McAfee to Sell Spam-Fighting Software for Hotmail Users
Source: info sysec
Users of Microsoft Corp.'s Hotmail program are getting a new weapon in their fight against unsolicited commercial e-mail, commonly known as spam.
McAfee.com Corp. (NasdaqNM:MCAF - News) , a Sunnyvale, Calif., antivirus-software maker, plans to sell a version of its SpamKiller program for Hotmail users starting Wednesday. The program blocks e-mails by using preset lists and filters, which can be modified by users for better protection against spam.
Hotmail, with 110 million users, is one of the world's biggest e-mail providers, but up to 80% of the two billion messages it receives every day are spam. Until now, programs such as SpamKiller haven't been available for users of Web-based e-mail services. As a result, the best way to fight spam has been to set up a series of filters and carefully monitor what's being delivered to a special "junk mail" folder.
