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Spammers plead guilty after EarthLink probe

October 3, 2006 Two plead guilty to offenses under the Can-Spam Act after ISP finds they had sent out thousands of junk messages. TAGS: EarthLink Inc., spammer, CAN-SPAM Act, Internet Service Provider, message

Comcast goofs in Russian spam blockade

March 3, 2004 Since Friday, Comcast subscribers have found themselves unable to send e-mail to Russian addresses thanks to an overactive spam filter. TAGS: Comcast Corp., spam filter, Internet Service Provider, spammer, subscriber, spam, e-mail, Time Warner Inc., server

ISP wins $1 billion in spam suit

December 20, 2004 An Internet service provider filed suit against 300 spammers after its servers received up to 10 million spam e-mails a day in 2000. TAGS: judgment, spammer, Internet Service Provider, Internet service, service provider, server, e-mail

Commentary: Spammers must pay

December 16, 2003 Current technical and legislative efforts--like the Can-Spam Act of 2003--can, at best, only slow the flood of spam. The only permanent solution to the spam problem is to charge for e-mail. TAGS: spammer, CAN-SPAM Act, spam, Postini Corp., Internet Service Provider, commentary, Forrester Research Inc., law, dollar, e-mail, credit card

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, spammer, spam, Internet Service Provider, nation, anti-spam, junk e-mail, e-mail

Telecoms, ISPs partner in spam fight

January 14, 2004 A group of international telecom providers, Internet service providers and software companies plan to form a "neighborhood watch" to oust junk e-mail from their collective networks. TAGS: Openwave Systems, Internet Service Provider, anti-spam, neighborhood, spam, telecommunications, spammer, junk e-mail, messaging, telecommunications company, collaboration, software company, Internet service, America Online Inc., IP, e-mail

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, legislation, mechanism, Internet service, service provider, attorney, Internet Service Provider, U.S., e-mail

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

AOL touts spam-fighting prowess

April 30, 2003 The company asserts that it repelled more than 2 billion unsolicited commercial e-mails in a single day this week. The fight, however, is far from over. TAGS: spam-fighting, America Online Inc., spammer, spam, junk e-mail, Time Warner Inc., member, Internet Service Provider, e-mail, Microsoft Corp.

EarthLink puts stop to 'Alabama spammers'

January 26, 2005 Two alleged spammers end a lawsuit brought by the ISP by agreeing to stop sending more junk e-mail and to pay a cash settlement. TAGS: EarthLink Inc., spammer, Alabama, defendant, lawsuit, men, Internet Service Provider, Atlanta, settlement, e-mail

MCI accused of harboring spammers

February 7, 2005 Telecommunications giant denies accusations by Spamhaus that it hosts a Web site distributing spamming tools. TAGS: Spamhaus, MCI Inc., spammer, MessageLabs Ltd., Sobig, spam, e-mail server, Internet Service Provider, telecommunications, service provider, server

Customers squeezed, as ISPs close in on viruses

March 17, 2004 Broadband providers turn up the heat on customers, as the spread of spam viruses such as Bagel reignites the debate over just who should be in charge of Internet security. TAGS: broadband Internet provider, virus attack, broadband company, high-speed Internet service provider, Internet Service Provider, virus, spread, Bagle virus, Sobig, spammer, Internet security, anti-spam, debate, broadband, High-speed Internet, policy

China vies with U.S. for spam title, report says

April 21, 2006 Overall, computers in Asia relay more junk e-mail than those in any other continent, according to Sophos research. TAGS: Graham Cluley, Sophos Plc., spam, spammer, McAfee Inc., South Korea, North America, Asia, China, Internet Service Provider, virus, antivirus, security, Europe, U.S., Microsoft Windows

EarthLink's pursuit lands spammer in can

November 18, 2005 Can-Spam prosecutions related to EarthLink lawsuits put one man in prison for a year and slap another with a $15.4 million judgment. TAGS: EarthLink Inc., CAN-SPAM Act, spammer, Florida, junk e-mail, suit, Internet Service Provider, e-mail

Comcast takes hard line against spam

June 10, 2004 Blocking ports of suspect PCs draws criticism, but customers send 665 million e-mails daily. TAGS: Comcast Corp., spam, spamming, broadband Internet, spammer, SMTP server, block, broadband, subscriber, Internet Service Provider, e-mail server, Internet service, e-mail, service provider, server, PC

AT&T patents anti-antispam technology

November 19, 2003 Citing an "arms race" in the ongoing spam wars, the company defends its patenting of a technology to thwart antispam filters. TAGS: arms race, patent, AT&T Labs, AT&T Corp., spammer, spam, anti-spam, filter, Internet service, Internet Service Provider, message, e-mail

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, law, EarthLink Inc., lawsuit, anti-spam, Time Warner Inc., America Online Inc., service provider, e-mail, California, Yahoo! Inc.

AOL puts heat on alleged Sunshine State spammers

February 18, 2004 America Online files suit against Florida-based individuals it believes sent massive amounts of spam to its members. Rival EarthLink pursues an alleged Alabama spam ring. TAGS: spammer, Florida, defendant, America Online Inc., Alabama, EarthLink Inc., Virginia, Thailand, spam, Atlanta, suit, lawsuit, anti-spam, member, Time Warner Inc., asset

Police blotter: Mortgage 'spammers' sued by ISP

July 14, 2006 California Internet provider sues over mortgage spam, saying lenders violated Can-Spam Act, state laws. TAGS: mortgage company, Police Blotter, spamming, Quicken, spammer, CAN-SPAM Act, Internet Service Provider, complaint, spam, damage, Internet service, e-mail server, service provider, law, California, e-mail address

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, Washington, law, legislation, state, legislator, advice, nation, e-commerce, anti-spam, Internet Service Provider, solution, e-mail, Microsoft Corp.
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