Useful Links

There are a number of useful sites on the web devoted to spam and spam information. The following is a list of some major spam information websites, and resources for spam-related issues.

• SpamAssassin the official website for SpamAssassin containing complete documentation, updates, newsgroup information, and frequently asked questions.
• spam.abuse.net contains a wide selection of anti-spam information from legal to technical.
• aboutspam.com has both legal and technical information concerning spam and how to fight it
• Net Abuse FAQ contains answers to a variety of questions on the origin, definition, and modern abundance of spam.
• SpamCop.net's pages have a great deal of content related to receiving, sending, and fighting spam.
• the Mail Abuse Prevention System maintains one of the internet's largest Realtime Blacklists, and also showcases a number of articles and pages of information dealing with spam, and spam blacklists.
• Internet Privacy for Dummies divides its spam tutorial content into four intuitive sections.
• Interview with a Spammer
• Both SpamCon.org and SpamLaws.com maintain useful websites dealing solely with the laws and regulations regarding spam
• The Story of Nadine is a true-life account of how spam can get drastically out of hand.
• CAUCE - the Coalition Against Unsolicited Commercial Email advocates for a legislative solution to spam.
• How Spammers Harvest Email Addresses is a very in-depth article by Uri Raz explaining the numerous methods of email harvesting.
• Internet Scam Busters is a site devoted to educating people about cons and scams on the internet. This includes, but is not limited to spam.