| 1. | c't magazine declares war on spam | | | Leading German computer magazine c't is spearheading a campaign against the legalisation of unsolicited junk e-mail -- or spam -- by the European Union.
www.theregister.co.uk |
| 3. | Don't spam my kid! | | | The heck with First Amendment for the pond-scum peddlers who send unsolicited filth and hustles to innocents. Let's read them their rights. [Computerworld]
www.idg.net |
| 4. | Germans Petition EU Against Spam | | | Trade magazine c't magazin fuer computertechnik and the politically independent information and communication platform politik-digital are calling upon EU citizens to sign an anti-spam (unsolicited advertising via e-mail) petition.
www.internetnews.com |
| 5. | Europe-Wide Anti-Spam Campaign Begins | | | A campaign has begun to stop European bureaucrats granting spammers - the senders of unsolicited e-mail advertising - the chance to send millions of messages to European Internet users.
www.pa.press.net |
| 6. | Australian IIA Switches Position on Spamming | | | The Internet Industry Association (IIA) of Australia has changed its position on the anti-spamming provision in its ISP Code of Conduct, following a member vote held on February 19.
australia.internet.com |
| 7. | Anti-spam campaign gathers momentum | | | Almost 15,000 people have signed a pan-European petition against the legalisation of unsolicited junk e-mail -- or spam -- by the European Union.
www.theregister.co.uk |
| 8. | Euro blighters block anti-spam fighters | | | Supporters of a Europe-wide anti-spam campaign have been dealt a massive body-blow today after a committee of European MPs voted to legalise unsolicited commercial email.
www.theregister.co.uk |
| 12. | 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]
www.wired.com |
| 16. | 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]
www.news.com |
| 17. | Canada: It's OK to cancel spam accounts | | | Sending unsolicited commercial email violates generally accepted Internet practices, and service providers that require subscribers to follow such "Netiquette" are justified in terminating the accounts of spammers, a Canadian judge has ruled.
www.news.com |
| 19. | 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.
www.sfgate.com |
| 21. | FTC slams 'spam' | | | FTC study details the burden of junk e-mail. Report recommends moderate measures against junk e-mail.
www.cnn.com |
| 22. | 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]
www.cnn.com |
| 27. | MCI Customers Drowning in Spam | | | Anti-spam overlords threaten MCI2000 over excessive spam traffic, but the ISP staves off the Usenet Death Penalty at the 11th hour. [Wired News]
www.wired.com |
| 28. | Anti-Spammers Opt for Opt-In | | | A freshly launched company called Whitehat.com sets out to lead companies into marketing by email in a nice, polite way.
www.wired.com |
| 29. | Spammers jump gun on legislation | | | A growing number of spammers have started using disclaimers that imply their mass emailings comply with a new law, the Consumer Antislamming Act. There's only one problem: The legislation is not yet law. [CNET]
www.news.com |
| 30. | NSI threatens to sue Blackhole List operator | | | Network Solutions is threatening to sue an influential antispam group if it provides a filter that could be used by hundreds of networks worldwide to block the dominant registrar's email. [CNET]
www.news.com |
| 31. | 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]
www.news.com |
| 32. | 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]
www.news.com |
| 33. | 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]
www.news.com |
| 34. | 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]
www.news.com |
| 35. | Yahoo curbs message board spam | | | Yahoo has moved to curb unwanted advertising on the message boards in its finance section, taking up the delicate task of policing a heavily trafficked area without appearing to censor rivals. [CNET]
www.news.com |
| 37. | Who’s Spamming Whom? | | | Meet the spammers, those furtive and reviled entrepreneurs who make a living clogging your inbox with junk e-mail. [The Industry Standard]
www.thestandard.net |
| 38. | Antispam Group Criticizes EU Proposal | | | – The rules proposed in Brussels Wednesday will fail to protect European Commission consumers against unwanted e-mail, says Ray Everett-Church, a cofounder of and counsel for the Coalition Against Unsolicited Commercial E-mail, a U.S. volunteer organization. [The Industry Standard]
www.thestandard.net |
| 40. | Telstra slammed for spam | | | Telstra, the telecommunications giant, has just been struck in the eye with a stone - or is it a small tin of processed meat? [ZDNet Australia]
www.zdnet.com.au |
| 42. | How To - Can anyone stop spam? | | | Tips and techniques for reducing spam, plus an examination of antispam lawsuits and legislation. [CNET Features]
www.cnet.com |
| 43. | Spam Progress Report | | | Plus Spam-Busting Tips and Tools. Includes a progress report on anti-spam initiatives, from legislation to vigilante groups. [ZDnet]
www.zdnet.com |
| 45. | Spam Me | | | [Washington Post]
washingtonpost.com |
| 46. | Direct mail double cross? | | | A fight over opt-in marketing has anti-spam activists crying foul. [Salon Technology}
www.salon.com |
| 47. | When candidates spam | | | A mass e-mailing by a New Jersey Republican stirs up an online hornet's nest. [Salon 21st]
www.salon.com |
| 48. | Spam bombers | | | Tired of receiving dozens of get-rich-quick offers and promos for "bulk mailers" in your e-mail? Meet the software designers who have made it all possible. [Salon 21st]
www.salonmagazine.com |
| 51. | Big Fine for Spamming AOL Members | | | A Queens-based group that markets apricot seeds as a cancer cure over the Internet has been hit with more than $600,000 in damages for clogging the computer systems of America Online Inc. with the transmission of millions of the unsolicited e-mail messages known as "spam." [New York Law Journal]
www.nylj.com |
| 52. | NetCreations Creates First Co-op Database for E-Mail | | | E-mail marketing service provider NetCreations is forming a cooperative database for e-mail addresses. Purporting it to be the first e-mail co-op, they plan to link more than 200 lists and six million e-mail addresses. [Direct Newsline]
www.directmag.com |
| 53. | Cyber Promotions Rejects Hormel Spam Threats | | | Cyber Promotions Inc., Philadelphia, said yesterday that it has rebuffed threats by Hormel Foods Corp. over the use of the word "spam" in connection with unsolicited Internet e-mail. [Direct Newsline]
www.directmag.com |
| 54. | Deceptive Spam Could Slow E-Commerce Growth, FTC Says | | | The proliferation of deceptive spam could undermine consumer confidence and slow the growth of Internet commerce, Federal Trade Commissioner Sheila F. Anthony told the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee yesterday. [Direct Newsline]
www.directmag.com |
| 55. | Federal Law To Regulate Spam Proposed | | | Senator Robert Torricelli (D-New Jersey) and Senator Frank Murkowski (R-Alaska) are proposing a law to regulate unsolicited e-mail, or spam. [Direct Newsline]
www.directmag.com |
| 56. | Anti-Spam Bill Introduced in California | | | A state assemblyman in California introduced yesterday a bill that would expand existing law that prohibits unsolicited faxes by adding a provision to restrict unsolicited commercial e-mail. [Direct Newsline]
www.directmag.com |
| 57. | Survey Finds Surfers Blame ISPs for Spam | | | A new survey shows that e-mail users are not only annoyed by spam, but that many have and will do something about it by changing their Internet Service Provider in order to reduce or eliminate it. [Direct Newsline]
www.directmag.com |
| 59. | California Anti-Spam Bill Is Amended To Protect Property | | | Yesterday at the Internet World trade show in Los Angeles, California assemblyman Gary Miller presented to industry leaders and the press the new, market-oriented language for an anti-spam bill he is co-sponsoring. [Direct Newsline]
www.directmag.com |
| 61. | CDMA Gets Tough On Spam | | | The Canadian Direct Marketing Association amended its code of ethics to require member DMers to have positive option before e-mailing marketing messages. [Direct Newsline]
www.directmag.com |
| 62. | AOL Files Second Spam Suit | | | America Online Inc., Dulles, VA, filed suit Friday in federal court in Virginia to block a Kentucky-based mass mailer from its service. [Direct Newsline]
www.directmag.com |
| 63. | Russians Plead Guilty to Web Fraud | | | Four Russian emigres who sent a blizzard of 50 million e-mails pleaded guilty to fraud charges Monday in a scheme that cheated job seekers out of about $150,000 and threatened to crash major Internet systems providers. [Washington Post]
www.washingtonpost.com |
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