The war for your e-mail box - http://www.salon.com/21st/feature/1998/10/cov_30feature.html Do we need anti-spam laws? Some Net veterans think the unthinkable. [Salon 21st]
Would you accept spam in exchange for lower Net costs? - http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9806/23/cheap.spam.idg/index.html Would you cheerfully open your e-mail in-box to all the spam you can stand in exchange for a cut-rate ISP account? [CNN]
Three ways to spamproof your in-box - http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9806/30/diy.spam.idg/index.html PROBLEM: You're drowning in unsolicited e-mail messages. SOLUTION: Filter your incoming e-mail, contact your Internet service provider, and hunt down the culprits. [CNN]
E-mail overload drives many users bananas - http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9806/18/email.overload.idg/index.html Try to imagine your e-mail in-box accumulating 300 to 600 messages - not while you are away on vacation, but every day. [CNN]
Spammers jump gun on legislation - http://news.cnet.com/2100-1023-214028.html Spammers claim legitimacy with disclaimers that imply their mass emailings comply with the Consumer Antislamming Act. [CNET]
Antislamming act draws fire - http://news.cnet.com/2100-1033-214185.html A House Commerce subcommittee today approved by voice vote the Consumer Antislamming Act, containing controversial provisions aimed at protecting Net users from junk email that antispammers say actually legitimize spam. [CNET]
Reward offered to find spammer - http://news.cnet.com/2100-1023-201205.html Wanted: One spammer. Reward offered. A San Diego software engineer who's had it with people using his domain name "live.net" to send out spam is offering a $100 reward to anyone who can deliver the offending parties--or at least their names--to him. [CNET]
When is email marketing spam? - http://news.cnet.com/2100-1023-215051.html Like it or not, email is still the best way to reach a mass online audience--and even community sites and online services are willing to use it. [CNET]
Settlement in First Antispam Law - http://news.cnet.com/2100-1023-213430.html Stan Smith of Salem, Oregon, had never heard of junk email, let alone "spam" or any laws banning it. He just wanted to spread the word about Tahitian noni juice, which he says is pretty much a miracle cure for a wide variety of ailments. [CNET]
ORBS antispam site shut down - http://news.cnet.com/2100-1023-218552.html The war on unsolicited email suffered a setback this week as a spam-blocking site was bounced off the Web. [News.com]
I Don't Like Spam - http://www.cpsr.org/prevsite/program/privacy/spam_jj.html by Jeff Johnson [CPSR]
Political Spamming - http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/1998/04/18/MN13037.DTL In a pioneering move that may herald the dawn of the cyber-campaign, hundreds of thousands of Californians will soon begin hearing from political candidates via e-mail.
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