Understanding Spam Filters and Anti-Spam Tactics
To make the best choice when it comes to preventing and eliminating spam, it's good to know your tools. Here's what you need to know.
Backscatter
When a spammer masquerades as you, delivery failure messages — and spam — called backscatter can show up in your inbox.
When a spammer masquerades as you, delivery failure messages — and spam — called backscatter can show up in your inbox.
DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM)
DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) lets senders claim messages as theirs in a verifiable manner (to help ward off phishing scams or make it past spam filters, for example).
DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) lets senders claim messages as theirs in a verifiable manner (to help ward off phishing scams or make it past spam filters, for example).
Vouch By Reference (VBR)
Vouch By Reference (VBR) allows email senders to list third parties that, they believe, will vouch for them to avoid costly spam filtering.
Vouch By Reference (VBR) allows email senders to list third parties that, they believe, will vouch for them to avoid costly spam filtering.