Blue Frog Explained

Blue Frog
Developer:	Blue Security
Website:	Blue Security Inc. (archived)
Discontinued:	yes

Blue Frog was a freely-licensed anti-spam tool produced by Blue Security Inc. and operated as part of a community-based system which tried to persuade spammers to remove community members' addresses from their mailing lists by automating the complaint process for each user as spam is received. Blue Security maintained these addresses in a hashed form in a Do Not Intrude Registry, and spammers could use free tools to clean their lists. The tool was discontinued in .

See also

• Anti-spam techniques (e-mail)
• Collactive, founded by the Blue Security team.
• Malware

References

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Bibliography

• on the spammers victory and its implications.
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External links

• on botnets and the DDoS attack on Blue Frog, Oct 31, 2006.
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• KnujOn – Another anti-spam service, "a multi-tiered response to Internet threats, specifically email-based threats"
• Suspects in the DDOS attack

Notes and References

1. Web site: Leyden . John . Blue Security calls it quits after attack by renegade spammer . 2024-01-19 . www.theregister.com . en.