A Spam-hating Man With a Spam-stamping Plan
Interview with David Kramer, an anti-spam crusader. [Computerworld]
Antislamming act draws fire
A House Commerce subcommittee today approved by voice vote the Consumer Antislamming Act, containing controversial provisions aimed at protecting Net users from junk email that antispammers say actually legitimize spam. [CNET]
AT&T spams Webmasters
AT&T spamed 1,000 Webmasters with unsolicited promotional email messages; they were not happy. [cnet]
E-mail overload drives many users bananas
Try to imagine your e-mail in-box accumulating 300 to 600 messages - not while you are away on vacation, but every day. [CNN]
Netcom Escapes Anti-Spam Blackhole
Until last week, many Netcom subscribers found their mail bouncing with a cryptic error. They had Paul Vixie's Realtime Blackhole List to thank. [Wired News]
ORBS antispam site shut down
The war on unsolicited email suffered a setback this week as a spam-blocking site was bounced off the Web. [News.com]
Political Spamming
In a pioneering move that may herald the dawn of the cyber-campaign, hundreds of thousands of Californians will soon begin hearing from political candidates via e-mail.
Reward offered to find spammer
Wanted: One spammer. Reward offered. A San Diego software engineer who's had it with people using his domain name "live.net" to send out spam is offering a $100 reward to anyone who can deliver the offending parties--or at least their names--to him. [CNET]
Settlement In First Antispam Law
A spammer settles out of court to avoid prosecution under state anti-spam laws. [CNET.com]
Settlement in first antispam law
Stan Smith of Salem, Oregon, had never heard of junk email, let alone "spam" or any laws banning it. He just wanted to spread the word about Tahitian noni juice, which he says is pretty much a miracle cure for a wide variety of ailments. [CNET]
Spammers jump gun on legislation
Spammers claim legitimacy with disclaimers that imply their mass emailings comply with the Consumer Antislamming Act. [CNET]
The war for your e-mail box
Do we need anti-spam laws? Some Net veterans think the unthinkable. [Salon 21st]
Three ways to spamproof your in-box
PROBLEM: You're drowning in unsolicited e-mail messages. SOLUTION: Filter your incoming e-mail, contact your Internet service provider, and hunt down the culprits. [CNN]
When is email marketing spam?
Like it or not, email is still the best way to reach a mass online audience--and even community sites and online services are willing to use it. [CNET]
Would you accept spam in exchange for lower Net co
Would you cheerfully open your e-mail in-box to all the spam you can stand in exchange for a cut-rate ISP account? [CNN]