| Can an American judge take a British company offline?
Had a court in Illinois done what the winner of a case there desired, billions of spam emails could have begun landing in the inboxes of 650 million people all over the world - including the European Parliament, US Army, the White House and Microsoft - every day this month. The reason: Judge Charles Kocoras, of the district court of the northern district of Illinois, was asked to rule that a British company called Spamhaus, which runs a commercial spam-blocking service for 700 million users, should have its website taken away for failing to comply with an earlier court order - which was to stop blocking emails from e360Insight, a Chicago-based bulk emailing company. Spamhaus has for some time maintained that e360Insight belongs on its list of "known spammers"; in June, David Linhardt - the owner and operator of e360Insight - sued, asking for monetary damages and removal from Spamhaus's list.
Canadianwebhosting Offers Email Protection
Canadianwebhosting.com, a web hosting company, today announced that they have started implementing Barracuda Network's Spam Firewall to scan all inbound and outbound emails.
According to the company, installation started in late September and has taken over one month to complete. All customers on the shared hosting plans will be automatically added to the email spam firewall free of charge. Canadian web hosting is now processing more than 1,00,000 emails each day, blocking up to 95% of the messages as spam per day. The Barracuda Spam Firewall provides protection against the email-borne threats, including, Anti-spam, Anti-virus, Anti-spoofing, Anti-phishing, Anti-spyware for attachments and Denial of Service.
"Our customers are very happy with this service, they don't need to worry about getting spam in their inbox anymore.
'Bug' in new UITS Webmail filter causes some to miss e-mails
Senior Ben Atkinson expected to receive two e-mails last week from professors at the University of British Columbia who said they would revise his honors thesis. However, the messages never made it to his IU Webmail inbox.
After two days of waiting, Atkinson heard from a friend that the new spam filter University Information Technology Services implemented Oct. 17 was sending legitimate e-mails to spam folders. Atkinson discovered that the messages he was waiting for had been automatically sent to his spam folder earlier that week.
"It was annoying because I only had one da .
Updike wins award by refusing to rest on laurels
Few authors command the respect that John Updike has earned during more than half a century as a professional writer. After publishing nearly two dozen novels and earning a National Book Award and two Pulitzer Prizes, many authors might be content to retire on their earnings from royalties and public appearances. Updike, however, remains a vital presence on the American literary scene. That makes him the ideal recipient of Nashville Public Library's Literary Award, which annually honors a prominent figure in the world of books and letters. The author arrives in town this week to receive the honor Saturday night at a gala fundraising dinner hosted by the nonprofit Nashville Public Library Foundation. That morning at 10 a.m., he'll also deliver a public lecture in the downtown library auditorium and take questions from the audience.
Tips to help you stay safe online
There are now thought to be more than 200,000 malicious programs in existence - the vast majority of which are aimed at subverting Windows PCs. These problem programs can arrive via e-mail, instant messenger, through your internet connection or even your web browser if you visit the wrong website. The threats are so numerous and appear so fast that Windows users must feel under siege. While there is no doubt that attacks on PC users are getting more sophisticated, it is possible to avoid the vast majority of problems by taking some straight-forward steps and exercising some common sense. If you are worried about your computer it is possible to scan it via the web to see if it is infected. Companies such as Trend Micro, Kaspersky and Microsoft all offer free scanning services.
Astaro Signs Major Asia-Pacific Distributor NTT PC
BURLINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Astaro Corporation (www.astaro.com), a leader in providing unified threat management security solutions, today announced a distribution and reselling agreement with Asia-Pacific distributor and services provider NTT PC Communications. Japan-based NTT PC (www.nttpc.com) specializes in network integration, security, telephony and hosting services. The agreement represents Astaro's second major APAC distributor, following its partnership with Next IT Inc. of Tokyo. The Company also announced today the opening of a new sales office in Tokyo. Astaro's line of Security Gateways protect computer networks from a variety of threats including viruses, hackers, spam, spyware, phishing, and unauthorized content. Astaro products are distributed by a worldwide network of 350 solutions partners who offer local support and services.
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