Spam

Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm) (Added Author). Infobase (Added Author). Video Education Australasia. (Added Author).

Summary: What is spam? How do spammers get their unwanted offers into your in-box? And how can the flow of electronic junk mail be stopped? Filmed in news report style, this program explains how shady advertisers send spam and then presents proactive strategies for combating it: spam filters, blacklists and white lists, opt-in and opt-out protocols, anti-spam legislation with real teeth, and greater cooperation between legitimate businesses, Internet and online service providers, and consumers. Spammer techniques-how spammers harvest e-mail addresses, use open relays and spoofing to cover their tracks, and more-are revealed.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (29 min.) : sd., col., digital file + instructional materials (online)
remote
electronic resource (video)
Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2006], c2004.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on Feb. 14, 2006. Films On Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
Formatted Contents Note:	What Is Spam? (3:43) -- Spam Scams (2:21) -- Who Are the Spammers? (4:27) -- Solutions: Technological (5:38) -- Solutions: Legal (7:00) -- Solutions: Personal (3:47) -- The Future and Spam (1:02)
Restrictions on Access Note:	Access requires authentication through Films On Demand.
Target Audience Note:	9 to 12.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: Internet. System requirements: Films On Demand platform.
Language Note:	Closed-captioned.
Source of Description Note:	Title from distributor's description.