anti-war unsolicited
'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 ways to beat it. [05 Dec 2003]
Re:Viewing 2003: A year of spam, spam and more spam
News Governments took note, companies woke up to the problem of unsolicited email and vendors rubbed their hands together in glee as every man and his dog released an anti-spam solution. Other quirky stories... [23 Dec 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]
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 as drive-by... [08 Sep 2004]
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 spam "a major intrusion... [05 Dec 2003]
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 per cent at the... [22 Jun 2007]
Spam: Can the law offer any relief?
News Anybody who is plagued by unsolicited emails can expect little relief from a tightening of anti-spam legislation, according to two experts close to the situation. Adrian Moss, CEO of dealgroupmedia,... [09 Jun 2003]
Microsoft gives spammers an image crisis
News Microsoft is to unveil new anti-spam tools for its MSN and Hotmail services, as the war on unsolicited email heats up. Now the software giant intends to increase its... [08 May 2003]
ISPs must spearhead attack on spam
News ISPs have been warned that they should wage a war on spam, or risk losing their customers to rivals who do seize the initiative to act against unsolicited mail. The independent survey, commissioned by... [18 Oct 2002]
Beating spam: Users want innovation, not legislation
News Computer users overwhelmed with spam believe technology offers the best way to escape the mire of unsolicited email. While only one third of email users believe tightening legislation is the way to go, governments... [16 Jun 2003]
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]
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]
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 political messages. [14 Sep 2004]
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]
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 for Dummies. [23 Jun 2005]
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