Sunday, March 13, 2005
Basic Bibliography
Provide a detailed and carefully cited bibliography for your research project. Include about two sentences describing how you might use this source in your research. Full details are in the Study Book.
Unfortunately, most of the materials on my research subject seem to be online and the books that I found are hard to find where I am. I am trying to find resources to answer my fifty questions (posted on February 6th).
10 selected resources and references:
My Prime Source of Information (on the Web)
#1> <http://www.quatloos.com/scams/nigerian.htm>
This site is the reason that I chose this research topic. It contains basic information about the
(The Only)
#2> I will follow up on
Web Access: http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS29727
Title: The "Nigerian" scam [electronic resource]: costly compassion. Publisher: [Washington, D.C.] : Federal Trade Commission, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Office of Consumer and Business Education, [2002] Subjects: Swindlers and swindling--Nigeria.
Bank fraud--Nigeria.
Fraud--Nigeria.
Notes: Title from title screen (viewed on
System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Mode of access: Internet from the FTC web site. Address as of
Other Entry: United States. Federal Trade Commission. Office of Consumer and Business Education.
Series Title: FTC consumer alert!
Spam Resource #1 from the UNC Library
#3> Here is a reference book to help answer questions one to twenty.
Title: Spam Kings: The real story behind the high-rolling hucksters pushing porn, pills, and @*#?% enlargements / Brian McWilliams.
Author: McWilliams, Brian (Brian S.)
Publisher:
Subject: Unsolicited electronic mail messages.
Description: xv, 333 p., [16] p. of plates: ill., ports. ; 23 cm.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 0596007329 (hardcover)
Spam Resource #2 from the UNC Library
#4> More reference material for questions one to twenty may be here.
Title: Canning spam: You've got mail (that you don't want) / Jeremy Poteet. Author: Poteet, Jeremy.
Publisher:
Subject: Unsolicited electronic mail messages.
Description: xiii, 239: ill. ; 23 cm.
Notes: Includes index.
ISBN: 0672326396 (paperback)
Technical Resources from the Web
#5> Questions 21 to 27 need answers from a resource like this one:
<http://drupal.org/node/14216> Drupal.org is the official website of Drupal, an open source content management platform. It is a good resource for a beginner to learn some of the key words and concepts. On the bulletin board, any fundamental question is OK to ask.
#6> My first choice for technical information was http://www.Slashdot.Org, but that site was difficult to navigate. When I finally found the articles on Spam, they were too technical for a beginner. I hope to understand it soon and share something from this site.
Spammer Groups on the Web…
#7> They call themselves direct marketers. I hope they have answers to questions 28 to thirty six. Here is one national association:
What to do about the spam problem?
#8> <http://home.rica.net/alphae/419coal/>
This site is the first one sees on a Google search of ‘419 scam’. I liked it because it has concrete pieces of advice that I had not see elsewhere.
#9> <http://www.earthlink.net/about/press/pr_asta_tech/> ASTA is the Anti-Spam Technical Alliance. It is made up of many leading IT companies but I am suspicious about them because they benefit indirectly from spam. They have many recommendations and a lot of position statements.
#10> <http://www.crn.vnunet.com/news/1153261> Microsoft does have the best advice so far in my readings. This link is a critique to Bill Gates’ anti-spam initiative. New initiatives like this, technical advances and new laws like Can-Spam will help answer questions 39 to forty five.
Questions 46 to 50 are difficult, but I will have fun speculating. I already have some ideas.
Thanks,
Hui
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