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Main Subject - Winning the War On Spam
For years I didn't worry much about spam.
But lately it's got out of control. Over half of my email is now spam, and it was growing by the week - until I took action.
This article shows you some strategies for winning the war on spam.
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But lately it's got out of control. Over half of my email is now spam, and it was growing by the week - until I took action.
This article shows you some strategies for winning the war on spam.
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According to USFDA, a combination product is one composed of any combination of a drug and device; biological product and device; drug and biological product
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How Do They Get Your Address?
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In the old days, spammers got their addresses mainly from Newsgroups - if you didn't post to Newsgroups, you were reasonably safe. But they're now using a much more efficient method
How Do They Get Your Address?
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In the old days, spammers got their addresses mainly from Newsgroups - if you didn't post to Newsgroups, you were reasonably safe. But they're now using a much more efficient method
; or drug, device, and biological product and fixed dose combination would include two or more combinations of drug.
Examples of combination products may in
Examples of combination products may in
to build their lists - email harvesters.
Email harvesters are robots that roam the Internet collecting email addresses from web pages. Examples are EmailSiphon, Cherry Picker, Web Weasel, Web Bandit and Email Wolf, to name just a few.
How can you protect yourself from emai
Email harvesters are robots that roam the Internet collecting email addresses from web pages. Examples are EmailSiphon, Cherry Picker, Web Weasel, Web Bandit and Email Wolf, to name just a few.
How can you protect yourself from emai
lude drug-coated devices, drugs packaged with delivery devices in medical kits, and drugs and devices packaged separately but intended to be used together.
harvesters?
By 'munging' (mung = 'mash until no good') or cloaking your email address.
There are many ways of munging your address - the easiest technique is to use ASCII code for the punctuation in your email address (instead of symbols).
For the colon after mailto use
By 'munging' (mung = 'mash until no good') or cloaking your email address.
There are many ways of munging your address - the easiest technique is to use ASCII code for the punctuation in your email address (instead of symbols).
For the colon after mailto use
here is enormous increase in the number of combination products entering the market in the recent years. Combination products have proven advantages but fixe
and for the @ symbol
use @ and for the period use . . With this method,
your email address would become:
mailto:yourname@yourdomain.com
but it will display as:
mailto:yourname@yourdomain.com
Your email address will appear exactly as it did before, and it will still be '
mailto:yourname@yourdomain.com
but it will display as:
mailto:yourname@yourdomain.com
Your email address will appear exactly as it did before, and it will still be '
d dose combinations are still in the process of convincing regulatory authority on their advantages over the single ingredient formulations.
Combination pro
Combination pro
lickable', but email harvesters will
ignore it and move on.
There are also JavaScript's that you can insert into your web page that will make your email address visible to humans but invisible to harvesting programs. Here's one that works very well: http://pointlessproces
There are also JavaScript's that you can insert into your web page that will make your email address visible to humans but invisible to harvesting programs. Here's one that works very well: http://pointlessproces
ucts have become life saving products for the pharmaceutical companies who doesn’t have many innovative molecules in their product pipeline and have been inc
s.com/JavaScripts/anti-spam.htm
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How To Fight Spam
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The most important thing is never, ever, reply to spam.
Most spam contains an innocent-looking 'remove me' email address. Do not use it. Here's why:
Spammers typ
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How To Fight Spam
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The most important thing is never, ever, reply to spam.
Most spam contains an innocent-looking 'remove me' email address. Do not use it. Here's why:
Spammers typ
easingly used in the product life cycle management. Even the companies having product patents are trying to extend their product life cycle through the combi
cally buy a CD containing a million or so
email addresses, but they have no idea how many of those
addresses are active. So before beginning their marketing
campaign in earnest, they send out a 'test message' to the
entire list.
The test message contains an email address f
The test message contains an email address f
nation products and maximize the revenues. But the companies involved in this practice are overlooking that they are burdening the patients both economically
r removing
yourself. When you reply to that address, it confirms to
the spammer that your address is active and therefore worth
spamming.
Worse still, the spammer may be distilling from that CD a list of confirmed active addresses that he will then sell to another spammer
Worse still, the spammer may be distilling from that CD a list of confirmed active addresses that he will then sell to another spammer
and physically. They need to rightly judge the benefits of the combination products and they have to even look at the risks involved when combining the produ
The key to dealing with spam is to report it to a 3rd party: (1) the affiliate program that the spammer is advertising, (2) the spammer's web host, or (3) the ISP the spammer used to connect to the Internet.
When you report spam to a 3rd party, remember to be polite - t
ts. Some of the combination products were well accepted by physicians while others suffered. Companies involved in development of combination products are fi
ey didn't send the spam and they're probably just as
anti-spam as you are.
(1) Reporting to Affiliate Programs
Many spammers are affiliates advertising someone else's products or services. So look for a website address that contains an affiliate link, something like this:
(1) Reporting to Affiliate Programs
Many spammers are affiliates advertising someone else's products or services. So look for a website address that contains an affiliate link, something like this:
ding difficulty in defining their combination products and facing various challenges from selecting a combination to marketing it.
Following aspects would a
Following aspects would a
www.affiliateprogramdomain/841526
Then just send an email to the affiliate program (abuse@affiliateprogramdomain.com), informing them that you are receiving spam from one of their affiliates.
Most affiliate programs have zero tolerance for spamming and will remove an affi
Then just send an email to the affiliate program (abuse@affiliateprogramdomain.com), informing them that you are receiving spam from one of their affiliates.
Most affiliate programs have zero tolerance for spamming and will remove an affi
dd to the challenges in developing combination products:
Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
Which combination prod
Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
Which combination prod
iate spammer without warning.
Now, affiliate spammers don't want you to see their affiliate link, so many of them send their email as HTML. All you see in the message are the words 'Click Here and Order Now'.
But in your browser just click on 'View Source Code' and search
Now, affiliate spammers don't want you to see their affiliate link, so many of them send their email as HTML. All you see in the message are the words 'Click Here and Order Now'.
But in your browser just click on 'View Source Code' and search
cts are meaningful and rational?
Which therapeutic categories to select?
Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
Do combin
Which therapeutic categories to select?
Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
Do combin
for the letters 'http'. That will take you to the
spammer's affiliate link.
(2) Reporting to Web Hosts
If the spam doesn't contain an affiliate link, it's likely that it is coming from the owner of the domain name. In that case you'll have to report it to the spammer's web
(2) Reporting to Web Hosts
If the spam doesn't contain an affiliate link, it's likely that it is coming from the owner of the domain name. In that case you'll have to report it to the spammer's web
tions increase the patient compliance?
What would be the developing cost?
How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen
What would be the developing cost?
How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen
host or their ISP.
To make a report to the spammer's web host just go to Whois, the directory of registered domain names: http://www.netsol.com/cgi-bin/whois/whois
Type in the spammer's domain (the website address that appears in the spam) together with the extension (.co
To make a report to the spammer's web host just go to Whois, the directory of registered domain names: http://www.netsol.com/cgi-bin/whois/whois
Type in the spammer's domain (the website address that appears in the spam) together with the extension (.co
t?
As combination products don't fit into the traditional categories of drugs, medical devices, or biological products, the USFDA is in the process of devel
As combination products don't fit into the traditional categories of drugs, medical devices, or biological products, the USFDA is in the process of devel
,
.org, .net etc).
The host for that domain will usually be listed as the Technical Contact in the Whois record and there will be an email address for contacting them.
(3) Reporting to ISPs
To report a spammer to his Internet Service Provider, you'll have to look at the
The host for that domain will usually be listed as the Technical Contact in the Whois record and there will be an email address for contacting them.
(3) Reporting to ISPs
To report a spammer to his Internet Service Provider, you'll have to look at the
ping new procedures for reviewing their safety, efficacy and quality.
Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust
Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust
spam's 'extended headers'.
Extended headers show the servers that the message passed through in order to get to you. The instructions for viewing extended headers will vary depending on what email client you are using.
=> In Pegasus Mail, open the offending message and th
Extended headers show the servers that the message passed through in order to get to you. The instructions for viewing extended headers will vary depending on what email client you are using.
=> In Pegasus Mail, open the offending message and th
y and representatives from various regulatory agencies are working out to design the regulatory requirements for manufacture and sale of combination products
n
right-click and choose 'Show raw message data'.
=> In Eudora Light, click on 'Tools' in the top menu
bar, and then 'Options', and then select the
checkbox option that says 'Show all headers (even
the ugly ones)' and click OK.
=> In Outlook Express, open the offending
right-click and choose 'Show raw message data'.
=> In Eudora Light, click on 'Tools' in the top menu
bar, and then 'Options', and then select the
checkbox option that says 'Show all headers (even
the ugly ones)' and click OK.
=> In Outlook Express, open the offending
.
As there is an increasing trend of the combination products companies manufacturing such products should be able to tackle the problems involved in the de
As there is an increasing trend of the combination products companies manufacturing such products should be able to tackle the problems involved in the de
essage,
select 'Properties' from the File menu and then
click the 'Details' tab.
Reading and understanding extended headers is quite a detailed subject. Here's an excellent free tutorial on how to decipher extended headers: http://www.doughnut.demon.co.uk/SpamTracking101.
select 'Properties' from the File menu and then
click the 'Details' tab.
Reading and understanding extended headers is quite a detailed subject. Here's an excellent free tutorial on how to decipher extended headers: http://www.doughnut.demon.co.uk/SpamTracking101.
elopment. They need to be wiser in analyzing the market trends and the regulatory requirements.
Companies that provide selfless information through particip
Companies that provide selfless information through particip
tml
As an alternative to these reporting techniques, you could use a web-based spam reporting service such as SpamCop (www.spamcop.net). SpamCop deciphers the spam's message headers and traces the mail back to its source.
Wishing you every success in the fight against spam
As an alternative to these reporting techniques, you could use a web-based spam reporting service such as SpamCop (www.spamcop.net). SpamCop deciphers the spam's message headers and traces the mail back to its source.
Wishing you every success in the fight against spam
tion in industry events and feedback to regulatory authorities would be able to face the challenges and will be successful in developing combination products
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