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CapeMax – not just a spam solution, an email solution and a future for email

2009-02-02T19:44:00.001-05:00

Much of the information about the CapeMax project relates to issues with spam and this is because it is a familiar problem with email. However, what CapeMax has to offer is much greater than just a spam solution. CapeMax is designed to make email safer and more secure, and become a great time saver with automatic email organization. Therefore, we’ll be adding and updating some content in the near future.

If you have not recognized how a CapeMax email system would solve…

Spam
Phishing
Email forgery
Email security
Email sender credibility
Email sender accountability

And save everyone time with vast improvements in…

Automatic email organization
Permission-based email broadcasting
Newsletters by email
Email archiving
Email purging

Then, please see our Learn More section again and read a little deeper.

CapeMax is a revolutionary idea for email communications, but we can’t launch it unless enough people say “Yes!” let’s give it a try.

Please spread the word about the CapeMax project, login to your account and invite a few people.

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A New Approach to the Spam Problem

2009-02-02T19:34:00.001-05:00

Current anti-spam efforts are mediocre at best and have us chasing our tail like the proverbial dog.

According to the estimates reported in the references below, the annual cost of spam has increased from about $ 20 billion (1) in 2004 to $ 35 billion (2) in 2007, for the US alone. Globally the estimate is over $ 100 billion and the spam volume could possibly double in 2008 (3).

If any of the current approaches to solving spam were effective we would not see this trend, and doing more of the same will not solve this problem.

Spam will not be solved by any law enforcement means because beyond questioning the constitutionality of anti-spam laws here in the US, spam is a global problem; and the jurisdictional and evidentiary issues are so resource intensive that they will not be practical for anything but anecdotal success. Therefore, such efforts will have no significant impact on the spam problem.

The solution to the spam problem will not come solely in the form of an advanced software widget with new fancier algorithms because such a device is still being asked to interpret what only a human really can.

The solutions to some problems await a major technological leap, such as the leap scientists are awaiting to succeed with nuclear fusion. However, the solution to spam does not require any technological leaps. This is not to say that advances in technology cannot help solve the spam problem, but this technology is already here. It just needs to be applied in a particular Internet environment, with some added processes, in concert with minor human participation and the right approach to accountability and enforcement.

Over the last several years we’ve seen new modes of electronic communications emerge, such as text messaging, instant messaging, and systems within many social networking websites. Now these are subject to spam more and more. Overlooked within this emergence is the significance shown that the shifting of communications from one mode or system to another is a viable path. So, what if we built an entirely new email system based on a more effective methodology that people and businesses could shift their email communications to?

This may sound drastic, but considering that all anti-spam efforts to date have left us a spam problem in excess of $ 100 billion and growing, it may be time for an entirely new approach. It may be time for an entirely new email system. The question is how. For that reason, CapeMax is working on the “how”.

(1) 2004 National Technology Readiness Survey, February 3, 2005, prepared by Rockbridge Associates, Inc., Great Falls, VA; sponsored by R.H. Smith School of Business, the University of Maryland, College Park, MD, page 6.
(2) Ferris Research - One San Antonio Place, Suite 3B, San Francisco, CA 94133, USA, http://www.ferris.com/research-library/industry-statistics/
(3) Communications News, May 2008 issue, page 8, Trends section, article headline, Spam volume could double in 2008. Nelson Publishing, Inc; www.comnews.com

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Anti-spam laws?

2008-11-09T13:29:00.005-05:00

A recent article from the Associates Press headlined “Virginia court strikes down anti-spam law - Ruling overturns conviction of one of world's most prolific spammers”, dated September 12, 2008. For those of you that believe we’re making progress with spam by passing legislation, please don’t hold your breath. Spam will not be solved by any law enforcement means because beyond questioning the constitutionality of anti-spam laws here in the US, spam is a global problem; and the jurisdictional and evidentiary issues are so resource intensive that they will not be practical for anything but anecdotal success. Therefore, such efforts will have no significant impact on resolving the spam problem.

The CapeMax solution to spam is different. It is different in key areas such as system structure, integrity and processes, but with regard to enforcement, CapeMax would take a more practical and immediate response by holding spammers accountable through “terms of service” agreements. This is not to say that simply having different “terms of service” agreements is the solution to spam because most providers of email services have anti-spam clauses in their “terms of service”. However, what they don’t have is an effective system structure with the processes to employ objective enforcement, nor an overriding strategy to isolate spammers over time.

For more on how CapeMax will isolate spammers over time, please see “Why Other Anti-Spam Efforts Fail” in the Learn More section at www.CapeMax.com.

Is spam still a problem?

2008-10-19T23:02:00.009-04:00

Do people care about it or has everyone decided to just accept spam as inevitable? Has everyone given up on a real solution? Current anti-spam efforts are mediocre at best and have us chasing our tail like the proverbial dog.

What if we took an entirely new approach to the spam problem?

This is what CapeMax is all about and what I've been working on for nearly 2 years. Now we're ready to share the CapeMax ideas to see what other people think. Our concept demonstrations are online along with quite a bit of supporting material. We issued our first press release late last week and we'll be working to get the word out.

Upcoming in our Blog:

I'll relate recent spam news to the CapeMax approach to spam।