Spam, Web Bugs And Viruses, Oh My!

Lou Katz, Metron, Alameda

Stevenson Hall 1300
11:00 AM - 11:50 AM

The SMTP protocol for E-mail and the HTTP protocol for web browsing were developed ina kindlier, gentler Internet, when greedy, hostile and malicious activity had not yet appeared. I will focus on the technical aspects of these protocols and how they relate to the social problem of unwanted E-mail, spyware and unauthorized manipulation of ones private computer resources.