Preventing Spam

Synopsis

This episode of Computer Chronicles, the American televison series on personal computer technology, discusses how to protect against computer junk mail. The programme explains how spammers obtain e-mail addresses and how to use anti-spam tools already on the computer to deal with it. Shows how to create junk email folders in Outlook and also how to use the ‘Rules Wizard’ to create macros that get rid of junk mail. Mentions anti-spam applications that can be downloaded from the Internet, including SpamKiller, Spambuster"and MailWasher, as well as the consequences of spam, including identity theft and child abuse. Discusses how Norton Internet Security Software can protect you by preventing designated items from being sent to insecure websites; the workings of Mailshell, an intelligent email system that allows inboxes to be customised to avoid spam; how to prevent the appearance of pop-up ads.

Series

Computer Chronicles, Series

Language

English

Country

United States

Year of release

2002

Year of production

2002

Availability

Online

Notes

First broadcast on PBS on 26/3/02.
Available for free online download from the Internet Archive at http://www.archive.org/movies/details-db.php?collection=computerchronicles&collectionid=1928

Documentation

For more information on the programme and direct links to the software mentioned, see http://www.computerchronicles.org/episodes/1928.asp

Subjects

Information technology

Keywords

advertising; e-mail; computer security; computer spam

Distribution Formats

Type

VHS

Format

NTSC

Price

$19.95

Availability

Sale

Duration/Size

30 minutes

Year

2003

Production Company

Name

Stewart Cheifet Productions

Sponsor

Name

PBS

Web

http://www.pbs.org External site opens in new window

Distributor

Name

Computer Chronicles

Web

http://www.computerchronicles.org/contact/index.asp External site opens in new window

Name

Internet Archive

Email

info@archive.org

Web

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Phone

+ 415-561-6767

Fax

+ 415-840-0391

Address

Internet Archive
P.O. Box 29244
Presidio of San Francisco
San Francisco,
CA 94129-0244
USA