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The Cybermagic of Whitelists

Published on 6 Jan 2010 at 7:55 am. Comments Off.
Filed under Networks.

Before we start getting deep into the meat of this article it’s important to explain some standard terminology to make sure the rest of this article makes sense.

An IP address is a number which identifies your location on the Internet.

A blacklist is a list of IP addresses which your antispam software uses to block incoming [...]

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Fighting the SPAM War

Published on 10 Nov 2009 at 2:38 am. Comments Off.
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It is reported that 60%+ of internet traffic on mail servers are spam messages. If you run a website, you can be sure that you are (or will be over time) receiving a tremendous amount of unsolicited email messages. If you haven’t started a website yet, remember that an ounce of prevention is worth a [...]

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