US to clamp down on 'pop-up' spammer

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Spammer, Anti-Spammer Involved In
Lawsuit Will Hold Public Debate

Spammer, Anti-Spammer Involved In
Lawsuit Will Hold Public Debate 05/20/2004 11:41 PM
Julian Haight, the founder of anti-spam service SpamCop, and Scott Richter, the founder of spamming service OptInRealBig, are currently in the middle of a fairly nasty legal battle over whether or not SpamCop can block OptIn's spam. Still, the two have agreed to appear together in public and debate the topic. Both of their lawyers say that the debate will avoid the issue of the lawsuit, but as the article points out, that seems unlikely. The thing is, in listening to what both sides have said over the years, you already know what they're going to say in this debate - and they're talking at cross purposes. The spammers focus on their right to make money, while everyone else talks about their right to be left alone. The problem with the spammers' position is that they don't have the right to make money. They have the right to try to make money, but if it involves pissing everyone off, and everyone decides to create and use filters to make email bearable again - then that's their right too.

Spammer Bankrupted by Anti-Spammer Suits

Spammer Bankrupted by Anti-Spammer Suits 03/29/2005 05:27 PM

Spammer sues anti-spammer for $4 million

Spammer sues anti-spammer for $4 million 03/17/2005 02:53 AM
In a story of simple solutions thrown by the wayside, a company is suing an Oklahoma City man for defamation and other damages after he took his personal quest to stop their spamming to the web.

Clamp down on bogus colleges

Clamp down on bogus colleges 06/18/2004 06:17 AM
The government gives details of a new register designed to clamp down on the abuse of the immigration system.

Uganda to clamp down on rebels

Uganda to clamp down on rebels 01/01/2005 10:50 AM
President Museveni pledges to step up action against Ugandan rebels, after an attack ends a truce.

Putting A Clamp On PC Pests

Putting A Clamp On PC Pests 01/24/2004 09:13 AM
CBS News Jan 24 2004 1:22PM GMT

Just Like PC, KTF 'Pop-Up' Service

Just Like PC, KTF 'Pop-Up' Service 04/15/2005 06:51 PM
Telecoms Korea Apr 15 2005 11:17PM GMT

Canada to clamp down on Internet
pharmacies

Canada to clamp down on Internet
pharmacies 12/17/2004 06:25 PM
Iol.co.za - Fri Dec 17, 06:50 am GMT

Target to Clamp Down on Cold Medicines
(AP)

Target to Clamp Down on Cold Medicines
(AP) 04/18/2005 11:19 AM
AP - Target Corp. will no longer allow unfettered access to cold medicines that are used to make the illegal stimulant methamphetamine.

Campaign Starts Against Some 'Pop Up'
Ads

Campaign Starts Against Some 'Pop Up'
Ads 11/06/2003 08:30 PM
AP via Los Angeles Times Nov 6 2003 6:50PM ET

U.S. Sues Over 'Pop-Up' Ad Software

U.S. Sues Over 'Pop-Up' Ad Software 11/06/2003 08:30 PM
AP via Newsday Nov 6 2003 6:34PM ET

Perfect Tool: C-Clamp Mini Tripod

Perfect Tool: C-Clamp Mini Tripod 02/10/2004 02:56 AM
If you carry a camera around you should hide one of these at the bottom of your bag; there's always one in my briefcase. It will turn a lot of basic shots from impossible to easy. [Updated: buy ’em online, and read about blogging corruption.]...

TiVo Begins Testing of 'Pop-Up' Ads

TiVo Begins Testing of 'Pop-Up' Ads 03/29/2005 03:04 PM
Much to the chagrin of many of its users, TiVo has begun testing out a new form of advertising on its subscription digital video recorder service. The ads were designed to appear on the screen while a user is fast-forwarding through commercials, but some TiVo customers say ads are popping up during TV shows.

PHP Class 'POP Auth' released

PHP Class 'POP Auth' released 12/18/2003 07:20 PM
This class is meant to perform authentication of Web site users by validating the users names and passwords accessing to a POP3 e-mail server.

Government launches campaign against
some 'pop-up' ads

Government launches campaign against
some 'pop-up' ads 11/06/2003 03:52 PM
SiliconValley.com Nov 6 2003 2:37PM ET

FTC gets injunction against 'pop-up spam
scam'

FTC gets injunction against 'pop-up spam
scam' 11/06/2003 03:56 PM
Ads tout software to stop annoying pop-ups

Turkey Presses Bush to Clamp Down on
Rebel Kurds

Turkey Presses Bush to Clamp Down on
Rebel Kurds 06/27/2004 09:43 AM
Reuters via Wired News Jun 27 2004 1:41PM GMT

Government launches campaign against
some 'pop-up' Internet ads

Government launches campaign against
some 'pop-up' Internet ads 11/06/2003 06:09 PM
San Francisco Chronicle Nov 6 2003 5:04PM ET

Firm Asks Court to Clear Windows
'Pop-Up' Ads

Firm Asks Court to Clear Windows
'Pop-Up' Ads 12/11/2003 06:06 PM

You might be a spammer if...

You might be a spammer if... 01/19/2004 01:54 PM
How would you complete this sentence: You might be a spammer if ...

Pop-Up ad Spammer fights FCC

Pop-Up ad Spammer fights FCC 12/11/2003 12:04 PM
The very unethical company D Squared Solutions is suing the FCC after the FCC shut them down for sending unsolicited...

Spammer discussion

Spammer discussion 01/12/2004 01:53 AM

Blog and guestbook spammers are discussing spam techniques in this Usenet thread found by Andy Baio.

It’s an interesting read. One of the main characters is a moron who shows his ignorance at every turn. There are many claims that what they are doing is Search Engine Optimization (SEO). There are legitimate SEO companies, and there are guys like these. If you are hiring a SEO company, make sure you know what techniques they are using or you might end up with a site marketed in the same manner as the porn and prescription drug schemes they are discussing.

They also linked to my AP News article on spam. So they know we’re watching.

Spammer jailed

Spammer jailed 06/24/2004 01:04 PM
Ralph W. Reid (Jun 23 2004)

Spammer Gets Nine Years

Spammer Gets Nine Years 04/10/2005 05:16 AM
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Spammer tells all!

Spammer tells all! 06/22/2004 07:49 AM

How much money would you have to make a month to become a troll and become a spammer. Rego Zenger has an interesting article on how much money a spammer actually made as the spammer explains the process on the trials and tribulations of sending spam to 100's of thousands of people. [rejo.zenger.nl]< /p>

Why you might be an unwitting spammer

Why you might be an unwitting spammer 05/27/2004 03:22 PM
Continuing in my quest for a spam-free mailbox, I have become more and more interested in the way(s) spammers collect their victim's addresses. In fact, I routinely receive junk mail in various languages I don't even understand (Chinese, German, Korean, Brazilian, and God knows what else), let alone having any relationship whatsoever with those countries. So I started thinking how the heck some email addresses of mine ended up in those spamming lists.

Spammer caught in the Act!

Spammer caught in the Act! 04/09/2004 04:00 PM
Entertaining read on the capture of a 419 e-mail spammer caught in the act. It is a bit dramatic but...

Wi-Fi Spammer Gets Busted

Wi-Fi Spammer Gets Busted 09/07/2004 12:32 PM
A spammer in California has been accused of driving around looking for un-secured hotspots and sending spam from the open connections: The original story here is one of those infuriating reads that doesn't mention how the guy got caught. It seems that historically people who have gotten caught for improperly using hotspots have done so by being stupid or unlucky. It's otherwise difficult to track someone down especially if they move around a lot looking for insecure hotspots....

Wi-Fi Spammer busted!

Wi-Fi Spammer busted! 09/08/2004 01:30 AM

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In a mix of true detective work and a little high tech knowhow, a Wi-Fi spammer is caught while sending out pornographic spam over an open wireless access point. The one thing that caught my eye is there is really nothing explaining how the perpetrator was caught in the first place. Is this to be kept as a well guarded secret?…

Spammer Tricks

Spammer Tricks 12/02/2002 07:24 PM
John Graham has posted about some recent spammer tricks that he is working to address in the next release of POPFile....

A Day In The Life Of A Spammer

A Day In The Life Of A Spammer 08/21/2004 01:11 PM

A pox on your house, Spammer

A pox on your house, Spammer 11/11/2003 10:18 PM
Spammers strike back? Well then call this return of the Webmaster Jedi. As a blogger and domain owner, I am sick of waking up to fifty new comments, all of which are spam for something of dubious legality. The fine folks at Kalsey are angry too. And they declared war. Lots of people stood up and took notice. What can you do to help stop this infestation? Blacklists and Bayesian filtering come to mind... (Via Smart Mobs)

The Phillies Spammer

The Phillies Spammer 01/04/2005 08:49 AM

Trial begins for Phillies fan accused of e-mail hacking: Being a crazy sports fan is one thing. Spoofing the email address of area sportwriters and spamming everyone, apparently, is not.

But yesterday, Carlson sat alone in a federal courtroom in Philadelphia, the accused boo-bird who hijacked the e-mail addresses of area sportswriters and sent out tens of thousands of anti-Phillies cyber-rants in their names.

"Like a lot of people, he was not happy about the fact that the Phillies were not winning," Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael L. Levy said in his opening statement to the jury. "But Mr. Carlson... decided to do something more. He launched an electronic attack against the Philadelphia Phillies and Philadelphia Newspapers Inc."

They're charging him with identify theft under federal law. He sent 100,000 emails, one of which resulted in 60,000 bounces to a local sports columnist.

The Life of a Spammer

The Life of a Spammer 12/14/2003 02:47 PM
An anonymous reader writes "The Atlanta Journal-Constitution ran an interesting article today about the life of a "small time" spammer. It is interesting to ...

Spammer Apologizes

Spammer Apologizes 06/15/2004 11:32 AM

AOL and Microsoft take a spammer to the
cleaners

AOL and Microsoft take a spammer to the
cleaners 06/28/2004 11:14 PM

I love these stories when Spammers get taken to court and then get body slammed. In a court ruling in Paris a spammer has to pay a fine of around 13,000 Euro's along with their legal fees (ouch). He has to advertise the court ruling on his own website and pay for advertising on the ruling against him. I can not even imagine how much this ruling is going to cost by the time it's all over but I bet he will never spam again. [ZDNet]

Impoverish a Spammer Today

Impoverish a Spammer Today 06/25/2004 03:20 PM
Slashdot Jun 25 2004 7:36PM GMT

Interview With A Email Spammer

Interview With A Email Spammer 06/16/2004 07:47 PM
"I was at a party and ran into a guy who said he was a programmer. After more discussion he said he was doing email marketing. Digging deeper, he admitted being a spammer. So I really picked his brain and it was rather interesting, so I thought I'd share it with you."

Buffalo spammer gets 3.5 to 7 years

Buffalo spammer gets 3.5 to 7 years 05/27/2004 12:16 PM
A New York man convicted of using the network of Internet service provider EarthLink Inc. to send out hundreds of millions of unsolicited commercial (spam) e-mail was sentenced to between three-and-a -half and seven years in prison Thursday, according to Brad Maione, a spokesman for New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer.
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