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 ORBS antispam site shut downORBS antispam site shut down
 The war on unsolicited email suffered a setback this week as a spam-blocking site was bounced off the Web. [News.com] (December 1, 1998)
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The war for your e-mail boxThe war for your e-mail box
 Do we need anti-spam laws? Some Net veterans think the unthinkable. [Salon 21st] (October 30, 1998)
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When is email marketing spam?When is email marketing spam?
 Like it or not, email is still the best way to reach a mass online audience--and even community sites and online services are willing to use it. [CNET] (August 31, 1998)
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Antislamming act draws fireAntislamming act draws fire
 A House Commerce subcommittee today approved by voice vote the Consumer Antislamming Act, containing controversial provisions aimed at protecting Net users from junk email that antispammers say actually legitimize spam. [CNET] (August 6, 1998)
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Spammers jump gun on legislationSpammers jump gun on legislation
 Spammers claim legitimacy with disclaimers that imply their mass emailings comply with the Consumer Antislamming Act. [CNET] (August 3, 1998)
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Settlement in First Antispam LawSettlement in First Antispam Law
 Stan Smith of Salem, Oregon, had never heard of junk email, let alone "spam" or any laws banning it. He just wanted to spread the word about Tahitian noni juice, which he says is pretty much a miracle cure for a wide variety of ailments. [CNET] (July 16, 1998)
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Reward offered to find spammerReward offered to find spammer
 Wanted: One spammer. Reward offered. A San Diego software engineer who's had it with people using his domain name "live.net" to send out spam is offering a $100 reward to anyone who can deliver the offending parties--or at least their names--to him. [CNET] (July 7, 1998)
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Three ways to spamproof your in-boxThree ways to spamproof your in-box
 PROBLEM: You're drowning in unsolicited e-mail messages. SOLUTION: Filter your incoming e-mail, contact your Internet service provider, and hunt down the culprits. [CNN] (June 30, 1998)
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Would you accept spam in exchange for lower Net costs?Would you accept spam in exchange for lower Net costs?
 Would you cheerfully open your e-mail in-box to all the spam you can stand in exchange for a cut-rate ISP account? [CNN] (June 23, 1998)
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On the beat with the Internet spam copsOn the beat with the Internet spam cops
 [CNN] (June 19, 1998)
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E-mail overload drives many users bananasE-mail overload drives many users bananas
 Try to imagine your e-mail in-box accumulating 300 to 600 messages - not while you are away on vacation, but every day. [CNN] (June 18, 1998)
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Political SpammingPolitical Spamming
 In a pioneering move that may herald the dawn of the cyber-campaign, hundreds of thousands of Californians will soon begin hearing from political candidates via e-mail. (April 18, 1998)
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I Don't Like SpamI Don't Like Spam
 by Jeff Johnson [CPSR] (February 3, 1998)
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