08.12.04Lycos Europe Ends Anti-Spam Campaign

Web Host Industry Review writes:
According to research and analysis firm Netcraft, Lycos Europe says it is taking down the MakeLoveNotSpam.com Web site and bringing its controversial MakeLoveNotSpam anti-spam campaign to an end. The company said it had achieved its objective, which was to ignite a debate about anti-spam measures.

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16.12.04Do Unsubscribe Links Stop Spam?

Brian McWilliams writes:
Do those unsubscribe links actually work, or are they just another spammer scam? A reporter goes undercover in the world of fake Rolexes to find the answer.

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# | 02.15 | | No comments yet

Spam spews as holidays near

Quad City Times, IA writes:
The assault of Christmas-related junk e-mail is one indication that, despite widely heralded anti-spam legislation, Internet users are still deluged by unwanted messages.

It may be impossible to tell how much spam is actually sent every day or how much of it comes from con artists. Many spammers are located outside the United States, and much spam goes to nonexistent e-mail addresses.

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22.12.04Wins and losses for spam fighters

Legalbrief writes:
Anti-spam lobbyists in the US registered a significant win in the courts last week but also suffered a significant loss in a separate case, writes E-Briefs. A US Federal judge has awarded an Internet service provider more than $1bn in what is believed to be the largest judgment ever awarded against spammers.

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23.12.04Who opens e-mail spam?

Theglobeandmail.com writes:
Canadians admit to being stressed by spam e-mails, but can't resist responding to the junk.

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Microsoft Bloggers Face Search Spam Pinch

eWeek.com writes:
Microsoft Corp.'s growing group of 1,200 Weloggers were among those feeling the pinch from a recent rash of spam messages to blog comments.

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29.12.04CAN-SPAM not seen to be effective

The Infoworld.com writes:
A year after the U.S. Congress passed the first federal antispam law, observers see no evidence that it has cut the amount of unwanted commercial e-mail arriving in U.S. residents' inboxes.

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Got Spam? It probably came from the U.S.

The Infoworld.com writes:
The United States topped the list of spam-sending countries in 2004, according to a list produced by an anti-spam and anti-virus software company.

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Dutch get tough with email spammers

The Iol.co.za writes:
The Dutch telecommunications industry watchdog has issued its first fines against spammers.

These included one person and two companies who sent unwanted emails and cellphone text messages.

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