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Boston.com: Spammers' scavenging e-mail virus
A new computer virus capable of harvesting millions of e-mail addresses from infected PCs was rapidly spreading across the Internet Monday, security experts said.
Computerworld: AOL backs away from Microsoft antis
America Online Inc. has decided not to fully support Microsoft's Sender ID spam-fighting plan citing intellectual property concerns from the Internet Engineering Task Force and the open-source community.
Computerworld: AOL sees sharp drop in spam
Spam reports from America Online members dropped from a daily average of almost 11 million in November 2003 to a daily average of about 2.2 million last month, the company said this week.
Computerworld: AOL, Yahoo rolling out sender authe
America Online and Yahoo plan to begin using technology to verify the source of e-mail messages in coming months as both companies work to stop spam e-mail.
Computerworld: Dual curses: Viruses and spam
Two scourges -- viruses and spam -- are the most vexing e-mail issues for CIOs, according to a survey conducted by Ferris Research Inc. and Computerworld. Regulatory compliance isn't far behind.
Computerworld: Facing pressure, ISP Savvis moves t
Savvis Communications, one of the world's largest ISPs, said it is terminating service to about 40 of its customers who have been using its networks for spamming purposes.
Computerworld: ISPs file more antispam lawsuits
Microsoft, AOL, EarthLink and Yahoo filed three new lawsuits to stop the spread of unsolicited e-mail.
Computerworld: Judge awards ISP $1 billion in spam
U.S. District Court Judge Charles Wolle awarded what is believed to be the largest spam judgment ever to Robert Kramer, an ISP owner who had accused three companies of sending his 5,000 customers millions of pieces of spam in 2003.
Computerworld: Major ISPs sue hundreds of spammers
The lawsuits are among the first filed under a new U.S. law called CAN-SPAM, which went into effect in January.
Computerworld: Microsoft project aims to make spam
The goal is to use technology to make it expensive for spammers who send out millions of unwanted e-mail messages, according to a Microsoft researcher.
Computerworld: Microsoft, AOL, Yahoo unveil antisp
An industry organization representing heavyweight e-mail providers Yahoo Inc., Microsoft Corp., America Online Inc. and EarthLink Inc. released recommendations yesterday for ending spam e-mail.
Computerworld: Spammers use sender authentication
The technology hasn't been widely adopted, but spammers are taking it up at a faster rate than legitimate e-mailers.
Computerworld: Survey: 86% of spam comes from the
While IP addresses in the U.S. made up just 28% of the spam-sending addresses in a survey by CipherTrust Inc., those addresses sent out much more unsolicited commercial e-mail than spammers from other nations.
Computerworld: Usenix: 'Arms race' betwe
Classifying e-mail as "good" or "junk" before it's sent to be scanned by spam filters could speed up the delivery of legitimate e-mail, according to a paper presented today at the 2004 Usenix Annual Technical Conference.
Computerworld: Winning Ways to Stop Spam
Here's a look at different technologies companies such as Wyndham International have used to solve their spam problems.
Computerworld:Microsoft sues eight alleged spammer
Microsoft is accusing the defendants of violating a new antispam law by spoofing their domains, routing e-mail through open proxies, deceiving customers with misleading subject lines and failing to include unsubscribe options in their e-mails.
Maccentral: Buffalo spammer gets 3.5 to 7 years
A New York man convicted of using the network of Internet service provider EarthLink Inc. to send out hundreds of millions of unsolicited commercial (spam) e-mail was sentenced to between three-and-a-half and seven years in prison Thursday, according to Brad Maione, a spokesman for New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer.
Yahoo! News: Spam E-Mail Plays on Men's Deepe
For many American office workers, the day begins with deleting spam. These days, a lot of electronic junk mail hits below the belt by seeking to profit from many men's deepest fear.
Yahoo! News: Spam-Busters Say They're Winning
They're the scourge of the electronic age -- the modern-day equivalent of the 19th century snake-oil salesmen hawking their miracle cures, love potions and get-rich-quick schemes.
Yahoo! News: Spams Drives Wary Shoppers Away from
The exponential growth of unsolicited junk e-mail -- spam -- is shaking consumer confidence in the Internet and may hamper growth of the e-economy, officials on Monday told a global anti-spam meeting.