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What is Spam?
Most people realize that spam is the receipt of unwanted email, but what many don't know is that spam can come in various other forms as well. It can come through newsgroups, search engines, blogs and guestbooks, cell phones, and even instant messenger services. All types of spam serve a purpose, and all can be extremely disruptive, annoying, and malicious.
The reason spammers use the tactics they use is because it works for them financially. The only costs they incur are the ones associated with maintaining their mailing lists and maintaining an internet connection. Spammers run rampant for the most part, as noted by how many spam emails a person can expect to receive on any given day. I know that personally, a day doesn't go by where I haven't received at least 20 unwanted messages in some form or another. Nobody enjoys spam (except maybe the spammers themselves), and many countries have passed laws and regulations trying to curb it.
When it comes to the spamming of discussion forums, a spammer will join (or post as a guest, if the forum supports it) and bump really old threads or otherwise post in an off-topic manner in order to either disrupt the flow of conversation taking place there, or to advertise something. Many will utilize the forums signature feature to put a link to whatever they're selling, which is then attached to every post they make.
Obviously, spam and SPAM are two different things. The lowercase spam refers to the junk email and junk messages that have been plaguing the internet pretty much since the beginning. SPAM in uppercase refers to the Hormel food product, which by the way, is the state food of Hawaii. Hormel has made it clear that they do not have an issue with their trademarked SPAM being used to describe the epidemic of unsolicited messages, but they have stated that they would prefer that people refer to it using lowercase letters, so as to not infringe on their trademark. There have, however, been situations where Hormel has asked companies to not use the word spam, as in the case of SpamArrest and spambuster.
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Free Email Providers Launch DMARC.org To Prevent Phishing Scams - CBS Local
 CBS Local | Free Email Providers Launch DMARC.org To Prevent Phishing Scams CBS Local This means that senders will experience consistent authentication results for their messages at AOL, Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo! and any other email receiver implementing DMARC. With the rise of the social internet and e-commerce, spammers have a tremendous ... |
DMARC: An End to Spam and Phishing... Again - PC Magazine
DMARC: An End to Spam and Phishing... Again PC Magazine It's possible that all SPF and DKIM needed for spam-killing success was wider adoption. If that's the case, DMARC could save the day. Certainly adding sender verification to all AOL, Gmail, Hotmail, and Yahoo! mail couldn't hurt. |
Spam and phishing are growing problems: DMARC has the answer - Infosecurity Magazine (US)
 The Next Web | Spam and phishing are growing problems: DMARC has the answer Infosecurity Magazine (US) DMARC is the technical working group of 15 leading email services and technology providers working on a standard to fight 'deceptive' emails such as spam and phishing. Companies involved include email providers AOL, Gmail, Hotmail and Yahoo; ... Google, Microsoft, Facebook and more team up to tackle email spam and phishing Paypal, Others Form Coalition To Stop E-Mail Spam And Phishing Google, Yahoo!, Facebook and others join forces to fight spam and phishing attacks |
PayPal, Yahoo, Google, Others Declare War On Spam And E-mail Fraud - Business Insider
 TechSpot | PayPal, Yahoo, Google, Others Declare War On Spam And E-mail Fraud Business Insider DMARC.org consists of heavy hitters including AOL, Google, Microsoft Hotmail, Yahoo Mail, Bank of America, Fidelity Investments, PayPal, American Greetings, Facebook, LinkedIn along with a few email security vendors (Agari, Cloudmark, eCert, ... Google, Yahoo Form Group to Tackle Phishing DMARC: Facebook, Google, Microsoft & more team on anti-phishing Google, Microsoft, Yahoo look to stop phishing attacks |
Microsoft criticizes Google privacy with 'Gmail Man' spoof - KING5.com
 USA TODAY | Microsoft criticizes Google privacy with 'Gmail Man' spoof KING5.com Microsoft invites Gmail users who are concerned about use of their information to explore Hotmail or Office 365. Microsoft also released its internal "Gmail Man" spoof video, which features a character who reads users' emails, scanning for keywords in ... Meow! Microsoft vs Google, round umpteenth, focuses on email Google Calls Microsoft Privacy Claims 'Myth' Microsoft Wages War with Google over Privacy Policy |
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