spam war unsolicited in news
Stock spam slumps
News Image-based spam, in which unsolicited emails evade anti-spam filters by including their messages within attached images, is also on the decline according to McAfee, declining from 65... [22 Jun 2007]
Spammer claims scalp in antispam cyber war
News A prominent crusader against unsolicited email ads withdrew from an escalating cyber war with spammers on Wednesday after his website and numerous others came under a massive retaliatory attack. Almost... [18 May 2006]
Australia makes crucial step in war on spam
News Australia, already regarded as the world's champion of anti-spam law, has taken the latest step in outlawing unsolicited bulk email with the introduction of a Code of Practice which, among other... [29 Mar 2006]
Spam: Use Sender ID or we'll junk you, says Microsoft
News Sender ID has not been a success because it is not very highly regarded, said Ray Everett-Church, co-founder of the Coalition Against Unsolicited Commercial E-mail and co-author of the book Fighting Spam... [23 Jun 2005]
EU and US team up on spam fight
News Representatives from a variety of worldwide legislative and governmental bodies, including the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC), are meeting in London this week to discuss how a united front can help to crack down on the problem of... [11 Oct 2004]
Bush v Kerry sparks spam deluge
News The volume of election spam appears to be made up of two distinct types of unsolicited email - those which use such social engineering, just to get messages opened, and those which do carry specific... [14 Sep 2004]
Can spammers really exploit wireless networks?
News Nicholas Tombros, 37, is charged under the US CAN-SPAM act, which aims to clamp down on unsolicited junk mail. If Tombros is convicted or pleads guilty then 'war spamming' - also known... [08 Sep 2004]
Re:Viewing 2003: A year of spam, spam and more spam
News Other quirky stories from the world of spam included Hormel, the largest producer of spam - the meat product - throwing its toys out of the pram and threatening to take legal action against companies... [23 Dec 2003]
Pill pushers top spam offender chart
News However, porn-related pitches represented only 14 per cent of all spam last month, with finance-oriented messages accounting for 12.5 per cent of unsolicited emails. A new study issued Tuesday by... [17 Dec 2003]
Bush gives seal of approval to 'flawed' US spam laws
News Washington state has granted email recipients the right to sue spammers, and California and Delaware have mandated an "opt-in" approach that prohibits unsolicited commercial email without a prior business relationship. [17 Dec 2003]
'So how do we stop spam?'
News Some of the leading companies fighting on the front line of the spam war gathered in Dublin this week to discuss the growing problem of unsolicited email and offer practical advice on... [05 Dec 2003]
Ireland gets tough on spam
News Speaking at an EEMA conference in Dublin, entitled 'Spam - The Death of Email' Meade set out tough measures to crack down on unsolicited email and made clear his intention to enforce them, calling... [05 Dec 2003]
Major victory in war on spam
News China has woken up to the problem of spam email and blocked 127 servers which were identified as being the source of high volumes of unsolicited email. While the blockade will have little short-term... [09 Sep 2003]
Gates lends further weight to anti-spam campaign
News Microsoft has become increasingly active in the anti-spam crusade, most recently filing 15 lawsuits against spammers it said were responsible for sending a collective 2 billion unsolicited messages to... [25 Jun 2003]
'Stump up the cash to beat spam' government told
News This legislation attempts to combat the growing problem of spam by making it illegal for UK firms to send unsolicited emails to people who aren't existing customers, and should come into law in Britain... [20 Jun 2003]
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