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Why we've finally canned spam

December 16, 2003 U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Conrad Burns say critics overlook the real impact that the law they wrote will have in the reduction of unwanted e-mail. TAGS: spammer, CAN-SPAM Act, bill, David Berlind, spam, critic, law, mechanism, legislation, Internet service, service provider, attorney, Internet Service Provider, U.S., e-mail

Alleged 'Seattle Spammer' arrested

May 31, 2007 After being indicted by a federal grand jury, Robert Alan Soloway pleads not guilty to 35 counts related to junk e-mail. TAGS: count, jury, Seattle, spammer, spam, Judge, attorney, e-mail, U.S.

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, spam, South Korea, anti-spam, U.S., China, Microsoft Corp., security, e-mail

Spam fighter hit with $11.7 million judgment

September 15, 2006 Nonprofit behind antispam blacklist is hit with multimillion-dollar judgment, but the order may not be enforceable. TAGS: Spamhaus, judgment, spammer, Barracuda Networks, Illinois, spam, U.K., court, anti-spam, organization, order, U.S., e-mail

Spammer faces up to two years in jail

January 13, 2006 Man charged with sending millions of spam messages over high-profile company networks in violation of the Can-Spam Act. TAGS: jail, spammer, CAN-SPAM Act, spam, U.S., e-mail

Convicted spammer gets nine-year sentence

April 11, 2005 Jeremy Jaynes is the first person in the U.S. to face prison time for spamming. TAGS: spamming, spammer, Virginia, sentence, e-mail address, U.S., 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., Taiwan, zombie, spam, spammer, anti-spam, factor, China, message, e-mail, U.S.

Britain, U.S. talk up spam fight

October 11, 2004 Legislation has been seen as the weak link in the spam war, but some officials appear confident they can make a difference. TAGS: spammer, spam, Britain, anti-spam, U.S., power, agreement, Microsoft Office, e-mail

Net heavyweights unite to KO spam

April 28, 2003 America Online, Yahoo and Microsoft are pooling their resources and technical expertise to reduce unwanted commercial e-mail solicitations that are inundating their systems. TAGS: solicitation, spam, America Online Inc., alliance, spammer, Yahoo! Inc., Time Warner Inc., e-mail, MSN, Microsoft Corp., U.S.

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, spam, blacklist, zombie, Spamhaus, e-mail server, spammer, MessageLabs Ltd., anti-spam, trojan horse, malware, e-mail, server, broadband, U.S., PC

Judge denies guilty plea in AOL spam case

December 21, 2004 Ex-AOL employee's hearing is postponed; judge cites vagueness in prosecutors' argument that theft violated Can-Spam. TAGS: CAN-SPAM Act, plea, prosecutor, America Online Inc., spammer, theft, Judge, Time Warner Inc., attorney, e-mail address, e-mail, U.S.

Major ISPs unite in spam fight

March 10, 2004 America Online, Microsoft, EarthLink and Yahoo team up to file the first major industry lawsuits under the new federal antispam law. TAGS: CAN-SPAM Act, Ron Wyden, defendant, spammer, Internet Service Provider, spam, EarthLink Inc., law, anti-spam, lawsuit, Time Warner Inc., America Online Inc., service provider, e-mail, Yahoo! Inc., California

Singapore considers antispam legislation

May 25, 2004 The country is mulling a policy that would make it legal to distribute bulk commercial e-mail, as long as it's sent with instructions on how to opt out of future mailings. TAGS: Singapore, anti-spam, Internet Service Provider, spam, spammer, sender, recipient, Internet service, service provider, regulation, attorney general, e-mail, U.S.

Can-Spam backer to lose top exec

December 18, 2003 The Direct Marketing Association, which helped shape the first U.S. federal antispam law, announces that CEO Robert Wientzen is planning to retire. TAGS: CAN-SPAM Act, antispam law, anti-spam, law enforcement, sender, spammer, marketer, law, junk e-mail, Sen., exec, U.S., e-mail
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