Carving up spam
Unsolicited bulk e-mailers are in the hot seat this week as lawmakers, computing giants and marketers each apply pressure. Also: A government summit puts blacklists under the microscope.
Participants at a government confab spar over whether lists that target ISPs used by spammers are legal--and whether they do more harm than good.
May 1, 2003
Proposals to control the digital deluge include a national "do not e-mail" list and criminal penalties for repeat offenders.
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.
April 30, 2003
Fraud in spam is a big problem that calls out for law enforcement, says the FTC, which found that 66 percent of the unsolicited messages contain fraudulent claims.
April 29, 2003
Commentary
The spam plague threatens to eviscerate e-mail effectiveness. Forrester says that marketers need to follow best practices in program design, message creation, testing and measurement to ensure success with consumers.
April 30, 2002
CNET News.com's Washington watcher, Declan McCullagh, has the scoop on an upcoming antispam initiative, as federal lawmakers scrutinize the problems caused by junk e-mail.
April 29, 2003