Spam is a big issue at the moment, and the Internet is overflowing with information on it. This page lists a few resources on the subject, but is not intended in any way as a definitive guide.
Instead, think of the resources below as useful starting points for finding the information you need, and always remember that Google is your friend.
Enforcement
Spam.govt.nz is a website of the Deparment of Internal Affairs, who oversee enforcement of the Unsolicited Electronic Messages Act.
General resources
- A White Paper on Spam, a more detailed overview of spam by the author of this site. Written with a New Zealand perspective and aimed at the layman (i.e, I've tried to make it readable and as jargon-free as I can).
- CAUCE, the Coalition Against Unsolicited Commercial E-mail, probably the oldest anti-spam lobby group. The US site is no longer very regularly updated, but it contains numerous useful links and a good overview of the situation. CAUCE has regional affiliates - the Australian and Asia-Pacific groups are especially active.
- The SpamHaus Project, Steve Linford is one of the Internet's premier anti-spam mavens, and his site is an excellent repository of information, opinion and links to other resources on the subject.
Spam from a New Zealand perspective
- Consumer Magazine, New Zealand's Consumer watchdog, has a useful section on spam
Technical resources (software downloads, guides and so on)
- TUCOWS, one of the Internet's major download sites, has a good range of items for both Windows and Macintosh computers.
- DMOZ, the Open Directory project, has a huge range of links to products, blacklists, whitelists, anti-spam (and pro-spam!) tools: the site is vast, but here is a good starting point.
Resources describing the Legal Situation with spam
- The spamlaws site has a wide range of information on the legal situation with spam both in the USA and in the rest of the world.
- EuroCAUCE has put together an extensive site documenting the state of anti-spam legislation in the EU, Scandinavia and the former Warsaw Pact nations.
New Zealand ISPs
Here is a basic list of the spam control measures offered by New Zealand ISPs, and how to contact them if you want more information. The presence of an ISP on this page should not be construed as any kind of recommendation, and nor should the absence of an ISP be assumed to mean anything negative about that ISP. InternetNZ presents this information based purely on responses from the ISPs themselves and does not take any formal position or preference regarding any specific provider. Although all care has been taken, InternetNZ cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information provided in this section: please contact the ISPs themselves for definitive answers.
- Actrix Networks Ltd
- Callplus
- Clearnet
- Cybermedia
- E3
- EzySurf
- ICONZ Ltd
- IHUG
- InSPire Net Ltd
- Orcon Internet Ltd
- Paradise.net
- PlaNet
- Slingshot Internet
- Xtra
If you are a New Zealand-based ISP and would like your information to appear in this section, please send it to the InternetNZ office for inclusion. Please structure the information you provide as shown in the cases above.