Author: Low Jeremy
The term "blacklist" gives you either a kid image of a list
that is colored dark black, or a list that functions the way the
Schindler's List does. You are wrong either way.
A blacklist is just a list of electronic mail addresses or
domains that are quite known to be sending spam. If a certain
email address or website is part of this list, then that means
that particular email address or domain is blocked. By blocked,
meaning no further mail or message can be received from them.
In the world today, many have learned the magic of the computer
and are, thus, quite experts in avoiding any "cyber
punishments". In this case, having his or her email address or
site blocked. Spammers, as they have already been given a name,
learned certain methods on how to keep changing their return
addresses to be able to foil the blacklists.
This is why blacklists are not usually utilized. They are more
usually deceived, and thus they do not get to perform their
purpose quite well. Spammers are becoming more and more talented
and skilled each day, which makes blacklists less and less
effective everyday as well.
It is a total waste of time when you have that confidence in
you that tells you your system can't be invaded by spam anymore.
Why? It is so because spam still keeps on coming even if you
have tons of blacklists installed in your system.
You just do not know it, but there could be a couple of viruses
that might have entered as well. So you not only have spam that
slowly occupies your computer space, but you also have to worry
about having your hard drive scanned.
If you are thinking that you should just trash every blacklist
you come in contact with, do not be in such a rush. Blacklists
still serve one purpose that is of use. They are instruments of
pressure to prevent Internet service providers from relaying
spam. Just so you would know, they are quite good in this skill,
but in this skill ONLY. Aside from the aforementioned service,
they might as well not exist.
The applause you could possibly reward to blacklists is to no
avail, however. Aside from their provision of this fine and
extremely dependable service, they are pretty much useless when
it comes to the subject of modern anti-spam systems. They are
definitely no competition with the other anti-spam projects that
exist.
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