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- 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)
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- 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)
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- 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)
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- Europe to ban spam?
- An influential body of data protection experts could be about to recommend that Europe bans spam. [The Register] (November 08, 2000)
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- 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 07, 2000)
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- Despite Foes, Spam Thrives
- Even though there are now some state laws closely regulating spamming, the practice of sending mass unsolicited e-mails has acquired a sheen of respectability, and in some quarters is enthusiastically referred to as "sending an e-mail blitz." [E-Commerce Times] (July 06, 2000)
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- Consumer watchdogs fail the Spam Test
- Report on European consumer watchdog groups with no spam policies. [The Register] (June 06, 2000)
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- Euro spam vote in limbo
- The European parliament has bungled its latest attempt to outlaw spam. [The Register] (September 07, 2001)
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- Europe bottles spam ban
- A European committee has blocked plans to outlaw unsolicited commercial email dealing a major blow to anti-spam supporters. [The Register] (July 11, 2001)
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- The Register: ORBS' death
- Alan Brown makes a short response to the news that ORBS is shutting down. (May 06, 2001)
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- A Third of Work E-Mail Wastes Time
- A new study finds at least 34 percent of e-mail messages at work contain irrelevant information. [ABCNEWS.com] (April 20, 2001)
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- MSN opts for Brightmail anti-spam defence
- MSN has signed up with Brightmail to stop its email users getting spammed. The ISP will offer its five million email users in the US the option of Brightmail's Anti-Spam Solution. [The Register] (April 12, 2001)
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- Spammers face felony charges
- Californians Michael Persaud, 24, of San Diego and Frank Kriticos, 25, of Santee will answer felony criminal charges of spamming and so earn the distinction of being the first people so charged in that state, according to a story in the local Union Tribune newspaper. [The Register] (March 15, 2001)
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- U.S. representatives mount attack on spam
- A bill designed to give consumers and ISPs greater control over a flood of unwanted e-mail, commonly known as spam, was introduced Wednesday by the same U.S. representatives who sponsored the legislation in the last Congress. [CNN] (February 16, 2001)
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- Official: Spam costs E10 billion
- Spam costs Net users a whopping E10 billion ($9.33 billion) a year, according to the European Commission. [The Register] (February 02, 2001)
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- Europe warms to spam ban
- Lobbyists for the European Internet industry believe their campaign for a ban on spam is gaining momentum. [The Register] (January 11, 2001)
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- Evil spammers jailed for two years
- Two Los Angeles men are to go to jail for their part in a bulk email scam which duped 12,000 people and severely impacted the operations of several large US ISPs. [The Register] (January 03, 2001)
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- NPR - All Things Considered - Spam
- A radio segment on "spam" with Jason Catlett, head of Junkbusters Corporation, which is a privacy advocacy firm. He talks about how spam works, how it makes its way around the world and why it's successful. Then a talk with Alan Ralsky, director of Creative Marketing Zone.