Issue #76 / Mar 2007
Cover Theme: Blocking Spam
DVD: Best of Small Distros
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Dear Linux Magazine Reader, A couple months ago, we heard the news that Oracle will produce a Red Hat-derived Linux......NEWS: LINUX WORLD NEWS
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Remote Backup Installation Woes ...COVER STORY: Blocking Spam Intro
Facing down the masterminds of unsolicited Internet mailSpammers charge real money for their dubious services, and hundreds of advertisers are willing to pay. We’ll show you some innovative techniques for controlling and containing spam, including strategies for slowing down spam bots, keeping spammers from getting your address, and separating spam from legitimate email.
COVER STORY: Address Protection
Fending off spam before it reaches your filterSometimes the best way to keep spam out of your mailbox is to keep the spammers from getting your address.
COVER STORY: Tarpits
Using tarpits to trap spammersA tarpit slows down spam by reducing the effectiveness of the spammer’s weapons.
COVER STORY: Spam Test
Comparing antispam appliances and servicesSpam filters can help smooth the waves in your inbox, as long as they are reliable and don’t have too many side effects. We’ll show you what we found when we tested five antispam appliances and two service providers.
COVER STORY: IMAP spam filter
Intelligent filtering with Qmail, SpamAssassin, and MaildropWe’ll show you a custom solution for moving spam to a separate folder and adding new spam signatures to SpamAssassin.
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ack 2.0 Released
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SUSE Studio 1.3 Released
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Xen To Become Linux Foundation Collaborative Project
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OpenDaylight Project Formed
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