Project Honey Pot

Project Honey Pot

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Project Honey Pot is a web based honeypot network which uses software embedded in web sites to collect information about IP addresses used when harvesting e-mail addresses for spam or other similar purposes such as bulk mailing and e-mail fraud. The project also solicits the donation of unused MX entries from domain owners.

Recently, the Project began a number of new initiatives including a QuickLinks program that makes it easier for more people to participate, as well as a system to track comment spam. The Project has also launched a free, new service called which leverages the data to allow website administrators to keep malicious web robots off their sites.

In addition to collecting information which is made available on a 'top 25' list at periodic intervals, the project organizers also help various law enforcement agencies combat private and commercial unsolicited bulk mailing offenses and overall work to help reduce the amount of spam being sent and received on the Internet. The information collected is also used in research and development of newer versions of the software to further improve the efforts of the group as a whole.

Project Honey Pot was founded and is managed by Unspam Technologies, Inc.. In addition to various law enforcement agencies the group affiliates with the Internet Law Group and ViaWest.

ee also

*Honeypot
*E-mail address harvesting
*CAN-SPAM Act of 2003

External links

*Official [http://projecthoneypot.org/ Project Honey Pot] web site
*Official [http://unspam.com/ Unspam Technologies, Inc.] web site
* [http://www.wired.com/techbiz/it/news/2005/01/66378 "Turning the Tables on Spammers"] , Wired News, accessed 17 September 2007
* [http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070118/NEWS09/70117046/1008 "Project creates a sticky situation for spammers"] Detroit Free Press, accessed 17 September 2007


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