Title :
Battling Spam: The Evolution of Mail Feedback Loops
Author :
Falk, J.D. ; Kucherawy, Murray S.
Abstract :
In the fight against spam, the immediate and efficient flow of complaint feedback directly from users to mailbox providers-the feedback loop-is essential to identifying culprits and training content-scanning engines to block similar messages. Two organizations are leading the effort to standardize reporting formats.
Keywords :
computer crime; feedback; program control structures; unsolicited e-mail; complaint feedback; content-scanning engines; mail feedback loops; mailbox providers; reporting formats; spam; Feedback loop; Internet; Postal services; Servers; Standards; Unsolicited electronic mail; ARF; IETF; MAAWG; MARF; Phishing; abuse reporting format; complaint feedback loops; email; email standards; mail abuse reporting format; mail feedback loops; spam;
Journal_Title :
Internet Computing, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MIC.2010.133
