Comments on: Dealing with embedded GIF spam http://successfulsoftware.net/2007/04/14/dealing-with-embedded-gif-spam/ Successful software requires more than just good programming. Sun, 06 Jul 2008 05:39:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: Andy Brice http://successfulsoftware.net/2007/04/14/dealing-with-embedded-gif-spam/#comment-36 Andy Brice Sat, 21 Apr 2007 17:44:10 +0000 http://successfulsoftware.net/2007/04/14/dealing-with-embedded-gif-spam/#comment-36 Rob, It doesn't look like it, see: http://discuss.joelonsoftware.com/default.asp?biz.5.483525.17 Rob,

It doesn’t look like it, see:

http://discuss.joelonsoftware.com/default.asp?biz.5.483525.17

]]> By: Rob Drimmie http://successfulsoftware.net/2007/04/14/dealing-with-embedded-gif-spam/#comment-35 Rob Drimmie Sat, 21 Apr 2007 17:39:32 +0000 http://successfulsoftware.net/2007/04/14/dealing-with-embedded-gif-spam/#comment-35 Andy, unfortunately I don't know enough about Wordpress to be able to say. Andy, unfortunately I don’t know enough about WordPress to be able to say.

]]> By: Andy Brice http://successfulsoftware.net/2007/04/14/dealing-with-embedded-gif-spam/#comment-27 Andy Brice Mon, 16 Apr 2007 22:34:14 +0000 http://successfulsoftware.net/2007/04/14/dealing-with-embedded-gif-spam/#comment-27 Patrick, I think the PayPal images are linked, rather than embedded. certainly they don't get picked up by my embedded gif rule. In fact the only false positive so far is someone from the wedding industry who had a vile background image (which made their email almost impossible to read anyway). Patrick,

I think the PayPal images are linked, rather than embedded. certainly they don’t get picked up by my embedded gif rule.

In fact the only false positive so far is someone from the wedding industry who had a vile background image (which made their email almost impossible to read anyway).

]]> By: Andy Brice http://successfulsoftware.net/2007/04/14/dealing-with-embedded-gif-spam/#comment-26 Andy Brice Mon, 16 Apr 2007 22:31:40 +0000 http://successfulsoftware.net/2007/04/14/dealing-with-embedded-gif-spam/#comment-26 Rob, Splitting the post into an intro+more seems to work well when it is syndicated to planetmicroisv.com . Is it easy to create a second feed with wordpress? Rob,

Splitting the post into an intro+more seems to work well when it is syndicated to planetmicroisv.com .

Is it easy to create a second feed with wordpress?

]]> By: Rob Drimmie http://successfulsoftware.net/2007/04/14/dealing-with-embedded-gif-spam/#comment-25 Rob Drimmie Mon, 16 Apr 2007 18:42:10 +0000 http://successfulsoftware.net/2007/04/14/dealing-with-embedded-gif-spam/#comment-25 Hi Andy, Thanks for starting the blog, already there's been tons of great information. Would it be possible to either switch your current feed to full entries, or add an additional feed that contains the whole thing? Hi Andy,

Thanks for starting the blog, already there’s been tons of great information.

Would it be possible to either switch your current feed to full entries, or add an additional feed that contains the whole thing?

]]> By: Patrick http://successfulsoftware.net/2007/04/14/dealing-with-embedded-gif-spam/#comment-22 Patrick Mon, 16 Apr 2007 05:02:45 +0000 http://successfulsoftware.net/2007/04/14/dealing-with-embedded-gif-spam/#comment-22 >> Note that some legitimate emails may have embedded GIFs as background images. >> MANY of my emails have this feature, principally ones from automated systems at, e.g., my brokerage, Paypal confirmations, yadda yadda. I have a PopFile filter trained to recognize these and other automatically sent but still important email. Anything that gets tagged with that gets moved out of my "Never check it" suspicious folder to my "Eh, if I'm very bored" correspondence-with-a-computer folder. >>
Note that some legitimate emails may have embedded GIFs as background images.
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MANY of my emails have this feature, principally ones from automated systems at, e.g., my brokerage, Paypal confirmations, yadda yadda. I have a PopFile filter trained to recognize these and other automatically sent but still important email. Anything that gets tagged with that gets moved out of my “Never check it” suspicious folder to my “Eh, if I’m very bored” correspondence-with-a-computer folder.

]]> By: Dave http://successfulsoftware.net/2007/04/14/dealing-with-embedded-gif-spam/#comment-21 Dave Mon, 16 Apr 2007 04:05:49 +0000 http://successfulsoftware.net/2007/04/14/dealing-with-embedded-gif-spam/#comment-21 I have been using MailWasher Pro for about 2 years now and find it to be a great way to filter email before it even gets to my inbox. I read the header in MailWasher and then 'process' the list of spam/friends etc. It's got SpamCop, FirstAlert and other online hooks to spam databases. www.firetrust.com I have been using MailWasher Pro for about 2 years now and find it to be a great way to filter email before it even gets to my inbox.

I read the header in MailWasher and then ‘process’ the list of spam/friends etc. It’s got SpamCop, FirstAlert and other online hooks to spam databases.

http://www.firetrust.com

]]> By: Andy Brice http://successfulsoftware.net/2007/04/14/dealing-with-embedded-gif-spam/#comment-19 Andy Brice Sun, 15 Apr 2007 08:21:49 +0000 http://successfulsoftware.net/2007/04/14/dealing-with-embedded-gif-spam/#comment-19 Sounds interesting. But I am already dependent of Google for search, advertising, analytics and soon payment processing. I am not sure I want them hosting my email as well! Sounds interesting. But I am already dependent of Google for search, advertising, analytics and soon payment processing. I am not sure I want them hosting my email as well!

]]> By: Andrea Nagar http://successfulsoftware.net/2007/04/14/dealing-with-embedded-gif-spam/#comment-17 Andrea Nagar Sat, 14 Apr 2007 20:10:51 +0000 http://successfulsoftware.net/2007/04/14/dealing-with-embedded-gif-spam/#comment-17 I use Google App for domains and I have my mail going through google mail server. I receive almost 0 spam and almost no false positive. Their filters seems to work very well (they are filtering out more than 4000 spams/month on my accounts). I use Google App for domains and I have my mail going through google mail server. I receive almost 0 spam and almost no false positive. Their filters seems to work very well (they are filtering out more than 4000 spams/month on my accounts).

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