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Tomorrow's Menu: Spam, Spam, Spam
Tomorrow's Menu: Spam, Spam, Spam
12/11/2003 06:15 AMCongress overwhelmingly passes a bill to fight the online scourge, but
critics say the unwanted e-mail will increase because the law will
actually legitimize spam. By Amit Asaravala.
Spam Laws
Spam Laws
07/20/2004 06:00 AMSpam Lawshttp://www.spamlaws.com/A very comprehensive listing of spam laws around the world created
and maintained by
David E. Sorkin
since 1999. This has been added to the Anti Spam sites section of
Internet Hoaxes Subject
Tracer™ Information Blog.
Spam On The Menu This Holiday Season
Spam On The Menu This Holiday Season
11/11/2003 05:50 AMAh, the holiday season is quickly approaching. Time for family
gatherings, gift-wrapped presents, holiday lights... and spam. It
should come as no surprise to anyone that
holiday
related spam is on the increase and is expected to reach insane
levels in the next few weeks. Spammers are apparently trying to use
the holiday season to boost their response rates, which just means the
rest of us have to spend more time cleaning up the mess they've left
in our in-boxes.
Spam keeps cookin'--despite new laws
Spam keeps cookin'--despite new laws
02/17/2004 07:44 PMCriminal laws "haven't done much to deter virus writers and hackers,"
a Justice Department prosecutor warns.
EU presses for laws against spam
EU presses for laws against spam
12/08/2003 01:06 PMglobetechnology.com Dec 8 2003 12:34PM ET
EU Presses for Laws Against Spam
EU Presses for Laws Against Spam
12/07/2003 02:57 PMSan Jose Mercury News Dec 7 2003 2:04PM ET
Spam on the menu at annual virus
conference
Spam on the menu at annual virus
conference
09/09/2004 02:50 PMBOSTON - Computer viruses and worms will have to share the stage with
a new challenger for the attention of attendees at a conference of
antivirus researchers: spam e-mail.
Anti-spam laws baffle UK.biz
Anti-spam laws baffle UK.biz
05/07/2004 05:00 AMThe Register May 7 2004 9:11AM GMT
New Laws Aim to Curtail New Form of Spam
New Laws Aim to Curtail New Form of Spam
11/13/2003 05:23 PMAP via Daily Press Nov 13 2003 4:49PM ET
Anti-spam laws now in force in the UK
Anti-spam laws now in force in the UK
12/12/2003 04:35 AMPublicTechnology.net Dec 12 2003 3:14AM ET
New laws aim to curtail new form of spam
New laws aim to curtail new form of spam
11/13/2003 11:01 PMBoston Globe Nov 13 2003 10:00PM ET
UK Anti-Spam Laws Criticised
UK Anti-Spam Laws Criticised
06/13/2004 04:21 AMSpam still escapes new privacy laws
Spam still escapes new privacy laws
01/02/2004 06:04 AMvnunet.com Jan 2 2004 5:22AM ET
Spam Costs, Volumes Soar Despite New
Laws
Spam Costs, Volumes Soar Despite New
Laws
06/08/2004 05:24 PMTwo new reports find that spam's cost to enterprises has more than
doubled in the past 10 months, costing almost $2,000 per employee each
year, as the volume of spam reaches new heights.
Anti-Spam Laws Sound Nice, But Won't Do
Much
Anti-Spam Laws Sound Nice, But Won't Do
Much
12/09/2003 02:31 PMThe press is going spam crazy now that Congress has finally agreed on
a single spam bill, which will soon be signed into law by the
President. However, the people who actually understand the spam
problem are
slamming this law, and a new UK anti-spam law, both of which
will do little, if anything, to stop spam. In some cases, both laws
can be seen to legalize certain forms of spam - which will be
exploited as a loophole by just about every spammer with at least a
few functioning brain cells. As the article points out, both laws are
great if you believe that spammers are law-abiding, honest people.
Otherwise, they're terrible. However, with all the talk (good and
bad) about these spam laws, how come no one is asking how we're going
to measure the success or failure of these laws? Everyone just
assumes that they'll work (or they won't). Shouldn't we have a built
in way to check up on the results six months from now
and (more
importantly) shouldn't there be a plan B in the likely event that
these laws do nothing to slow the spam problem down?
Anti-spam laws bite spammer hard
Anti-spam laws bite spammer hard
04/01/2005 07:06 AMLegal action has driven one of the net's biggest spammers to declare
bankruptcy protection.
EU discusses action against those
flouting anti-spam laws
EU discusses action against those
flouting anti-spam laws
01/27/2004 06:39 AMPublicTechnology.net Jan 27 2004 10:30AM GMT
European anti-spam laws lack bite
European anti-spam laws lack bite
04/28/2004 08:46 AMEuropean laws to limit spam will have little or no effect warn
researchers.
Weak Spam Laws Plus No Enforcement
Equals Waste Of Time
Weak Spam Laws Plus No Enforcement
Equals Waste Of Time
04/16/2004 11:32 AMOver in the UK, where they passed their own weak anti-spam law last
year (saying it was okay to spam businesses) it turns out things are
worse than they seem - as the law is only window dressing for a year
or more. The authorities charged with enforcing the law are saying
they don't have
the necessary resources to actually enforce the law, and probably
won't get around to do anything until next year. So, spammers in the
UK have just been given notice to... keep on spamming.
Privacy laws, spam taking toll on direct
marketing efforts
Privacy laws, spam taking toll on direct
marketing efforts
02/19/2004 06:17 PMConsumer protection laws, privacy concerns and antispam moves are
making it harder for companies to do direct marketing, according to
attendees at this week's Annual Privacy and Security Summit.
Three ad trade groups press for passage
of federal anti-spam laws
Three ad trade groups press for passage
of federal anti-spam laws
11/15/2003 05:30 AMInternetRetailer.com Nov 15 2003 4:07AM ET
Search Marketing Techniques, Deceptive
Advertising Laws & Other Laws
Search Marketing Techniques, Deceptive
Advertising Laws & Other Laws
03/22/2005 04:39 PMATTRIBUTES CONTEXT MENU (free): Adds a
context menu to all files and folders to
quickly modify their system attributes
ATTRIBUTES CONTEXT MENU (free): Adds a
context menu to all files and folders to
quickly modify their system attributes
10/28/2003 11:06 PMSpam, spam, spam, spam ... Canada
targets unwanted email (AFP)
Spam, spam, spam, spam ... Canada
targets unwanted email (AFP)
05/12/2004 04:17 AMAFP - Canada unveiled a new action plan to combat unsolicited
commercial e-mail, nicknamed spam, which jams inboxes and clogs
Internet traffic worldwide.
Finance Spam Passing Drug Spam While
Porn Spam Is Washed Up
Finance Spam Passing Drug Spam While
Porn Spam Is Washed Up
05/24/2004 05:37 PMThe latest study on spam trends appears to show that
financial spam is outpacing pharmaceutical spam
- though, honestly, so much of both is coming out that it's really
hard to imagine that this matters at all. Meanwhile, it seems that
porn spam is increasingly less interesting to spammers as the numbers
have been on a noticeable decline for quite some time. No matter
what, though, it appears that CAN-SPAM has done absolutely nothing to
slow down the amount of spam sent.
From spam drops to spam spray to spam
stream
From spam drops to spam spray to spam
stream
06/05/2004 07:31 PM I am now getting 2,000+ spams a day. There are 1,440 minutes in a day
The rate of incoming spams is therefore getting close to the interval
it takes me to check my email and dispose of a single spam: By the
time I'm done checking, more spam has arrived. That is the point at
which the spam droplets form a continuous stream. And that is the
point at which no interval of my life will ever be spam-free again....
Review: Advanced Spam Manager Attacks
Viruses, Spam For Exchange, Notes
Review: Advanced Spam Manager Attacks
Viruses, Spam For Exchange, Notes
03/27/2005 12:35 PMInformation Week Mar 27 2005 3:25PM GMT
Anti-Spam Technical Alliance Publishes
Industry Recommendations to Help Stop
Spam
Anti-Spam Technical Alliance Publishes
Industry Recommendations to Help Stop
Spam
06/22/2004 09:17 AMThe Anti-Spam Technical Alliance (ASTA), whose participants include
Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., EarthLink and America Online Inc., today
unveiled the result of more than a year of close collaboration by
presenting a host of detailed best practices and technical
recommendations for the entire industry in an effort to fight the
scourge of spam.
RSS Menu 1.1.1
RSS Menu 1.1.1
03/23/2005 11:54 PMSystemwide menu for RSS/Atom feeds.
Menu gone for now
Menu gone for now
06/05/2005 11:47 PMI've removed the
menu on the top of the front page from the site for now. Since I
launched it, I've been playing with it on and off, listening to
feedback, and trying to determine whether or not it adds or substracts
from the user experience of the site. When I got back from vacation, I
loaded up kottke.org in the browser and just didn't like the looks of
the thing sitting up there. Don't know why exactly, but since it still
does that flicker thing in Firefox and doesn't work in Opera at all
(thanks to everyone for sending in their fixes, BTW), it's probably
for the best. I'm going to work on it some more and it will probably
return in some modified form soon.
Symantec Brightmail Anti-Spam v6.0
delivers next-generation spam-fighting
power, control to enterprises
Symantec Brightmail Anti-Spam v6.0
delivers next-generation spam-fighting
power, control to enterprises
07/01/2004 10:20 PMSunday Times South Africa Jul 2 2004 2:42AM GMT
Spammer Complies With CAN-SPAM, Claims
ISPs Should Not Filter His Spam
Spammer Complies With CAN-SPAM, Claims
ISPs Should Not Filter His Spam
05/20/2004 07:05 PMRonnie Scelson is one of the shortlist of spammers who just seems to
love publicity. While many spammers like to hide away, Scelson's
always willing to talk. He testified before the Senate Commerce
Committee today, claiming that he is now
compl
ying with CAN-SPAM, but threatened to ignore the law if not enough
of his spam messages were getting through filters. He actually has
the audacity to complain that now that CAN-SPAM is in effect, ISPs
should be
required to let his mail through. Maybe the filters
are a little to thick around his head and the message isn't getting
through to him: the
reason his spam is filtered is because
people don't want it.
California Spam Law: Won't Stop Spam,
Will Make It Harder To Do Business
California Spam Law: Won't Stop Spam,
Will Make It Harder To Do Business
11/03/2003 11:40 PMI get inundated with more and more spam every day, and it's
frustrating as anything. I want it to stop. However, if politicians
insist on passing bad legislation in their attempts to stop spam,
that's not going to do any good. I've already complained about the
new
California legislation and it looks like I'm not alone. A guy who
runs a consulting firm and writes for Business Week points out
why California's anti-spam law won't do a thing about
spam, but will make life more difficult for legitimate small
businesses. He describes a situation where he did a very targeted
mailing for a company. It's probably up to your definition of spam as
to whether or not you consider his mailing spam. I tend to draw the
line on whether or not the mailing was "bulk" - which it sounds like
his was. I believe that if the email is truly targeted and
personalized about a potential business relationship, then it's hard
to call it spam. The California law disagrees. In fact, the sponsor
of the bill claims that any email contact between two companies is not
legitimate if it hasn't been initiated under some other form. That's
simply ridiculous. As I've said before, plenty of "commercial"
websites contact Techdirt every day about the possibility of
partnerships or links. Under California's anti-spam law, I could
charge them with spam. I recently heard from a major technology
magazine, asking if I would add them to my Quicklinks box. Should I
sue them for spam? According to the law, I could.
AOL Falls In Love With The Wrong Spam
Stats -- Says Spam Decreased
AOL Falls In Love With The Wrong Spam
Stats -- Says Spam Decreased
12/27/2004 01:32 PMAOL is claiming that their new spam filter has greatly reduced spam,
creating
nice looking headlines about less
spam. Of course, you could question their findings. The details
show that what was reduced was
spam complaints. This
might be a proxy for the amount of spam that got through to
inboxes, or it might just show that AOL subscribers have wised up and
realized that reporting spam to AOL doesn't seem to do a bit of good
-- and they've just given up on it.
Anti-spam activists targets of
spam-spawning virus
Anti-spam activists targets of
spam-spawning virus
12/06/2003 09:45 AMCanadian Press Dec 6 2003 9:11AM ET
New zombie spam technique may send spam
levels through the roof
New zombie spam technique may send spam
levels through the roof
02/05/2005 09:36 PMWarnings abound about a change in tactics on the part of zombie PC
network operators. As a result, spam levels could rise to nearly 95%
of all e-mails sent.
CAN SPAM Designed To Make Congressmen
Look Good - Not Stop Spam
CAN SPAM Designed To Make Congressmen
Look Good - Not Stop Spam
01/07/2004 06:36 PMWe all know now that the CAN SPAM law is a disaster and is unlikely to
do anything useful in the battle against spam. It's also becoming
clear that the entire point of the bill was never to stop spam, but to
make a few folks in Congress look good (which seems to be the entire
point of most politics these days). First, Business Week spends some
time
comparing the mostly effective federal "Do Not Call"
list with CAN SPAM. The DNC list was planned out carefully by the
FTC and the FCC, and, while it upset many telemarketers, it was
designed in a way to be effective. There was also enough time, and
enough publicity given to the list that people knew about it and had
the opportunity to sign up for it - while marketers had the ability to
prepare on their end as well. With CAN SPAM, however, it was rushed
through Congress with little thought towards whether or not it would
actually do anything
and without any money to actually deal
with any of these cases. Meanwhile, the NY Times reports that the
sponsors of the bill
asked the FTC to
sue a spammer the very first week the bill was in effect in order
to make a big "splash" so they could pat themselves on the back - even
as the spam levels continued to increase. FTC Chair Timothy Muris
(who has spoken out
against
this spam law) apparently laughed them off and pointed out it was
impossible to do such a thing. First of all, in order to violate the
law, the spammers have to ignore an opt-out request. Then, the FTC
would have to track down who the actual spammer was - with no
additional funds, because the law didn't provide for them.
Spam king Secure your home PC or you
could be helping send spam
Spam king Secure your home PC or you
could be helping send spam
08/03/2004 07:21 AMBBC Aug 3 2004 11:45AM GMT
Actif Communications Announces GEF, the
Global eMail Format - Best Practice
eMails that Comply with US Can Spam,
Australian Spam Act and EU Directives
Actif Communications Announces GEF, the
Global eMail Format - Best Practice
eMails that Comply with US Can Spam,
Australian Spam Act and EU Directives
02/01/2005 09:10 PMThe risk in sending commercial emails overseas is not so much from the
legislators; it is from the ISP’s who have the power to Black List
your company. A new email format has been suggested that not only
complies to Best Practices it also meets or exceeds the requirements
of Can Spam, The Australian Spam Act and the EU Directives. [PRWEB Feb
1, 2005]
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