requires the ability to edit mx files right? Dana
Michael Dinowitz writes: > 1. I agree with Doug on their approach being off. Of course, this is a press > thing and does not have to be 100% true, but it would help. > 2. I'm in the beta run of my own anti-spam product and I have not downloaded a > single spam message since using it. Why would I use someone else's? > 3. If I didn't know it was from you, I'd have pegged this as a spam message. :) > > (if anyone wants to get in on the beta, I'm taking a few more testers) > > > > I know one of the people here (Miki Saxon), other than that I have no > > connection to this project. Thought it might be of interest to someone > > on this list. > > - Michael Smith, TeraTech, Inc http://www.teratech.com/ > > > > Miki Saxon wrote: > > > > > Hi Michael, I know you're a member of some good business listservs and > > > I was wondering if you could post this and another one I'll send next. > > > > > > Thanks! > > > Miki > > > =================================== > > > This e-mail is a call for partners by Chris Rettstatt, founder of > > > Kidfu (New York Times http://kidfu.com/aboutus/31safe.html), Nick > > > Mikhailovsky, President, NTR Labs (http:www.ntrlab.com) and Miki > > > Saxon, founder RampUp Solutions (http://www.RampUpSolutions.com) to > > > help launch a new anti-spam product. Please read on. > > > > > > Spam is many things to many people, but above all spam is expensive. > > > According to market researcher Ferris Research, the current annual > > > cost of spam is $8.9 billion to U.S. corporations, $2.5 billion to > > > European businesses and $500 million to U.S. and European service > > > providers. > > > > > > The proliferation of junk email is increasing exponentially. In March > > > 2002, Internet researcher Jupiter Media Metrix estimated that > > > consumers would receive about 206 billion junk emailings in 2006an > > > average of 1,400 per person, doubling the current estimate of 700 per > > > person. > > > > > > In the US, both the Federal and state governments are stepping into > > > the fray. Virginia Governor Mark Warner has agreed to sign legislation > > > that will make spam a felony. However, with the worst spammers located > > > offshore in countries that don't support these laws and without > > > extradition treaties, US laws are relatively useless. > > > > > > While software experts agree that there is no silver bullet that will > > > actually stop spam, there is a major push for innovative weapons in > > > what has become a war on spam and those who send it. > > > > > > To date there are seven main weapons in the anti-spam arsenal: > > > > > > 1. Filters sort, block and file email based on input from the user. > > > Spammers are adept at circumventing filters. > > > > > > 2. Block Email Addresses blocks known spammer addresses. Spammers > > > can easily shift to their own servers or the open mail relay system > > > and counterfeited their addresses. > > > > > > 3. Blacklists The major ISPs recently set up systems that block > > > known spammers and sponsored user contests to build the lists more > > > rapidly. However, many legitimate double opt-in lists were added, > > > accidentally causing people to miss expected ezines and requested > > > information. > > > > > > 4. Laws Many politicians in Congress and the state legislators are > > > talking about various types of legislation the effects of which are > > > doubtful. > > > > > > 5. Paid Emails Various schemes abound to charge for sending email > > > (as does the USPS), especially unsolicited spam, but they are unlikely > > > to affect the worst offenders. > > > > > > 6. Challenge/Response A fairly new approach that forces the sender > > > to respond to a return email, thus proving that s/he is human and not > > > a spam robot. (Earthlink has recently offered it to their > > > subscribers.) However, since the challenge system would also remove > > > legitimate push services (listservs, ezines, retailers, job boards, > > > etc.) it could be a cure that is more lethal than the illness. > > > > > > 7. Bayesian Filters Software programs that scan all incoming email > > > and compare it to known databases of spam. Although many experts see > > > this as a major weapon in the spam wars, in all likelihood the > > > spammers' ability to innovate will quickly minimize its value. > > > > > > Most of these efforts are post spam, but a new mindset is leading the > > > most innovative spam warriors to go after spammers where they are the > > > most sensitivetheir wallets. > > > > > > This is where we come in. A small group of technology professionals is > > > launching a new anti-spam product that promises to increase the cost > > > of spamming and to provide a new level of protection for e-mail > > > addresses. We are interested in finding a couple of partners with the > > > right contacts and experience to help us with the launch. The primary > > > investment is time, and the reward is a substantial piece of the pie. > > > > > > Feel free to forward this message to other qualified people. If you or > > > they are interested, please send a resume or professional bio and > > > include responses to the following questions. > > > > > > Do you have exec level contacts (C and up) at: > > > > > > Fortune 500? > > > Provide examples: > > > > > > ISPs? > > > Provide examples: > > > > > > Firewall/security companies? > > > Provide examples > > > > > > Server mfg? > > > Provide examples > > > > > > How experienced/familiar are you with the following markets > > > Anti-spam > > > Security > > > Server > > > > > > Is your background > > > Marketing > > > Biz Dev > > > Sales > > > Other (please tell us) > > > > > > Do you have experience foraging development partnerships? At what $$ > > > level? > > > > > > What turns you on abut this opportunity? > > > > > > How much time will you have to invest in the project in the next 3 > > > months? > > > The next 6 months? > > > The next 12 months? > > > > > > *RESPOND DIRECTLY TO [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > -- > > > Chris Rettstatt > > > Co-Founder and CEO > > > KidFu: "The Way of the Kid" > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > 773.456.5569 > > > -- > > > Read about us in the New York Times > > > http://kidfu.com/aboutus/31safe.html > > > > > > -- > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > Miki Saxon > > > 866.265.7267 > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > Be sure to read ASK MIKI, The Manager's Mentor, Tuesday and Friday > > > online at http://www.oaklandtribune.com/managersmentor and send her > > > your questions. > > > > > > Chat live with the experts every Wednesday evening at 6 PM Pacific > > > Time at http://www.rampupsolutions.com/talkback/index.cfm > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > RampUp Solutions Inc. > > > Retention pays! > > > http://www.RampUpSolutions.com > > > > > > > -- > > Vote for TeraTech in the CFDJ awards: > > http://www.teratech.com/vote.cfm > > > > TeraTech voted Best Consulting Service, 2002! > > > > Michael Smith, TeraTech, Inc > > 12221 Parklawn Dr Ste 200, Rockville MD 20852-1711 > > CF , VB, SQL, Math programming > > Voice: +1-301-881-1440 x110, 800-447-9120 Fax:301-881-3586 > > Web: http://www.teratech.com/sig/ > > Email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 66057682 > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
