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Article discussing what various types of organizations are currently doing and can be doing to curb
spam.
http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2913669,00.html
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The Mercury News: Subscription e-mail intended to weed out spam
WebTV co-founder Phil Goldman today is launching a subscription e-mail service for consumers that's
intended to weed out spam.
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/business/5468505.htm
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internetnews.com: DMA Urges Schumer to Drop Do-Not-E-mail List Clause
The Direct Marketing Association (DMA) yesterday urged its members to ask New York Sen. Charles
Schumer to drop his proposal for a do-not-e-mail registry.
http://www.clickz.com/news/article.php/2238791
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internetnews.com: DMA Releases International Anti-Spam Law Summary
The Direct Marketing Association (DMA) released a summary of the spam laws in 41 countries and the
European Union.
http://www.clickz.com/news/article.php/2245481
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Yahoo! News: Microsoft, New York State Sue E-Mail Spammers
Microsoft and New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer on Thursday sued a group of e-mail marketers
they said were responsible for sending billions of fraudulent spam messages.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=582&e=1&u=/nm/20031219/wr_nm/tech_m....
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Computerworld: Virginia arrests N.C. man under new antispam law
Virginia authorities said yesterday that they had arrested and charged a North Carolina man for
sending spam in the first use of a new state law that could bring penalties of up to 20 years in
prison.
http://www.computerworld.com/governmenttopics/government/legalissues/story/0,10801,88176,00.htm....
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TelecomWeb: Congress Approves National Anti-Spam Bill, Supplanting Tougher State Laws
Congress has given the final approval on the "Can-Spam" bill, which will take affect Jan.
1, 2004. This federal legislation will override all state anti-spam laws, including tougher
measures in states like California.
http://www.telecomweb.com/news/1070999257.htm
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Yahoo! News: Spammers Unleash E-Mail Worm to Disable Critics
Anti-spam organizations are the target of a new Internet worm outbreak that tries to knock them
offline with a crippling data barrage, computer security experts said Tuesday.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=582&e=1&u=/nm/20031202/wr_nm/tech_i....
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Yahoo! News: House Passes Anti-Internet Spam Bill
The U.S. House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly on Saturday for a bill to outlaw most
Internet spam and create a "do not spam" registry for those who do not wish to receive
unsolicited junk e-mail.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=582&e=1&u=/nm/20031122/wr_nm/tech_s....
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FOXNews.com: Consumer Groups Seek to Put a Can on Spam
E-mail users seeking relief from spam - unsolicited ads, commercials and promotions that frequently
fill up online mailboxes - should not count on help from Congress this year.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,103540,00.html
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Daily Breeze: Many find spam clogs blogs
Developers of popular new Web logs think junk mail could thwart the electronic revolution.
http://www.dailybreeze.com/content/business/nmspam14.html
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washingtonpost.com: Data Attacks Strike Spam Fighters
Ron Guilmette tried to cleanse the Internet of spam. For his good deed, he got himself cleansed
from the Internet.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56072-2003Nov3.html
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Computerworld: E-mail virus turns PCs into spam machines
A new e-mail virus capable of turning infected PCs into "spamming machines" emerged
today, targeting corporate and home users in Europe and the U.S., a computer security expert said.
http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/virus/story/0,10801,86737,00.html?nas=PM-86737
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seattlepi.com: Microsoft-backed bill would dilute spam law, state says
The state Attorney General's Office has convinced lawmakers that a proposal being pushed by
Microsoft Corp. would weaken Washington's landmark law against unwanted and misleading e-mail.
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/110297_spam27.shtml
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MSNBC: World's Top 10 Spammers
A list of names of and bios of the top ten spammers as of summer 2003.
http://www.msnbc.com/news/wld/tech/brill/Top10Spammers_dw.htm
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SearchSecurity.com: In the spammer's lair
"As long as people buy the products, I'll keep sending mail," said Ron Scelson, who is
dubbed the "Cajun Spammer."
http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid14_gci914837,00.html?Exclusive=True
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The Idaho Statesman: Crusaders are trying to stop the kudzu of e-mails from invading your inbox
Think of Kevin Wilson as the self-appointed trash cop of the Internet superhighway. In short, he
wants to clean up the spam - or unsolicited e-mail - littering the virtual world and clogging
e-mail accounts.
http://www.idahostatesman.com/Search/story.asp?id=37396
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The Guardian: Spam, spam, spam and spam? Not for much longer
The government is planning a clampdown on e-mail spam, demanding that companies obtain consumers'
permission before sending them marketing material via the internet.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/story/0,3604,922549,00.html
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CNET.com: Group to field spam-filter complaints
A group of e-mail marketers on Tuesday set up an Internet forum for people to air grievances about
spam filters--which can swallow legitimate messages along with the targeted commercial come-ons.
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-985023.html?tag=nl
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CNET.com: Porn spam--legal minefield for employers
Lewd e-mail promoting pornography may soon pose more than just a technical challenge in the ongoing
fight against spam--experts say it's set to become an acute legal problem, too.
http://news.com.com/2100-1032-995658.html?tag=fd_lede1_hed
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CNET.com: Spam suits seek poetic justice
Antispam company Habeas is suing bulk e-mailers, accusing them of using its poetry without
permission in an unusual use of trademark law to clamp down on spammers.
http://news.com.com/2100-1024-995568.html?tag=fd_top
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TechNews.com: Spam's Cost To Business Escalates
The flood of unsolicited messages sent over the Internet is growing so fast that spam may soon
account for half of all U.S. e-mail traffic. 2003.03.13
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17754-2003Mar12.html
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TechNews.com: AOL Joins Microsoft In a Reply to Spam
These arch rivals, which compete ferociously for Internet subscribers, say illicit commercial
e-mail has so overwhelmed their efforts to stop it that they are joining forces to press for tough
federal legislation to stymie the spammers.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38150-2003Feb20.html
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Wired: Going to Extremes to Fight Spam
On Monday, the two co-founders of AvantGo launched a new spam filter that takes the most drastic
anti-spam approach possible: Users only receive e-mail from people on a list of pre-approved
senders.
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,57867,00.html
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CNET.com: Antivirus firm takes on junk e-mail
Antivirus company Trend Micro is jumping into the antispam fray, unveiling new software it hopes
will help information technology managers protect their workers from an increasing barrage of
unwanted messages.
http://news.com.com/2100-1012-990650.html
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Wired: Net Gurus Rally Anti-Spam Forces
The Internet Research Task Force, the closest thing the Internet has to a governing body for all
matters technical, inaugurated the Anti-Spam Research Group this week to develop "a taxonomy
of the (spam) problem and the proposed solutions."
http://www.wired.com/news/infostructure/0,1377,57868,00.html
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CNET.com: MSN blocks e-mail from rival ISPs
Microsoft's MSN said its e-mail services had blocked some incoming messages from rival Internet
service providers earlier this week, after their networks were mistakenly banned as sources of junk
mail.
http://news.com.com/2100-1025-990653.html
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SFGate: Bill seeks to stem spam
Could California lead the nation into a spam-free future? Or at least one where appreciably fewer
unwanted pitches for porn, anatomical enhancements and cheapo printer cartridges flood our
electronic inboxes? 2003.02.24
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/02/24/BU209634.DTL&t....
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PCWorld: It's Open Season on Spammers
The problem of spam--how to get rid of it, how to track down the senders, and whether to prosecute
those spammers--has dominated many discussions at the third annual Privacy and Data Security Summit
here this week.
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,109595,00.asp
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SFGate.com: But we don't like spam - Junk e-mail detested, polls find
Nearly 9 out of 10 Americans who use e-mail at work support legislation that would require warning
labels on sexually explicit or pornographic spam and establish criminal penalties for spam that
contains misleading information about the identity of the sender.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/02/12/BU212882.DTL&t....
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CNET.com: Spam blocker charges for e-mail
An Australian entrepreneur has created what may be the first antispam service that lets its users
charge for the privilege of sending them e-mail.
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-985175.html
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CNET.com: Microsoft going after Hotmail spammers
Microsoft is turning up the heat on spam, filing a lawsuit to go after people it suspects of having
harvested e-mail addresses from its Hotmail servers to spam subscribers.
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-985018.html
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CNET.com: Group to field spam-filter complaints
A group of e-mail marketers on Tuesday set up an Internet forum for people to air grievances about
spam filters--which can swallow legitimate messages along with the targeted commercial come-ons.
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-985023.html
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Wired: Spam Offers: Some Legit, Most Not
The human gene pool should be incapable of producing enough idiots to financially support the vast
number of spammers whose scat litters so many inboxes. Turns out, most spammers make money selling
e-mail addresses to other spammers, who then sell those same addresses to others.
http://www.wired.com/news/infostructure/0,1377,57613,00.html
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CNET.com: AT&T spam filter loses valid e-mail
AT&T WorldNet this week activated a risky spam-filtering technique that it shortly had to
defuse after subscribers discovered they were losing legitimate e-mail.
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-982118.html?tag=fd_top
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BBC News: Spam 'turning people off e-mail'
People are starting to use e-mail less because of spam, a study finds, though some click on
unsolicited messages.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3209189.stm
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MSNBC: In the trenches of the 'spam wars'
For those serving on the front lines of the bruising battle over junk e-mail spam is also is the
root of the hardball legal tactics, hacking, harassment and death threats that are the hazards of
their chosen vocation.
http://www.msnbc.com/news/945559.asp?0cb=-212171549
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CNET.com: Standards group takes aim at spam
An influential Internet standards-setting body has begun a close scrutiny of the mounting problem
of e-mail spam, in an effort that could have broad-ranging implications for future e-mail use and
security.
http://news.com.com/2100-1032-991305.html
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The Age: Spam, spam, virus, porn and spam on spam
The e-mail system is wilting under the attack of confidence tricksters and the mad inventors of
viruses, warns Garry Barker.
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/01/27/1043534001549.html
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ZD Net: FTC crashes international drivers' license spam scam
Several unscrupulous "spammers" have been shut down after bombarding Internet users with
e-mail offers for allegedly bogus international drivers' licenses.
http://zdnet.com.com/2110-1106-981104.html
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BBC News: The most annoying spam of 2002
The most annoying spam purported to pass on to people free passwords for sex sites that usually
levy a charge to look beyond the front page.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/2688619.stm
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USA Today: Idaho man takes junk e-mail senders to court
Kevin Wilson is on a mission to rid his e-mail of unwanted electronic advertisements.
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/techpolicy/2003-04-14-spam-court_x.htm
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CNET.com: The DMA's doublespeak on spam
Robert Wientzen, president of the Direct Marketing Association, has an unusual view of what types
of junk e-mail qualify as spam.
http://news.com.com/2010-1071_3-5047695.html
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CBS News: Internet experts battle spam
Hundreds of computer programmers gathered at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
recently, to figure out ways to solve the rising flood of unsolicited e-mail, also known as spam.
http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2003/01/20/Consumers/spamfilters_030120
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Daily Breeze: California spam law nails 1st violator
California snared its first spammer Friday, winning a $2 million judgment against a Los Angeles
County marketer that specialized in hawking how-to-spam books over the Internet.
http://www.dailybreeze.com/content/news/nmantispam25.html
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Wired: Spam Confab: Hackers to Rescue?
Hackers from around the world will converge on MIT on Friday to swap intelligence and marshal their
collective brainpower for the fight against a seemingly indomitable opponent. This time it's not
Microsoft, DirecTV or the Recording Industry Association of America. It's spam.
http://www.wired.com/news/infostructure/0,1377,57190,00.html
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Newsfactor: Malware and Spam in the New Year
Against both spam and viruses, the best defense is still a well-protected network or PC. It seems
that spammers have used the holiday season to increase their e-mail intrusions on our inboxes by
1,000 percent since Thanksgiving.
http://www.newsfactor.com/perl/story/20372.html
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JoongAng Daily: Nearly 1,000 firms on cyber crime list
Internet shopping malls were the biggest culprits in sending unwanted commercial mail or infringing
on privacy last year, according to data released yesterday by the Ministry of Information and
Communication. 2003.01.10
http://joongangdaily.joins.com/200301/10/200301100412157939900090609061.html
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MSNBC: Has the spam dam really burst?
Spam, some say, has gotten so bad that it's on the verge of killing e-mail. But if the Internet sky
really is falling, why doesn't someone do something?
http://www.msnbc.com/news/941040.asp?0cb=-111171549
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Yahoo! News: Senate passes anti-spam bill, but many obstacles remain
The "can spam" bill reflects a national push to eradicate annoying commercial junk
e-mail. It takes aim at bulk e-mailers who mask their identities, peddle pornography and scams, or
ignore consumers' requests to be left alone.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=677&e=2&u=/usatoday/20031023/bs_usa....
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