RoadMap to various types of Spams and/or SpamDefensiveStrategies.
A very abstract definition of spam:
The landscape and language of Spam
WeCanStopSpam SpamBot DeadSpam SpamMadeEmailUseless SpamMail SubmarineSpam SpamPerSe
Pages with "Spam" in title and relates to WikiSpam
SpammedWikisDatabase WikiSpam WikiSpamBlocker WikiSpamBot WikiSpamSolutions SpamWillBeRemoved AntiWikiSpamScripts SpamHereOnly
Ways of dealing with SpamMail
Try a EmailHurdle, or use NameMangling. Whatever you do, do not use OptOut if you are spammed.
See also ThrowawayEmailAndRidYourselfOfSpam
Solutions include protecting email addresses, and what to do if you do get spammed anyway.
SpamSolutions contains a pro/con comparision of some of these proposed solutions.
SpamSolutions that are not specific to emails nor wiki
Reading material
5 Steps for Setting Up a Small-Business Spam Defense http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/print/0,2361,319335,00.html
One is advised not to open suspicious or untrusted emails. However, every now and then the subject of the email by sheer coincidence alines with a current legitimate project or activity. If you spam enough, you'll eventually hit that lucky coincidence and hook somebody.
See also SocialEngineering
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