
open proxy serversinstance ofTheft of serviceSpammers frequently seek out and make use of vulnerable third-party systems0.80text
blocking the message or shutting off the source of the message.Email authentication to preventinstance ofand taking action0.80text
Email spamrelated to Anti-spam techniquesThe0.60section
Email spamrelated to Anti-spam techniquesDepartment0.60section
Email spamrelated to Anti-spam techniquesEnergy Computer Incident Advisory0.60section
Email spamrelated to Anti-spam techniquesCapability0.60section
Email spamrelated to Anti-spam techniquesCIAC0.60section
Email spamrelated to Anti-spam techniquesSome0.60section
Email spamrelated to Anti-spam techniquesDNS-based0.60section
Email spamrelated to Anti-spam techniquesDNSBL0.60section
Email spamrelated to Anti-spam techniquesSMTP0.60section

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