21-05-2005, 10:14 AM
Does anyone use one and if so is it worth the money ?
For those who don't know what it is, here's a little write up:
Email white lists
An email white list is the opposite of a black list. A black list is a list of all email senders that are banned, ie you do not want to receive email from them.
The problem with a blacklist is that spammers use false names and change them very often, so just black listing viagra@spammer.com will at best stop a single spam mail.
The opposite (and much more effective) approach is therefore to say that ALL email addresses are banned unless they are specifically approved by you, or if the sender demonstrated that it is a human - ie not spammer software.
One of the best known and most respected white list providers is Spam Arrest.
This service allows you to block 100% of spam instantly, with no false positives. They do this by allowing you to upload your Outlook address book (this becomes your list of approved senders) and from then on anyone that sends you an email has to prove that they are human by logging on to a web site and supplying a verification code.
The verification process takes only a few seconds and it has to be done only once - from that moment on that sender is considered to be legitimate and email will be allowed into your inbox.
Setting up the service is very easy: You login to to the Spam Arrest server and enter the login details for your email account (as provided by your ISP). The Spam arrest server will now login to your mailbox on your behalf zap all the spam - before you see it.
More on stopping spam here...
For those who don't know what it is, here's a little write up:
Email white lists
An email white list is the opposite of a black list. A black list is a list of all email senders that are banned, ie you do not want to receive email from them.
The problem with a blacklist is that spammers use false names and change them very often, so just black listing viagra@spammer.com will at best stop a single spam mail.
The opposite (and much more effective) approach is therefore to say that ALL email addresses are banned unless they are specifically approved by you, or if the sender demonstrated that it is a human - ie not spammer software.
One of the best known and most respected white list providers is Spam Arrest.
This service allows you to block 100% of spam instantly, with no false positives. They do this by allowing you to upload your Outlook address book (this becomes your list of approved senders) and from then on anyone that sends you an email has to prove that they are human by logging on to a web site and supplying a verification code.
The verification process takes only a few seconds and it has to be done only once - from that moment on that sender is considered to be legitimate and email will be allowed into your inbox.
Setting up the service is very easy: You login to to the Spam Arrest server and enter the login details for your email account (as provided by your ISP). The Spam arrest server will now login to your mailbox on your behalf zap all the spam - before you see it.
More on stopping spam here...
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