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Spamlord switches career to underwear seller
News A more cynical observer might be tempted to ask why Richter didn't favour a clothing label called 'Legitimate, Opt-in Email Marketing King', in that case. After getting New York state attorney general Eliot Spitzer... [21 Apr 2004]
Hoax virus warnings and spam scams: The top 10
News Verdict: You're looking after the money of the deposed king of Nigeria you say. The full top 10: JDBGMGR (accounts for 14 per cent of all reports) - A hoax virus warning relating to the Microsoft debugger registrar for... [20 Sep 2002]
One in seven emails is spam
News According to a survey of 160 IT managers conducted on behalf of security specialist MessageLabs, 15 per cent of all incoming business mail is spam. One of the issues that has dogged efforts to combat... [29 Jul 2002]
BT throws your important mail out with the spam
News BT customers have been seeing mail disappear at random since November as spam filtering software removes legitimate emails by mistake. The problem stems from a spam filtering service called Spamcop,... [09 Jul 2002]
Microsoft turns up the heat on Hotmail users
News Microsoft has announced its latest measure aimed at encouraging users to pay for their Hotmail accounts, by forcing them to pay for forwarding. Users of the popular email service provided by MSN can currently collect mail from other... [06 Jun 2002]
Telewest faces the UseNet death penalty
News Telewest has suspended its UseNet newsgroup access after anti-spam campaigners threatened to ban it. Telewest took the action in response to a "UseNet Death Penalty", (UDP) passed by an anti-spam... [13 May 2002]
Sainsbury's says 'no spam' this Christmas
News It is common practice for the companies who compile spam address lists to gather data from discussion groups, and regular users often use a special address when they post to such groups. Since many users report receiving... [19 Dec 2001]
German mobile operators dump on SMS providers
News It could also be a bid to control SMS spam, which is a much bigger problem in Germany than the UK, says Hess. German mobile operators look likely to put many independent companies out of business by hiking the charges... [11 Dec 2001]
BT mails virus to customers
News BTopenworld has been infecting its customers with a virus from its support centre. Independent IT consultant Richard Haselgrove sent an email to BTopenworld customer support last Tuesday (20 November) following the massive network outage. [26 Nov 2001]
Hotmail upgrade hindered by technical troubles
News Microsoft has now completed the deployment of an updated version of the site, with a new user interface, enhanced spam-filtering software and support for two new languages, Dutch and Swedish. Microsoft delayed a planned... [19 Jul 2001]
Users love affair with email starts to wane
News He confesses that it's "a long shot", but with inboxes groaning under the weight of incoming mail and working days vanishing in a desperate struggle to deal with the avalanche of spam, he may just be right. [19 Jun 2001]
Silver surfers still taking the bus to the shops
News The over 50s are logging onto the web in increasing numbers, with 90 per cent using email to stay in touch with friends and relatives, according to a new survey.per cent of respondents also complained about being bombarded with junk emails. [04 May 2001]
Political spam threat looms
News All three political parties are expected to use email heavily in the campaign for the next General Election, widely expected to take place on 3 May. John Cheney, managing director at Activis, said: "The political parties have realised... [05 Mar 2001]
Campus rumpus over Hot-Hot-Hotmail
News In fact, spammers may have chosen the academic addresses specifically because many Hotmail account holders are students, and spam from ac.uk domains may be more difficult to detect. "We are very ticked off," said a... [21 Feb 2001]
