Ask Al: Blocklisted by Spambag?

David Writes, "I was informed that (a company's domain) was being blacklisted by spambag.org which from my understanding is a dead listing. We are not able to receive emails from the company, and according to our email provider, 1&1, it is because of this dead blac…

Ask Al: Checking email addresses against URIBLs?

Scott writes, "I use URIBL lists in SpamAssassin, and these are configured according to their documented purpose (URI checks). I am getting a lot of spam now which spamvertise email addresses, rather than a URI. The bad domain might be in the From: field, or it might be in…

Postini: Google's take on e-mail security

Multiple friends have forwarded a long this very detailed CNet News article on email filterer Postin i (now owned by Google). Lots of good detail there, and it's definitely worth reading. From my perspective of helping senders, Postini has always been a bit of a disappoint…

Usenet.com Gets Ass Handed To It By Court

Nate Anderson reports for ARS Technica: "A federal judge yesterday found Usenet.com liable for just about every copyright infringement claim on the books: direct infringement, inducement of infringement, contributory infringement, and (just for good measure) vicarious inf…