Unsolicited email is a major problem for anyone who transmits or receives email on a computer, telephone, or personal digital assistant. This article describes the magnitude of the problem, the reasons for proliferation, some interventions available today, and the degree to which each has been effective.
Index Terms:
spam, CAN-SPAM Act, unsolicited email
Citation:
Shari Lawrence Pfleeger, Gabrielle Bloom, "Canning Spam: Proposed Solutions to Unwanted Email," IEEE Security and Privacy, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 40-47, Mar./Apr. 2005, doi:10.1109/MSP.2005.38