Spammers go where there is a market. With the popularity of websites similar to YouTube, the users of such websites are the next big target.

The latest buzzword in the world of anti-spam is 'Bayesian', but do you know what it's all about?

If you're a webmaster and you've recently looked through your access logs and noticed some referrals from what appear to be weblog sites then don't be fooled. Believe it or not it could be that you are being spammed and these aren't blogs at all... They could actually be legitimate-looking fronts for porn sites!

Being able to send emails to existing and potential customers is a vital function for many online businesses. Until now, the legal stance taken on spam has been a soft fuzzy one. Come 11th December 2003, all will change (in the UK at least).

Replying to emails with an error message indicating that the intended recipient doesn't exist may well fool the average email user, but will it work against spammers

Have you ever received an email from your bank Were you 100 sure that it was from your bank I recently received an email from HSBC...