Junk e-mail eradicated?
Online marketing - sometimes called spamming - is trying to clean up its act - so don't mention the S word. [BBC News]
CNET.com: AT&T admits spam offense after contract exposed
AT&T acknowledged Thursday that it had violated its own spam policy by providing Web-hosting services to a purported sender of unsolicited commercial email. (September 3, 2002)
Verizon digs out from spam blizzard
Major American ISP and Gargantuan telecomms generalist Verizon was deluged with so much spam last week that its servers were unable to function at times, and left customers with something like a 24-hour e-mail delivery delay. [The Register] (December 13, 2000)
AOL spammer pleads guilty to forgery
A man who spammed millions of AOL subscribers with pornography and get-rich-quick schemes has pleaded guilty to second-degree forgery in a US District court. [The Register] (December 12, 2000)
Verizon Online Users' E-Mail Problems Persist
More than a week after its network buckled under a torrent of junk e-mail, and two days after the company vowed to fully restore service, customers of Verizon Communications Inc. yesterday continued to suffer severe problems exchanging messages over the Internet. [Washington Post] (December 12, 2000)
Verio's Alleged Spam is Temporarily Canned
In a case where a U.S. District Court is upholding a registrar's right to protect people listed in its database, register.com Inc. won a preliminary injunction against Verio Inc. preventing the Web hosting company from mercilessly spamming its customers. [InternetNews] (December 11, 2000)
E-Mail Delays Plague Verizon Users
Company Blames Network Troubles on a Flood of 'Spam' [Washington Post] (December 8, 2000)
Brightmail Debuts Wireless Anti-Spam 'Mailwall'
Seeking to protect wireless e-mail users from spam and viruses, Brightmail, Inc. announced the release of new software that acts as a "mailwall." [Wireless Newsfactor] (December 4, 2000)
24/7 Media Snags Restraining Order Against MAPS
Ad server and technology company 24/7 Media succeeded in getting a temporary restraining order against anti-spam non-profit Mail Abuse Prevention System, on behalf of 24/7's e-mail marketing subsidiary, 24/7 Exactis. [InternetNews] (November 17, 2000)
Spam? Not us, says 24/7
A US District Court in Denver has issued a temporary restraining order on behalf of online marketing gurus, 24/7, against the Mail Abuse Prevention System (MAPS). [The Register] (November 17, 2000)
MSN blacklisted for harbouring spammers
Microsoft's vastly interconnected ISP and portal, MSN, has become easy prey for spammers due to several poorly-protected mail (SMTP) servers to which outsiders can connect easily for a free, anonymous ride, according to a bulletin on the Mail Abuse Prevention System (MAPS) Web site. [The Register] (November 16, 2000)
MSN Criticized For Open Spam Relays
Responding to complaints that the Microsoft Network is allowing spammers to relay junk e-mail through MSN servers, the Mail Abuse Prevention System (MAPS) has added several MSN systems to its notorious anti-spam blacklist. The action could potentially disrupt emails from thousands of legitimate MSN subscribers. [InternetNews] (November 15, 2000)
Major ISPs Boot Spammers
As a result of intense pressure from anti-spam activists, major ISPs are taking steps to ensure their salespeople do not sign contracts with companies that send unsolicited commercial e-mail. [E-Commerce Times] (November 10, 2000)
Europe to ban spam?
An influential body of data protection experts could be about to recommend that Europe bans spam. [The Register] (November 8, 2000)
PSINet cans spammer, pledges reforms
Attempting to distance itself from a spam controversy, PSINet cut off service to an admitted sender of unsolicited commercial email and pledged to amend its spam policy and educate its sales force. [CNET.com] (November 8, 2000)
Mega-ISPs And Spam Support
Discussion about pink contracts. [Slashdot] (November 7, 2000)
PSINet caught red-handed with spam contract
Stumbling ISP PSINet has owned up to a contract with a sender of bulk unsolicited commercial email - known to you and me as spam. It has long been a suspicion that some ISPs have had illicit contracts with spammers, despite a publicly stated policy against such practices. [The Register] (November 7, 2000)
PSINet assailed as spam contract surfaces
Troubled Internet service provider PSINet acknowledged providing access to a sender of bulk unsolicited commercial email, bolstering critics' claims that some of the world's largest ISPs knowingly do business with spammers in violation of stated anti-spam policies. [CNET.com] (November 6, 2000)
AT&T admits spam offense after contract exposed
AT&T acknowledged Thursday that it had violated its own spam policy by providing Web-hosting services to a purported sender of unsolicited commercial email. [CNET.com] (November 3, 2000)
Oh Yum: There's More Spam
An analysis of data from an e-mail filtering firm shows that more inboxes are being targeted with more junk than ever before. [Wired] (October 27, 2000)
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