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900,000 ISP customers blacklisted

May 10, 2005 Telewest, a U.K. Internet service provider, calls the antispam group's action "heavy-handed" but can't say it didn't see this coming. TAGS: Telewest, Ironport Systems Inc., anti-spam, Internet Service Provider, representative, spam, Internet service, service provider, U.K., IP address, IP, e-mail

Can-Spam didn't, survey says

December 30, 2004 A survey due out Monday will report that the federal antispam law did little to deter spammers. TAGS: CAN-SPAM Act, MX Logic Inc., antispam company, anti-spam, survey, law, spam, service provider, U.S., e-mail, Microsoft Corp.

Antispam group rejects e-mail payment plan

February 7, 2006 Spamhaus says the e-mail charges planned by Yahoo and AOL will erode our freedom to communicate. TAGS: anti-spam, Spamhaus, America Online Inc., freedom, Yahoo! Inc., spam, Time Warner Inc., agency, e-mail, payment

China joins forum on curbing spam

February 23, 2005 In a move that inspires optimism, China--one of the largest contributors to the spam epidemic-- appears at London discussion. TAGS: anti-spam, Spamhaus, China, spam, spammer, London, conference, government, U.S.

E-mail meltdown claims take heat

February 4, 2005 Although ISPs say they have had problems with a zombie mailing trick, antispam sellers say the warnings are overblown. TAGS: Spamhaus, anti-spam, Postini Corp., zombie, Internet Service Provider, spam, e-mail server, server, e-mail

Spam: Made in Taiwan?

June 9, 2006 Junk e-mail rose in May, most of it served up from Taiwan--and the death of Blue Frog was a factor, CipherTrust says. TAGS: CipherTrust Inc., zombie, Taiwan, anti-spam, spam, spammer, China, e-mail, message, security, U.S.

Microsoft launches antispam tools, services

May 26, 2005 Company debuts its MSN Postmaster Web site, which offers tools and services designed to combat spam. TAGS: MSN Hotmail, MSN, spam, Internet Service Provider, anti-spam, service provider, e-mail, Microsoft Corp., security

Developing nations losing spam battle, report says

May 27, 2005 Countries with fewer resources are finding themselves overwhelmed as junk mail senders take shelter there, a new OECD report says. TAGS: developing country, spam, spammer, nation, junk e-mail, anti-spam, Internet Service Provider, e-mail

IBM debuts spam assailant tool

March 22, 2005 Rather than just filtering content, Big Blue's spam-fighting technology verifies sender identity and strikes back. TAGS: Lycos Inc., spam, IBM Corp., security technology, anti-spam, spammer, P2P, e-mail, screensaver, message

Exterminating the nuisance of spam

November 15, 2006 Suresh Ramasubramanian oversees the development of junk e-mail countermeasures for tens of millions of Internet users. TAGS: developing country, videocast, spam, anti-spam, junk e-mail, U.N., mailing list, training, Adobe PDF, effect, Internet Service Provider

Black Frog leaps into fight against spam

May 25, 2006 Okopipi project aims to continue antispam campaign launched by now-defunct Blue Frog effort, which suffered a DOS attack. TAGS: Wiki, denial of service, anti-spam, spammer, fight, project, spam, security, server, e-mail

China plans spam crackdown

February 22, 2006 World's second-worst offender as source of spam will introduce measures to curb the problem--but critics say they don't go far enough. TAGS: China, junk e-mail, spam, Sophos Plc., anti-spam, London, Internet Service Provider

IronPort to rate Web links in spam fight

January 24, 2006 Web reputation scoring added to catch more unwanted e-mail messages, including those with links to malicious Web sites. TAGS: Ironport Systems Inc., reputation, anti-spam, spam, spam filter, spammer, check, attack, e-mail, message, link, server

Report: Antispam push helping curb U.S. junk mail

October 12, 2005 The United States is still the greatest source of spam, but tougher laws and other measures are helping stem the tide, Sophos says. TAGS: Sophos Plc., spammer, Graham Cluley, South Korea, spam, anti-spam, U.S., China, security, e-mail, Microsoft Corp.

Zombie trick expected to send spam sky-high

February 2, 2005 New spammer scheme uses ISPs to get around blacklists, leading one expert to predict "e-mail meltdown." TAGS: Internet Service Provider, blacklist, zombie, spam, Spamhaus, MessageLabs Ltd., spammer, e-mail server, anti-spam, trojan horse, server, e-mail, broadband, U.S., malware, PC

'Tis the season to send spam

November 20, 2006 The volume of junk e-mail is spiking--just as consumers gear up for holiday shopping. TAGS: antispam company, Ironport Systems Inc., spammer, spam, MessageLabs Ltd., season, holiday, anti-spam, Turkey, expert, Yahoo! Inc., message, e-mail, PC

Court sides with alleged 'vacation' spammer

November 28, 2006 Precedent-setting decision says travel agency that sent repeated cruise-vacation e-mails is protected by federal Can-Spam Act. TAGS: CAN-SPAM Act, Oklahoma, anti-spam, law, spammer, spam, domain name, professor, e-mail, CEO

Blue Security attack linked to blog crashes

May 4, 2006 DDoS attack on antispam campaigner redirected to blog-hosting firm Six Apart, forcing it offline, security firm says. TAGS: Six Apart Ltd., distributed denial of service, anti-spam, LiveJournal, TypePad, blog, blog posting, spammer, traffic, spam, security, attack, server

Antispam confab looks beyond filters

March 29, 2006 Leaders in the fight against spam, phishing and e-mail fraud gather at the MIT to compare notes. TAGS: CAN-SPAM Act, marketer, spammer, anti-spam, law enforcement, email marketing, spam, bond, incentive, e-mail, conference, phishing, attorney, car, America Online Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Charting tactics in the war on spam

June 18, 2003 Christine Gregoire, attorney general from Microsoft's home state of Washington, has some advice for federal lawmakers cooking up spam laws: Don't stifle commerce, and let individuals have their day... TAGS: spammer, spam, attorney general, legislation, law, legislator, state, nation, e-commerce, anti-spam, Washington, advice, Internet Service Provider, solution, Microsoft Corp., e-mail
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