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 Junk e-mail eradicated?Junk e-mail eradicated?
 Online marketing - sometimes called spamming - is trying to clean up its act - so don't mention the S word. [BBC News]
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Verizon digs out from spam blizzardVerizon digs out from spam blizzard
 Major American ISP and Gargantuan telecomms generalist Verizon was deluged with so much spam last week that its servers were unable to function at times, and left customers with something like a 24-hour e-mail delivery delay. [The Register] (December 13, 2000)
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AOL spammer pleads guilty to forgeryAOL spammer pleads guilty to forgery
 A man who spammed millions of AOL subscribers with pornography and get-rich-quick schemes has pleaded guilty to second-degree forgery in a US District court. [The Register] (December 12, 2000)
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Verizon Online Users' E-Mail Problems PersistVerizon Online Users' E-Mail Problems Persist
 More than a week after its network buckled under a torrent of junk e-mail, and two days after the company vowed to fully restore service, customers of Verizon Communications Inc. yesterday continued to suffer severe problems exchanging messages over the Internet. [Washington Post] (December 12, 2000)
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Verio's Alleged Spam is Temporarily CannedVerio's Alleged Spam is Temporarily Canned
 In a case where a U.S. District Court is upholding a registrar's right to protect people listed in its database, register.com Inc. won a preliminary injunction against Verio Inc. preventing the Web hosting company from mercilessly spamming its customers. [InternetNews] (December 11, 2000)
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E-Mail Delays Plague Verizon UsersE-Mail Delays Plague Verizon Users
 Company Blames Network Troubles on a Flood of 'Spam' [Washington Post] (December 8, 2000)
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Brightmail Debuts Wireless Anti-Spam 'Mailwall'Brightmail Debuts Wireless Anti-Spam 'Mailwall'
 Seeking to protect wireless e-mail users from spam and viruses, Brightmail, Inc. announced the release of new software that acts as a "mailwall." [Wireless Newsfactor] (December 4, 2000)
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24/7 Media Snags Restraining Order Against MAPS24/7 Media Snags Restraining Order Against MAPS
 Ad server and technology company 24/7 Media succeeded in getting a temporary restraining order against anti-spam non-profit Mail Abuse Prevention System, on behalf of 24/7's e-mail marketing subsidiary, 24/7 Exactis. [InternetNews] (November 17, 2000)
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Spam? Not us, says 24/7Spam? Not us, says 24/7
 A US District Court in Denver has issued a temporary restraining order on behalf of online marketing gurus, 24/7, against the Mail Abuse Prevention System (MAPS). [The Register] (November 17, 2000)
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MSN blacklisted for harbouring spammersMSN blacklisted for harbouring spammers
 Microsoft's vastly interconnected ISP and portal, MSN, has become easy prey for spammers due to several poorly-protected mail (SMTP) servers to which outsiders can connect easily for a free, anonymous ride, according to a bulletin on the Mail Abuse Prevention System (MAPS) Web site. [The Register] (November 16, 2000)
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MSN Criticized For Open Spam RelaysMSN Criticized For Open Spam Relays
 Responding to complaints that the Microsoft Network is allowing spammers to relay junk e-mail through MSN servers, the Mail Abuse Prevention System (MAPS) has added several MSN systems to its notorious anti-spam blacklist. The action could potentially disrupt emails from thousands of legitimate MSN subscribers. [InternetNews] (November 15, 2000)
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Major ISPs Boot SpammersMajor ISPs Boot Spammers
 As a result of intense pressure from anti-spam activists, major ISPs are taking steps to ensure their salespeople do not sign contracts with companies that send unsolicited commercial e-mail. [E-Commerce Times] (November 10, 2000)
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Europe to ban spam?Europe to ban spam?
 An influential body of data protection experts could be about to recommend that Europe bans spam. [The Register] (November 8, 2000)
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PSINet cans spammer, pledges reformsPSINet cans spammer, pledges reforms
 Attempting to distance itself from a spam controversy, PSINet cut off service to an admitted sender of unsolicited commercial email and pledged to amend its spam policy and educate its sales force. [CNET.com] (November 8, 2000)
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Mega-ISPs And Spam SupportMega-ISPs And Spam Support
 Discussion about pink contracts. [Slashdot] (November 7, 2000)
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PSINet caught red-handed with spam contractPSINet caught red-handed with spam contract
 Stumbling ISP PSINet has owned up to a contract with a sender of bulk unsolicited commercial email - known to you and me as spam. It has long been a suspicion that some ISPs have had illicit contracts with spammers, despite a publicly stated policy against such practices. [The Register] (November 7, 2000)
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PSINet assailed as spam contract surfacesPSINet assailed as spam contract surfaces
 Troubled Internet service provider PSINet acknowledged providing access to a sender of bulk unsolicited commercial email, bolstering critics' claims that some of the world's largest ISPs knowingly do business with spammers in violation of stated anti-spam policies. [CNET.com] (November 6, 2000)
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AT&T admits spam offense after contract exposedAT&T admits spam offense after contract exposed
 AT&T acknowledged Thursday that it had violated its own spam policy by providing Web-hosting services to a purported sender of unsolicited commercial email. [CNET.com] (November 3, 2000)
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Oh Yum: There's More SpamOh Yum: There's More Spam
 An analysis of data from an e-mail filtering firm shows that more inboxes are being targeted with more junk than ever before. [Wired] (October 27, 2000)
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ISPs find spam verdict hard to swallowISPs find spam verdict hard to swallow
 Internet service providers and permission-based marketing agencies are up in arms about the government's decision not to regulate against unsolicited commercial email or spam, as it's more commonly known. [Media Guardian] [Requires free registration.] (October 20, 2000)
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Industry group cooks up rules for spamIndustry group cooks up rules for spam
 Complaints about unsolicited commercial email have prompted an industry coalition to come up with standards designed to quell consumer concerns and keep regulators at bay. [CNET.com] (October 5, 2000)
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Microsoft to rewrite marketing labeled as spamMicrosoft to rewrite marketing labeled as spam
 Microsoft today said it plans to revise a notification message accompanying a test version of its new MSN Explorer software, bowing to criticism that the feature resembles self-promoting spam. [CNET.com] (September 27, 2000)
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Spam Wars Escalate in Round TwoSpam Wars Escalate in Round Two
 Attorney Pete Wellborn obtains Global Restraining Order against spammer Benchmark Print Supply, and seeks contempt sanctions. If successful this case will close down one of the most prolific US spammers. [PR Newswire] (September 27, 2000)
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MSN turns users into spammersMSN turns users into spammers
 A change of address notification for new users generates MSN Explorer endorsements to colleagues and friends. Make that former friends. [ZDNet] (September 26, 2000)
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New MSN feature encourages spamming friendsNew MSN feature encourages spamming friends
 The latest test version of Microsoft's MSN Explorer is setting off sparks over a feature that converts MSN email accounts to Hotmail, as well as over an accompanying spam-like missive that encourages customers to send an advertisement-laden email to friends and colleagues. [CNET.com] (September 26, 2000)
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Online Marketers Propose Spam ControlsOnline Marketers Propose Spam Controls
 In a bid to ward off U.S. government regulation, a coalition of online marketing heavyweights announced plans Monday to propose standards meant to ease consumer concerns about spam and online privacy. [E-Commerce Times] (September 26, 2000)
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More accountability for spammers?More accountability for spammers?
 New e-mail marketing standards promise to balance privacy and personalization. Can the industry police itself? Will it? [ZDNet] (September 25, 2000)
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Spam WarfareSpam Warfare
 Blacklists, lawsuits, hate sites. Bulk e-mail is never a dull business. [Forbes] (September 18, 2000)
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E-mail Marketers Target SpamE-mail Marketers Target Spam
 A group of 15 companies has announced that they will form a coalition to design e-mail standards to limit spam. Among the companies involved in the Responsible Electronic Communication. [PC World] (September 15, 2000)
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Insider slams Kiwi spam fightersInsider slams Kiwi spam fighters
 ORBS' proactive approach to fighting bulk e-mail may actually help spammers. But the group's chief critic is under the gun, too. [ZDNet] (August 9, 2000)
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MAPS Wins First-Round in Spam CaseMAPS Wins First-Round in Spam Case
 A judge Tuesday denied Harris Interactive's request for a temporary restraining order that would have forced anti-spam organization Mail Abuse Prevention System to remove the online researcher from its "Realtime Blackhole List." [InternetNews] (August 9, 2000)
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Setting Limits for 'Whois' DataSetting Limits for 'Whois' Data
 A dispute between a domain name registrar and a Web hosting company could set legal limits on accessing and using personal information on Internet whois databases. [Wired] (August 4, 2000)
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Registrar Sues for Whois SpamRegistrar Sues for Whois Spam
 A domain name registrar has filed suit against a firm it claims illegally used its customer contact information in an aggressive marketing campaign of unsolicited email and phone calls. [Wired] (August 3, 2000)
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Harris sues ISPs over spam blockadeHarris sues ISPs over spam blockade
 Polling giant claims ISPs have been duped into blocking millions of its e-mails in an anti-spam scam cooked up by a rival. [ZDNet] (August 2, 2000)
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Mail Abuse Prevention Organization Stands Up to Giant Harris InteractiveMail Abuse Prevention Organization Stands Up to Giant Harris Interactive
 MAPS, the anti-spam organization, will vigorously defend the law suit filed by Harris Interactive Inc. [PR Newswire] (August 2, 2000)
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Harris Interactive Files Suit Against AOL, Microsoft, Qwest and Other ISPs Over Restraint of TradeHarris Interactive Files Suit Against AOL, Microsoft, Qwest and Other ISPs Over Restraint of Trade
 Mainly an attack on MAPS, claiming that Harris are not spammers and should not be blocked. (July 31, 2000)
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eBay To Get $1.2M in Spam SettlementeBay To Get $1.2M in Spam Settlement
 eBay, Inc. said it will get $1.2 million (US$) under a lawsuit settlement with ReverseAuction.com, Inc., which had been accused of illegally obtaining eBay user IDs and addresses in order to send them unwanted and misleading e-mail. [E-Commerce Times] (July 28, 2000)
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Spammer Pays Up at EBaySpammer Pays Up at EBay
 ReverseAuction has agreed to pay $1.2 million and to quit harvesting emails from eBay's site as part of a settlement agreement. [Wired] (July 28, 2000)
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In Defense of SpamIn Defense of Spam
 No one will admit to liking spam -- the canned pseudo-meat or the unsolicited e-mail that bears its name. But despite the current efforts of governments in North America and Europe to get it back into the can, spam is destined to be, and should be, a fact of Internet life -- just like junk mail is in the real world. [E-Commerce Times] (July 21, 2000)
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U.S. House Approves Anti-Spam BillU.S. House Approves Anti-Spam Bill
 The U.S. House of Representatives voted almost unanimously Tuesday that spam should be unlawful. [E-Commerce Times] (July 19, 2000)
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Despite Foes, Spam ThrivesDespite Foes, Spam Thrives
 Even though there are now some state laws closely regulating spamming, the practice of sending mass unsolicited e-mails has acquired a sheen of respectability, and in some quarters is enthusiastically referred to as "sending an e-mail blitz." [E-Commerce Times] (July 6, 2000)
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The Congressman Who Loves SpamThe Congressman Who Loves Spam
 H.R. 3113, which would fine spammers $500 for each piece of unsolicited junk email they send, would have passed unanimously were it not for the representative known throughout the House as "Dr. No." [Wired] (June 20, 2000)
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House approves anti-spam legislationHouse approves anti-spam legislation
 The House of Representatives today passed the first bill that will hold email marketers accountable for the influx of bulk unsolicited email, commonly known as "spam." [CNET.com] (June 18, 2000)
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Hotmailers Getting Fat on SpamHotmailers Getting Fat on Spam
 Ask Hotmail users about their email accounts and most likely they will gripe how impossible it is to eliminate spam. [Wired] (June 17, 2000)
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Anti-Spam Bill Clears Key HurdleAnti-Spam Bill Clears Key Hurdle
 An anti-spam bill that could have a wide-reaching effect on online marketing is one step closer to becoming law following the U.S. House Commerce Committee's vote Wednesday. [E-Commerce Times] (June 15, 2000)
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Study finds filters catch only a fraction of spamStudy finds filters catch only a fraction of spam
 Spam filters used by some popular Internet email providers weed out only a fraction of the junk they're supposed to but almost never bounce legitimate messages, according to a new study. [CNET.com] (June 15, 2000)
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Consumer watchdogs fail the Spam TestConsumer watchdogs fail the Spam Test
 Report on European consumer watchdog groups with no spam policies. [The Register] (June 6, 2000)
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A Fight to Ban Cellphone SpamA Fight to Ban Cellphone Spam
 Hundreds of unsuspecting AT&T wireless subscribers in April protested when spam trickled from their PCs to cellular phones. [Wired] (June 6, 2000)
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When You Send Spam to YourselfWhen You Send Spam to Yourself
 Carl Toups usually doesn't blink at unsolicited junk mail in his Hotmail account, but a piece of spam recently caught his eye. [Wired] (June 1, 2000)
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Report: E-Mail Marketing To Reach $7.3B by 2005Report: E-Mail Marketing To Reach $7.3B by 2005
 Jupiter Communications released a report on Monday predicting that worldwide direct e-mail marketing will balloon from $164 million (US$) in 1999 to $7.3 billion in 2005. [E-Commerce Times] (May 9, 2000)
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Other Ways to Fry SpamOther Ways to Fry Spam
 The Chickenboners and the Lumber Cartel are waging a war over your email box. [Wired] (April 24, 2000)
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Spam Strikes BackSpam Strikes Back
 Do marketers have the right to flood the e-mail boxes of unsuspecting Internet users with unwanted e-mail, otherwise known as spam? One Washington state judge has effectively said yes -- and has sparked an instant debate about the constitutionality of laws that limit the use of spam. [E-Commerce Times] (March 17, 2000)
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Report: E-Mail Taking Hold as E-Commerce ToolReport: E-Mail Taking Hold as E-Commerce Tool
 A survey released this week by Forrester Research, Inc. reports that e-tailers are now using electronic mail as a major means of generating repeat business from customers. [E-Commerce Times] (March 9, 2000)
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IKEA enlists friends for email publicityIKEA enlists friends for email publicity
 Home furnishing retailer IKEA has a new spin on spam, recruiting friends of friends to get the word out about its new store opening in the San Francisco Bay area. [CNET.com] (March 8, 2000)
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Spammers Forced to Tell the TruthSpammers Forced to Tell the Truth
 A Colorado legislative committee has passed a bill that would require spammers to tag unsolicited email with a special subject line. [Wired] (February 19, 2000)
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Viral marketing goes one step too farViral marketing goes one step too far
 Article about the "viral marketing" technique used by AllAdvantage.com. [InfoWorld] (February 7, 2000)
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