/24-7PressRelease.com/ - December 18, 2004. Spam, in computing terms, means something unwanted and depending on the statistics you read, now accounts for between 60 and 80% of all e-mails we receive. Therefore every other e-mail in your inbox is unwanted junk.
The rise, and ease, of sending Spam has also triggered an increase in the number of viruses being sent. Not only do we have to contend with a flurry of superfluous e-mails every day, but we now have to ensure that these messages aren’t carrying anything that could cause serious damage to our computers.
In response to these growing problems, a number of free and commercial applications and services have been developed to help network administrators and email users combat Spam. Free to use, flexible, and effective, SpamAssassin has become the most popular open source antispam application available.
So what makes SpamAssassin the right choice for your network? "Effectiveness and configurability for me" explains Alistair McDonald, author of SpamAssassin: A Practical guide to Configuration, Customization and Integration. "SpamAssassin works pretty well out of the box, but a small amount of time spent with it can reap great rewards. Typical figures quoted are 80% effectiveness out of the box, and 95% with some minor customizations."
Alistair McDonald’s book is a comprehensive guide to the features, options, and implementation strategies you need to get the most of out SpamAssassin, helping you to set up and optimize it for your network.
Packt publish books that aim to help you get things done with software. The company’s books are different in two ways:
*Focused
They have developed a business model that allows them to publish books on areas that might otherwise be left without quality independent documentation. They do this by focusing on selling direct and online. This reduces wasted expense and means it's profitable for authors and for Packt to publish the focused books that you need.
*Fresh
Many of the topics Packt cover are rapidly evolving, often with multiple releases each year. Because every book they sell is printed individually, they can keep their material fresh and up to date. This is not possible in the old book publishing model.
For more information: http://www.PACKTPUB.com
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