Houston Chronicle: Europe outlaws spam, but it keeps coming
Like most people, Massimo Cavazzini was sick of spam. Unlike most, though, the Italian entrepreneur had the law on his side. (August 2, 2002)
Houston Chronicle: Legislating against spam proves a rocky road
The European Union has a law banning unsolicited junk e-mail. Japan has one restricting pitches sent to wireless devices. And the United States? (August 2, 2002)
The Age: Spam, the plague giving the Net indigestion
If you already get too much junk e-mail, you'll get twice as much by New Year - and at the moment there is little anyone can do to stop it. No wonder consumers rate it their worst computer problem. (August 1, 2002)
CNET.com: Spam suit rings on Sprint
Sprint Communications is facing a lawsuit in Utah alleging that it sent unsolicited commercial messages, or spam, in violation of a recently enacted state statute. (August 1, 2002)
Wired: Sprint Calls Audible in Spam Suit
A lawsuit charging Sprint with sending illegal, unsolicited e-mail appears to be turning into a test case for how much evidence a company can recover when defending against allegations of wrongful spamming. (August 1, 2002)
New Architect: A Tidal Wave Of Spam
Editorial. One man decides to give up on spam filtering. (August, 2002)
New Architect:: Blind Vigilantes
Blackhole lists offer dark prospects. (August, 2002)
CNET.com: Spam filter a career killer?
A meeting reminder from the boss, a lascivious letter from a lover, or the daily tally from a fantasy football league: Which e-mail would you read first? (July 29, 2002)
smh.com.au: Sun goes down on man of words
Green describes these electronic messages as "a little ray of sunshine". It irritates him that some of the recipients can't see the light. They regard Green's sunshine as spam, get mad as hell, and send him responses that are "threatening, abusive, filthy-minded, arrogant, quite offensive, and when you consider what I've sent out is philosophical, enlightening and positive, I guess they are not ready for it". (July 26, 2002)
PCWorld.com: Verio Tries to Get Monkeys.com Off Its Back
Web-hosting company won its battle against an antispam activist, but the war is far from over. (July 25, 2002)
CNET.com: Anti-spam service battles bugs
A new anti-spam service launched with much fanfare this week is facing some technical hurdles out of the gate and frustration from the community it relies on to fight junk mail. (July 20, 2002)
SF Gate: Spam attacks growing
According to the latest monthly data from Brightmail the rate of unique spam attacks measured by the company's network of decoy addresses has increased more than five-fold during the past year -- from less than a million in June 2001 to more than 4.8 million last month. (July 15, 2002)
CNET.com: Surviving in spam's shadow
For Janine Popick, spam is a four-letter word. (June 20, 2002)
ABCNEWS.com: New Ways to Can Spam E-mail
New spam filter uses peer-to-peer networking tricks. (June 19, 2002)
CNET.com: Start-up wants your help to fight spam
Ordinary Web surfers could play a major role in stemming the rising tide of junk e-mail crippling the Net, if a new anti-spam company hits its mark. (June 19, 2002)
Computerworld: Search goes on for ways to stop spam
At a Global Internet Project conference today, IT and government officials looked at ways to counter the spreading nuisance of unwanted e-mail. (June 18, 2002)
Washington Post: Making Spam Go Splat
Sick of Unsolicited E-Mail, Businesses Are Fighting Back. (June 9, 2002)
PCWorld.com: Spammers Claim Rights, Too
Opt-In Marketing Services challenges antispam efforts, organizations in court. (June 3, 2002)
CNET.com: EU body pushes spam guidelines
The European Parliament has signed off on sweeping guidelines for Internet regulation, including prohibiting spam and the use of cookies without the explicit permission from Web surfers. (May 31, 2002)
Slashdot: Australian Spammer Sues Back
We've all heard the one about the spammers begin sued. Now, an Ausie spammer is suing back, for being blacklisted. Claiming damages and equipment replacement costs and so on. The whole article is over at Yahoo. So, I guess now, not only are we subjected to the spam, but we can't block it either? (May 30, 2002)
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