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Quiz 4
True or False: As an end user, can you prevent your inbox from receiving spam?
True
False
Why do spammers forge the e-mail headers of their e-mails?
(Check all that apply.)
To make spam harder to filter based on source address
To add Web bugs to the message headers for tracking purposes
To allow open relays to forward the spam quickly
To force an SMTP server to locally deliver the spam
To help hide the origin of the spam
What does an open relay allow?
Anyone to send any e-mail they like via the SMTP server.
Anyone to track spam via an SMTP relay system.
Anyone to access any e-mail inbox they like.
Anyone to filter and delete all their spam before it arrives in their inbox.
True or False: Using the Microsoft Outlook Preview Pane is a security risk?
True
False
Which of the following is a popular e-mail filtering system?
Bresenham
Bayesian
Blowfish
Barometric
True or False: Using the Outlook Auto Preview option is a security risk?
True
False
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